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| enscript V1.6.6 |
The ascii to postscript converter, enscript, has been installed on the Macs. This was necessary, since Apple removed the program grom Mac OS 10.8 (Mountain Lion). For more details: > enscript --help |
Intel Mac |
| iterm 0.9.5 |
iTerm is a fully-featured terminal emulation program for Macs, providing an alternative to the relatively simple xterm and Terminal programs. It can be run by double-clicking on: /usr/local/Applications/iTerm More details can be found on the web site: http://iterm.sourceforge.net/ |
PPC Mac Intel Mac |
| 3dm2 V9.5.1 |
The 3dm2 software has been upgraded to V9.5.1 (aka 2.08.00.008) on all computers with a 3ware raid card. The CLI has also been upgraded. The software is now in /usr/local/3dm2/3dm2-9.5.1 |
32-bit Linux |
| Audacity 1.2.4b |
Audacity is an audio editor and recorder. You can use it to record audio, convert audio formats, edit audio tracks, and more. For more information, see: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ |
32-bit Linux |
| OPENDIS 0.0.3 |
This package includes a program called "ks" which can read images off a Digita enabled Digital Camera. More information can be found at http://ods.sourceforge.net |
32-bit Linux |
| cdrtools-2.00.3 |
The cdrtools package for burning CDs and DVDs has been installed on Linux These programs used to be part of the RedHat 8.0 distribution but are not included with RedHat Enterprise WS 3. The package includes such binaries as mkisofs, cdda2wav and readcd. The cdrecord binary in /usr/local/bin was not installed since it already existed as part of the cdrecord-prodvd program. More info can be found with these commands: > man mkisofs > man readcd > man cdda2wav Or on the web site http://www.fokus.gmd.de/research/cc/glone/employees/joerg.schilling/private/cdrecord.html |
32-bit Linux |
| cups-1.1.19 |
Cups is a printing package that is very good for setting up print servers. We will be using it on submm for the three printers that it acts as it's server for. More information can be seen at http://www.cups.org/ |
32-bit Linux |
| dvd+rw-format-4.1.3.0.3 |
This package gives us three useful programs called dvd+rw-format, growisofs, and dvd+rw-booktype. These programs will allow us to write to DVD+RW drives. More information can be found at http://acd.ucar.edu/~fredrick/linux/dvd/ |
32-bit Linux |
| screen 3.9.9 |
The 'screen' utility allows you to have multiple logins on just one terminal. Screen is useful for users who log into a machine via a terminal connection (say, a modem), but want to run more than just one session. For more details, see the manual page: > man screen The 'screen' utility has been installed only on Linux. |
32-bit Linux |
| smartmontools-5.33 |
This Linux utility allows us to analyze the SMART data on ide and scsi disks. It currently doesn't work on regular SATA disks yet, but can do both SATA and IDE disks connected to 3-ware controllers. For more details, see: http://sourceforge.net/projects/smartmontools/ |
32-bit Linux |
| xcdroast 0.98a15 |
The 'xcdroast' interface for burning CDs has been upgraded. This is a graphical front end to the 'cdrecord' utilities, making it much easier to collate files and CD tracks for burning on to a CD-RW. Try it with the command: > xcdroast There is limited on-line help in the tool. Check out the web page for more information: http://www.xcdroast.org/ |
32-bit Linux |
| xdvdroast |
An 'xdvdroast' interface for burning DVDs has been installed. This is a graphical front end to the 'cdrecord' utilities, making it much easier to collate files and DVD tracks for burning on to a DVD-RW. Try it with the command: > xdvdroast This is actually a wrapper around the 'xcdroast' utility. A DVD writer can currently be found on the public machine "deimos". DVD-R media can be purchased at Caltech Wired or in limited quantities from Robinson 10. |
32-bit Linux |
| less 3.5.8 |
The 'less' program has been upgraded to version 3.5.8 on both Solaris and Linux computers. 'less' is a paging program, a replacement for the popular 'more' program. For more information, see the man page: > man less |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| GnuPG 2.0.16 |
GnuPG is a tool for secure communication and data storage. It can be used to encrypt data and to create digital signatures. It includes an advanced key management facility and is compliant with the OpenPGP Internet standard as described in RFC2440. See "man gpg" for more details, or the web page: http://www.gnupg.org/ Note that this is only installed on Linux 32-bit and 64-bit. An older version of PGP is installed on Solaris; it has not been installed on Mac OS X. Let help@astro know if you would like a current version on any of these other architectures. |
