Locally Installed Software
Here is a list of software already installed on each realm linux computer in the physics dept. The software listed wasn't installed by default, but rather explicitly installed, so a few machines may not have them. If this is the case, email in your computer name and the software to install.Gnuplot
The plotting program is installed on every physics computer I've installed, and should be on most every realm computer in the physics dept. The command is "gnuplot". Official gnuplot documentation is available at http://www.gnuplot.info/docs/gnuplot.htmlSubversion
This version control system is immensely useful for anyone working on code, especially collaboratively, but is also useful for working on papers. I run a subversion server at svn.physics.ncsu.edu for the astro and nuclear physics groups, and I encourage everyone in those groups to take advantage of it. See the main page on subversion.screen
This utility is usually installed by default on most any linux distribution, but wasn't on RHEL4. I've installed it on all machines I have access to. This utility lets one save a terminal in the background, keeping whatever was running alive. The terminal can be resumed, or "attached" back at a later time, and even a different location. It's useful when you want to run a job for a long time, overnight even. Screen lets you leave it running while you log out, and you can check on it remotely via ssh.I've written up a short tutorial on using screen.