Research Workstations - default software loads

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This is to plan the complete lab re-install for Summer 2005.

Windows XP SP2

All latest patches.

  • Software Update Services - Automated Windows Updates
  • Firefox browser
    • Set as default browser.
  • Microsoft Office
  • PC-Cillin
    • talk to ACS about newer/alternative (we currently have pc-cillin 2004)
  • StarOffice - what about OpenOffice 2.0?
  • K2 client
  • Adobe Acrobat Pro
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 7
    • Set this as default .pdf handler
  • Adobe Photoshop CS
  • Adobe ImageReady
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe GoLive!
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Macromedia Dreamweaver
  • Macromedia Fireworks
  • Macromedia Flash
  • Macromedia Freehand
  • WinSCP
    • include defaults for connecting to tirpitz, surrey, and fraser
  • Pantone Colorvision OPTICAL (colour-profiling)
  • ASUS Probe
    • motherboard monitoring
  • Java
    • at least JRE, preferably J2SE SDK
    • Sun or one of the alternatives? IBM/BEA JRockit appears to be very good.
  • nVidia video
    • latest unified driver, for FX5200 / FX5600 cards
  • PuTTY
    • Defaults for fraser and our shell box?
  • Nero (CD/DVD burning)
  • Quicktime
  • iTunes
  • RealPlayer
  • BitTorrent client
    • Don't see a need for this, since OTS firewalls BitTorrent
  • Lexmark T630-capable printer drivers
  • HP 4600n-capable printer drivers

Linux

Complete install of SuSE 9.3 Pro.

  • Auto-update.
  • Both KDE and GNOME, maybe some other WMs too.
  • Development tools
    • Eclipse
    • KDevelop
    • Fortran stuff
  • FireFox web-browser
  • mplayer
    • fully working!!! DeCSS, MP3, etc
  • BitTorrent client (Azureus?)
    • Don't see a need for this, since OTS firewalls BitTorrent