32-bit Linux 64-bit Linux |
| curl 7.16.1 |
curl is command line tool for transferring files from the internet using URL syntax. It suppports FTP, FTPS, HTTP, HTTPS, SCP, SFTP, TFTP, TELNET, DICT, FILE and LDAP protocols. For more information, you can see the manpage with this command: > man curl or online at http://curl.netmirror.org/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris 64-bit Linux |
| Acroread V5.0.10(solaris) V7.0.0(linux) |
Adobe Acrobat has been upgraded to the latest versions. More information can be found in : linux: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/pdfs/acrruserguide.pdf solaris: /usr/local/Acrobat5/Reader/help/reader.pdf |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| Acroread V7.0.1 |
Adobe Acrobat has been upgraded to the latest versions. More information can be found in : linux: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/pdfs/acrruserguide.pdf |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| Unstuffit 5.20 |
The 'unstuffit' utility has been installed. This utility will decompress "Stuffit" archives, commonly found on the Internet as files with a ".sit" extension. |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| aspell 0.33 |
A newer and better spell checker called "aspell" is now available. This program can handle both (La)TeX and html documents. Type > aspell -c to spell-check a file, or > aspell -a to run it in ispell compatibility mode. Type "aspell -?" for a list of available options or see http://aspell.sourceforge.net/ for online documentation. |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| cdrecord v1.10 |
The 'cdrecord' utility for burning CDs has been upgraded to version 1.10. CD writers can currently be found on the public machines 'tycho' and 'deimos', as well as a number of private machines. There are man pages for 'cdrecord' and its companion program, 'mkisofs'. More help can be found on the cdrecord web page: http://www.fokus.gmd.de/research/cc/glone/employees/jrg.schilling/private/cdrecord.html Be sure to check out the 'xcdroast' command, for a much more user-friendly interface to 'cdrecord'. |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| cdrecord-prodvd v2.01b31 |
The 'cdrecord-prodvd' utility for burning DVDs has been upgraded on Linux and Solaris. Now both DVD-RW and DVD+RW formats are supported. DVD writers can currently be found on the public machines "kronos" and "draco". More help can be found in the cdrecord-prodvd file: ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/cdrecord/ProDVD/README and on our local web page: http://www.astro.caltech.edu/resources/cdrw-dvdrw.html DVD-R media can be purchased at Caltech Wired or in limited quantities from Robinson 10. |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| enscript V1.6.1 |
The ascii to postscript converter, enscript, has been upgraded to version 1.6.1 to keep versions synchronous with our Linux:/usr/local. For more details: > man enscript or see: file:/usr/local/lib/enscript-1.6.1/NEWS file:/usr/local/lib/enscript-1.6.1/FAQ.html |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| tar 1.13.25 |
The GNU version of 'tar' has been updated to the latest alpha version. This version provides the usual features, such as automatic compress (-Z) and gzip (-z) options, as well as new features like support for large files (> 2 GB). For help on the various options, use the '-help' parameter: > tar --help or the 'info' system: > info tar Note that the order of your PATH environment variable will determine whether you find this latest GNU version of tar (/usr/local/bin) or the version which comes with the operating system (/bin/tar or /usr/bin/tar). Type 'which tar' to see the version which you are using by default. |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| xcdroast 0.98a9 |
The 'xcdroast' interface for burning CDs has been installed. This is a graphical front end to the 'cdrecord' utilities, making it much easier to collate files and CD tracks for burning on to a CD-RW. Try it with the command: > xcdroast There is limited on-line help in the tool. Check out the web page for more information: http://www.xcdroast.org/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| xmms 1.2.9 |
The "X Multimedia System", or 'xmms', is an impressive tool for playing music on your computer. Although targeted at the vast collections of music in MP3 format, 'xmms' will also play audio CDs, WAV files, and other audio and video formats. To use the player, run: > xmms Press 'Alt-S' to change the appearance, or "skin" of the tool. For documentation, see the man page: > man xmms or the web page: http://www.xmms.org/support.php |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| psjoin 0.3 |
