Notes: these are from a survey done recently of representative machines (and the rpm repository). Generally linux versions are later, mostly because the machines were installed later, and for our purposes -- that is, the purposes of our users -- the software hasn't changed significantly between versions.

This software will be supported by LCSR staff. Support means: (a) it will be uniformly available on all machines of a particular platform if the software exists/is purchased for that platform, (b) the staff will make sure it works correctly, (c) the staff will keep it updated across time but at a schedule that makes sense for them. The staff is NOT responsible for teaching people how to use this software. RTFM will be the standard answer.

There is another class of software, "unsupported" (that is, by the staff); a description of it's definition, where it lives, and how it works, see here.

• Supported Software List
  

  "Version (Solaris)" is the version currently on solaris servers. "Version rpm.rutgers.edu" is the latest version available from the rucs rpm server. "Version ilab linux" is the version currently on ilab linux clients. "Version research linux" is the version currently on research linux machines.

  Name	Version (Solaris)	Version rpm.rutgers.edu	Version ilab linux	Version research linux
  acroread	3,4,5	5,7	5	5
  acrobat distill	3	X	X	X
  Allegro Lisp	5.01, 6.1	2.26*	X	X
  Emacs	20.3.3	21.2.9	21.2.1	21.3.1
  ghostscript	4.03	7.05-2	7.05	7.07
  ghostview	1.5	1.5.2	3.5.8	3.5.8
  Gimp	1.2.1	1.2.10	1.2	2.0.5
  Gnu stuff:
  gcc	2.95.2	3.3.2	3.2.2.	3.3.3-7
  g++	2.95.2	3.3.2	3.2.2	3.3.3-7
  g77	2.95.2	3.3.2	3.2.2.	3.3.3-7
  binutils (ld, as, ar, nm, objcopy, objdump, ranlib, size, strings, strip, c++filt, addr2line, nlmconv)	2.9.1	2.14.5	2.13.9	2.15.9
  bison	1.25	1.35	1.35	1.875
  ddd	X	3.3.1	3.3.1	3.3.8
  diffutils (diff, cmp, diff3,sdiff)	2.7	2.8.1	2.8.1	2.8.1
  fileutils (chgrp, chown, chmod, cp, ls, ....)	4.1	4.1	4.5.3	5.2.1
  findutils (find, locate, xargs)	4.1	4.1.7	4.1.7	4.1.7
  tar	1.12	1.13	1.13	1.13
  gdb	4.16	5.3	5.3	6.0
  grep	2.0	2.4	2.5.1	2.5.1
  gzip	1.2.4	1.3.3	1.3.3	1.3.3
  gnuplot	3.50.1.17	3.7.1	3.7	3.7
  Java	1.1.6, 1.2.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5	X	1.4	1.4.2_05
  Latex TeTex (but only unofficially - "supported" for the department)
  Matlab	6.0.0.88	X	X	X
  Netscape/Mozilla	4.75/1.3b	4.77/X	X/1.7.3	X/1.7.3
  OpenGL
  openssh sshv2
  perl	5.005_02	5.6.1	5.8.0	5.8.3
  Pine	4.21	4.62	4.44	4.61
  Prolog Quintus/Sicstus	3.3/3.7	X	X	X
  PLP	4.03	3.8.9**	3.8.19**	3.8.19**
  OpenOffice	5.0
  Sun Compilers	6	7	X	X
  CVS	1.11	1.12	1.11.17	1.11.17
  Oracle	10.1	X	10.1***	10.1***

  * = the rpm common lisp is not allegro common lisp.
  ** = we use "plp", all others are for "lprng"
  *** = potentially :-)

• Doug has a page that addresses linux software that isn't (for the most part) also on the solaris machines -- http://www.cs.rutgers.edu/cs/resources/software-fall05.whtml.
• Special cases:
  • cplex: still unclear.

Course Supported Software

If the instructor of a course needs special software to be installed, he/she must ask 0.5 months before the semester starts. Sometime, it will not be possible to provide course support: e.g., the software does not install correctly. When possible, the staff will install on the appropriate instructional cluster by the 1st week of class.

• SML
• handin (old handin has been supplanted with the web-based and commmand-line-to-web-based version)

Unsupported Software

Faculty members and graduate students may install unsupported software to the various clusters and share them. This is coordinated by Thu and is completely divorced from LCSR. Use at your own risk. Don't even think about complaining to LCSR if something here does not work. Its description is here.

Software that will migrate to unsupported: (some of these may go back to course supported if they are needed for courses)

• Arc
• island (islanddraw)
• Mesa
• mysql (*)
• NS 2.1b7
• postgres (*)
• Scribe 7.1750
• Spim

Last Updated: September 22, 2005