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For multicore 64-bit hardware, Windows 7 Enterprise Edition is standard
For multicore 64-bit hardware, Windows 7 Enterprise Edition is standard


=== Standard Package ===  
=== Standard Windows (64- and 32-bit) Packages ===  


* Device drivers, including [[printers]]
* Device drivers, including [[printers]]

Revision as of 15:37, 5 October 2010

A standard Research computer will have the following software installed, depending on the platform.

This page is for listing purpose only, not for installation instructions.

Windows XP

For 32-bit platforms, Windows XP Professional (x86, Corporate VLK edition) is the ONLY officially supported Windows operating system.

Windows 7

For multicore 64-bit hardware, Windows 7 Enterprise Edition is standard

Standard Windows (64- and 32-bit) Packages

  • Device drivers, including printers
  • The KMPlayer
    • supports VCD, DVD, AVI, MKV, Ogg, OGM, 3GP, MPEG-1/2/4, WMV, RealMedia, FLV and QuickTime
  • Latest Microsoft DirectX Runtimes
  • Latest Microsoft .Net Framework
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) 6
  • 7Zip
  • Sassafras K2 Keyserver Client
  • McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.7
  • Microsoft Office 2010
  • Adobe Creative Suite 4
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
    • This is for reading PDF documents, while Acrobat Professional is for creating/editing.
    • Install Acrobat Reader AFTER Creative Suite
  • Adobe Updates
    • launch from the Help menu in any Creative Suite applications
  • Cycling 74 MAX/MSP/Jitter
  • Google Sketchup
  • CityEngine
  • GoogleEarth
  • Autodesk AutoCAD, Revit, Architecture
  • Autodesk Maya
  • Solidworks
  • Audacity

On Request

  • AtlasTi
  • Mozilla Sunbird calendar client
  • Mozilla Thunderbird email client
  • OpenOffice
  • WinSCP
  • Nikon Capture
  • Nikon View

Linux

Complete install Ubuntu

  • Auto-update
  • Both KDE and GNOME, maybe some other WMs too.
  • Development tools
    • Eclipse (Java & C++ support)
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • K3B for cd/dvd writing

Other distributions of Linux are also available - just ask! We often have SuSE, and Gentoo on-hand, but Fedora and others are easy to obtain. We can help with dual-boot setups, or provide LiveCDs (which don't actually install, but rather let you test-drive Linux).

Mac OS-X

Complete install of OS 10.4 with all updates, XCode Tools

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