'psjoin' is a nifty little perl script for concatenating PostScript files. It is run like this: > psjoin file1.ps file2.ps file3.ps > bigfile.ps A brief summary of options is available with: > psjoin -h |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| aspell 0.60.6 |
Aspell has been upgraded to yet another beta version. Type : > aspell -c to spell-check a file. Type "aspell -?" for a list of available options or see http://aspell.sourceforge.net/ for online documentation. |
Solaris PPC Mac |
| rdist 6.1.5 |
A new version of rdist has been installed on Mac OS X computers. This program is the same as the version running under Solaris and Linux. For more information, see: man -M /usr/local/man rdist http://www.magnicomp.com/rdist/ |
Solaris PPC Mac |
| GnuPG 1.4.10 |
GnuPG is a tool for secure communication and data storage. It can be used to encrypt data and to create digital signatures. It includes an advanced key management facility and is compliant with the OpenPGP Internet standard as described in RFC2440. See "man gpg" for more details. |
Solaris |
| a2ps 4.13b |
a2ps is an ascii to postscript converter that prepares your files and, by default, sends them to the printer. It has special filters to highlight and beautify most programming languages to make them look nicer on paper. For more information, see: http://www.infres.enst.fr/~demaille/a2ps/ or run > info a2ps > man a2ps |
Solaris |
| bzip2-1.0.1 |
bzip2/bunzip2 is a program is a block-sorting file compressor/decompressor, very similar to gzip/gunzip. It is supposed to be faster and more efficient than compress and gzip. See the manual page for details: > man bzip2 |
Solaris |
| lesspipe.sh |
This program was ported from linux. It is an extension to the less command that allows you to "less" various file types, including .[0-9].gz, [0-9].bz2, .tar, .tgz, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .tar.Z, .Z, .z, .gz, .bz2, .zip. The lesspipe.sh program will automatically unpack/uncompress the archive and give an ascii output. I had to add the environment variable "LESSOPEN" to /usr/local/lib/cshrc.local so that less could find this program. |
Solaris |
| man2html 3.0.1 |
The man2html utility has been installed. This utility allows one to translate manual pages into HTML using "man2html". It also includes a CGI script for interactive use: http://www.astro.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/man.cgi |
Solaris |
| read_cdda 2.05 |
The read_cdda utility has been installed for ripping tracks from audio CDs. There is a manual page: > man read_cdda |
Solaris |
| emacs 23.1.90 |
The editor, emacs, has been upgraded on the Intel Macs, partially to enable its use in Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6). This software has online help (C-h i), a tutorial (C-h t), and a man page (man emacs). The official emacs web page also has information and is at http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/emacs.html |
Intel Mac |
| emacs 22.0.5 |
The editor, emacs, has been upgraded. This software has online help (C-h i), a tutorial (C-h t), and a man page (man emacs). The official emacs web page also has information and is at http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/emacs.html Technically, the Macs (PPC and Intel) are running a slightly newer version, 22.1.50. |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac 64-bit Linux |
| nedit 5.3 |
The 'NEdit' text editor has been installed. NEdit is a standard GUI-based text editor for programs and plain-text files. It provides mouse based editing and a streamlined editing style, based on popular Macintosh and MS Windows editors. There is extensive on-line help under the "Help" menu, as well as a manual page: > man nedit and a large web site: http://www.nedit.org/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| xemacs 21.1.12 |
An X-based version of Emacs has been installed. This version of emacs is very popular among users, as it adds a number of standard buttons and menus to Emacs, thereby combining the power of Emacs with the ease-of-use found in other editors. All users of 'textedit' are encouraged to try 'xemacs'. There is an extensive "Help" menu. |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| vim-7.2 |
