Research Workstations - default software loads

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A standard Research computer will have the following software installed.

Windows XP

All latest patches.

  • Adobe Creative Suite 3
    • During install, set the default .pdf handler to be the Acrobat Reader!
    • On Windows XP Pro x64 machines, install CS2 in a separate Adobe folder, not Program Files or Program Files (x86)
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
    • Install Adobe Reader AFTER Adobe Professional (and set Reader as default)
  • ASUS Probe (motherboard monitoring)
  • AtlasTi
  • iTunes & Quicktime (Bundled together)
  • Google Sketchup http://dl.google.com/sketchup/GoogleSketchUpProWEN.exe
  • Java J2SE SDK http://java.sun.com/
  • K2 client http://www.sassafras.com/links/K2Client.exe
  • MacAfee AV Enterprise edition
  • Maya - Instructions here
  • Nero (CD/DVD burning)
  • Microsoft Office - complete install
  • Mozilla Firefox - set as default browser.
  • Mozilla Thunderbird email client
  • Mozilla Sunbird calendar client
  • SolidWorks Office Premium
  • nVidia video
    • latest unified driver, for 5200 / 5600 / 6600 / 7600 cards
  • RealPlayer
    • when installing RealPlayer, manually de-select every single media-type which has another association already (such as Windows Media Player). Installing other players (like Quicktime) after RealPlayer will ensure they handle the media-types they should. Restrict RealPlayer to as few media-types as possible.)
    • disable the Real Message Center. Turn it off so it doesn't even load in the System Tray.
  • OpenOffice 3
  • WinSCP
    • Dream, for one day: include defaults for connecting to tirpitz, surrey, and fraser
  • Lexmark T630-capable printer drivers
    • Enable duplexing!
  • HP 4600n-capable printer drivers
  • Windows Server Update Services - Automated Windows Updates

Fun Extras

  • Google Earth
  • Audacity

Linux

Complete install of SuSE 9.3 Pro.

  • Auto-update.
  • Both KDE and GNOME, maybe some other WMs too.
  • Development tools
    • Eclipse (Java & C++ support)
    • Fortran stuff
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • totem, mplayer, xine?
    • fully working!!! DeCSS, MP3, AAC, etc
  • K3B for cd/dvd writing
    • Mark: add ldap users to cd writing group!
    • Robin: SUSE9.3 should have pam_console, which is the proper solution.
  • Ubuntu: http://www.marzocca.net/linux/bum.html

Mac OS-X

Complete install of OS 10.4 with all updates, XCode Tools

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