At a basic level, vim is a 'vi' look-alike editor, but with some really nice extras, such as unlimited "undo" and color and language options. But there is also a GUI version, called 'gvim'. For more information, see the web page: http://www.vim.org/ or access the on-line help, either through the ":help" command or via the "Help" menu in 'gvim'. A notable feature added with this new version is an on-the-fly spell checker. To enable this, add the following line to your .vimrc file :setlocal spell spelllang=en_us Then create a directory called .vim in your home directory. More help can be found with the command :help spell.txt |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| RedHat Enterprise WS 4, Update 4 |
We now have CD-ROMs available containing the Linux RedHat Enterprise WS operating system. RedHat Enterprise WS 4 V4 includes the 2.6 kernel, the new Seamonkey software that replaceds Mozilla, and lots of bug fixes and enhancements. Send e-mail to help@astro or come by Robinson 10/11 to check out any of these products. |
32-bit Linux |
| rsync V2.4.6 |
Rsync allows you to copy files from and to remote systems. For more details, see the web page: http://rsync.samba.org or the manual page: > man rsync Solaris was already at this version. |
32-bit Linux |
| readline 4.3 |
The GNU readline library has been upgraded to version 4.3. This library is used by a number of programs to provide interactive command line editing. For more information, see the web page: http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html or the info documentation: > info readline or manual page: > man readline Changes in the latest version are described at: http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/php/chet/readline/CHANGES |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| tcsh |
Tcsh is now at version 6.12. This is distributed with RedHat Linux, Sun Solaris, and Mac OS X. |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| Imlib 1.9.11 |
Imlib is an image manipulation library. It has been installed from source on Solaris (v1.9.11) and from RPMs on Linux (v1.9.10-2 on RedHat 7.2). It has been installed primarily to support other tools. Documentation can be found with the source, at: file:/usr/local/src/imlib-1.9.11/doc/index.html |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| MM 1.1.3 |
The MM shared memory library has been installed, primarily to support various web database work. There are a manual page: > man mm and a web site: http://www.engelschall.com/sw/mm/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| VNC 3.3.7 |
The VNC Virtual X Server software has been upgraded. The primary application of this software is to run 8-bit applications, such as 'ximtool' and the IDL image viewer, on 16-bit and 24-bit displays. To do so, one runs the virtual X server: > vncserver -cc 3 -depth 8 -nolisten local :1 and then a viewer for the virtual X server: > vncviewer :1 Note that multiple 'vncviewer' processes can be run, from any machine (not just the machine running the 'vncserver' process). So, another popular application for VNC is to run programs in it that must be monitored, so that 'vncviewers' may be used at home and other remote sites. For more details, see the web site: http://www.realvnc.com/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| make 3.79.1 |
The GNU version of the 'make' program has been upgraded to version 3.79.1 on both Linux and Solaris. More information is available via the info program: > info make or on the manual page: > make make |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| patch 2.5.4 |
The GNU 'patch' program has been upgraded. 'patch' is a system utility for applying patches to source code. It is rarely used for non-administrative purposes. There is a manual page for details: > man patch |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| texinfo 4.0 |
The TeXinfo documentation system has been upgraded on both Solaris and Linux to version 4.0. These programs are used primarily for generating documentation for other software packages and are rarely invoked by users. For more information, use the 'info' command: > info texinfo |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| Chicken of the VNC V2.0b4 |
A VNC viewer has been installed under Macos PPC and MacOS Intel. It is in /usr/local/Applications http://sourceforge.net/projects/cotvnc/ |
PPC Mac Intel Mac |
| PGP V6.5.8 |
The "Pretty Good Privacy" program has been installed. pgp (from MIT) allows you to encrypt and unencrypt files and e-mails according to public and private keys which you maintain. See the manual page for more details: > man pgp |
Solaris |
| PostgreSQL 7.1.2 |
The PostgreSQL database system has been installed. This is a free, but powerful database program that has a long history of development. For more information, see the local documentation: file:/usr/local/pgsql/doc/html/index.html Or the official web page: http://www.postgresql.org/ |
Solaris |
| SENDMAIL 8.11.3 |
A new version of /usr/lib/sendmail has been installed on phobos. This provides us with a few bug fixes to make sendmail more robust. See /usr/local/src/sendmail-8.11.3/RELEASE_NOTES for information on the new features. |
Solaris |
| SENDMAIL 8.12.2 |
A new version of /usr/lib/sendmail has been installed on phobos. This provides us with a few bug fixes to make sendmail more robust. See /usr/local/src/sendmail-8.12.2/RELEASE_NOTES for information on the new features. |
Solaris |
| bash V2.03 |
Bash has been installed into /usr/bin/, and will be rdisted to all clients. We chose this time to upgrade bash so that it would be at similar versions to the linux version of bash. Bash is a interactive shell, similar to the bourned shell, but with many nifty new features. For more details: > man bash |
Solaris |
| openssh-3.6p1 |
Solaris ssh has been changed from the ssh.com educational version to the version from www.openssh.org. This is to bring it in line with the software that we are running on Linux, and to fix some bugs recently introduced when we upgraded solaris to ssh.com V3.2.3. More information can be found in the man pages for ssh, scp, sshd and sftp. |
Solaris |
| openssl V0.9.7c |
For security reasons, openssl has been upgraded. This toolkit gives us Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) cryptography library. For more details, see: http://www.openssl.org |
Solaris |
| popd |
The popd mail server which allows PC's to access mail in the ADPF has been upgraded for security reasons and to allow APOP access For more details: > man popper file:/usr/local/src/qpopper4.0.3/doc/Qpopper.pdf |
Solaris |
| popd |
The popd mail server which allows PC's to access mail in the ADPF has been upgraded for security reasons. For more details: 1. See the man page popper(8) 2. /usr/local/src/qpopper3.0.2/doc/* |
Solaris |
| scsiinfo V4.7 |
This program reports information about scsi devices See "man scsiinfo" in /usr/local/admin/man for more details. |
Solaris |
| ssh 2.4.0 |
SSH has been upgraded to version 2.4.0. This is necessary so that our Solaris computers can communicate with the patched LRH 7.0 version of openssh. A new /etc/init.d/ssh has also been installed on all computers. |
Solaris |
| ssh-1.2.31 |
SSH V1 has been upgraded to version 1.2.31 and deattack.c has been patched with the patch from: http://razor.bindview.com/ This is all necessary because of a security hole in ssh. |
Solaris |
| ImageMagick V6.7.9-0 |
The graphics manipulation package "ImageMagick" has been upgraded on the Mac OS X machines to version 6.7.9-0. This package includes programs like "convert", "combine", "identify", "mogrify", "montage", "animate", "display", and "import". There are man pages for each of these programs. More information can be found at: http://www.imagemagick.org/ This package is especially good for image type conversion. A perl interface to ImageMagick is also available. More details can be found at: http://www.imagemagick.org/script/perl-magick.php |
Intel Mac |
| PGPLOT 5.3.0 |
The PGPLOT plotting library has been upgraded to version 5.3.0. This version provides better support for Mac OS X as well as minor bug fixes. The new runtime library may require you to recompile programs which use the PGPLOT library. On-line documentation can be found at: http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~tjp/pgplot/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac 64-bit Linux Intel Mac |
| Supermongo 2.4.26 |
Supermongo, the plotting package, has been upgraded. This is a minor release, primarily for bug fixes. For more information, see http://www.astro.princeton.edu/~rhl/sm or use the info program to read the Supermongo documentation. There is also a paper manual in Robinson 52, and a PostScript copy of the manual at: file:/usr/local/lib/sm/sm.ps |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac 64-bit Linux Intel Mac |
| xv 3.10a |
The image viewing program, xv, has been installed in /usr/local. We can use this software to view many types of images including postscript, jpeg, tiff and png. A man page exists for this software: > man xv as well as a manual: file:/usr/local/lib/xvdocs.ps.gz and the web site: http://www.trilon.com/xv/xv.html |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac 64-bit Linux Intel Mac |
| Grace 5.1.22 |
The Grace plotting tool has been installed. Grace is a WYSIWYG (What-You- See-Is-What-You-Get) plotting program, unlike command-driven tools like Mongo, SM, or wip. It has support for line, bar, and pie charts, as well a set of analysis tools for fitting data with linear or non-linear functions, Fourier Transforms, etc. To try it, run: > xmgrace For help, see the local copy of the User Guide: file:/usr/local/grace/doc/UsersGuide.html or the Grace web page: http://plasma-gate.weizmann.ac.il/Grace/ To see the capabilities of Grace, it includes numerous examples: > cd /usr/local/grace/examples > ./dotest |
32-bit Linux |
| gv 3.6.7 |
The 'gv' viewer for PostScript files has been installed/upgraded. There is a manual page: > man gv Many users find this viewer superior to 'ghostview' and 'ggv'. Macintosh users may also use 'Preview' for viewing PostScript documents. |
32-bit Linux |
| WIP 2.3 |
The WIP plotting package has been installed. WIP is a product of the BIMA group, written for creating overlays of astronomical data - sort of a Supermongo for images. It is very useful for creating publication- quality two-dimensional figures. To run it, you may want to copy and possibly configure a .wipinit file: > cp /usr/local/lib/wip/dot.wipinit ~/.wipinit > edit ~/.wipinit Then run the command: > wip There is a PostScript version of the documentation: file:/usr/local/lib/wip/wip.ps.gz as well as an on-line version: http://bima.astro.umd.edu/wip/manual/wip.html |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac 64-bit Linux |
| Yorick 2.1.01 |
Yorick is an interactive programming language for scientific computing that includes scientific visualization functions, and text and binary I/O functions geared to millions of numbers. It is useful for creating plots and animations of scientific data. A manual and other documentation are provided in: /usr/local/share/yorick/2.1/doc/ and the web page may be found at: http://yorick.sourceforge.net/ For a nice demo run the following: > yorick > #include "demo2.i" > demo2 > help,demo2 > quit There are five demos installed. |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac 64-bit Linux |
| GNU PlotUtils Package |
The GNU plotutils package contains software for both programmers and technical users. Its centerpiece is libplot, a powerful C/C++ function library for exporting 2-D vector graphics in many file formats, both vector and raster. It can also do vector graphics animations. For more info on the package, see the web site: http://www.gnu.org/software/plotutils/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| Ghostscript 8.14 |
The Ghostscript package has been upgraded to AFPL version 8.14. (Previously we had been using an older GNU version.) This includes the interpreter which underlies 'ghostview' and 'gv', as well as some utilities, such as 'ps2pdf' and 'ps2epsi'. There are manual pages as well as documentation at: file:/usr/local/share/ghostscript/8.14/doc/Readme.htm |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| Ghostscript 8.63 |
The Ghostscript package has been upgraded to GPL version 8.63. This includes programs such as ps2pdf and dvipdf. There are manual pages as well as documentation at: file:/usr/local/share/ghostscript/8.63/doc/Readme.htm |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| gv 3.5.8 |
The 'gv' viewer for PostScript files has been installed/upgraded. There is a manual page: > man gv Many users find this viewer superior to 'ghostview' and 'ggv'. Macintosh users may also use 'Preview' for viewing PostScript documents. |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| xfig 3.2.3d |
The 'xfig' drawing program has been upgraded. This tool provides one with a drawing surface where text, line drawings, and imported files can be combined, similar to commercial programs such as 'Framemaker'. 'xfig' can be very useful for annotating images, FAX cover sheets, etc. The manual can be found from the "Help" menu, or at: file:/usr/local/lib/xfig/html/index.html http://www.xfig.org There are examples in: file:/usr/local/lib/xfig/Examples/ file:/usr/local/admin/doc/labels/cdrom.fig A list of changes from the last version is in: file:/usr/local/src/xfig.3.2.3d/CHANGES |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| xv patches |
XV was patched to include support for PDF, png, progressive jpeg, and as a netscape plugin. |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| ImageMagick V6.7.7-10 |
The graphics manipulation package "ImageMagick" has been upgraded on the Linux machines to version 6.7.7-10. This package includes programs like "convert", "combine", "identify", "mogrify", "montage", "animate", "display", and "import". There are man pages for each of these programs. More information can be found at: http://www.imagemagick.org/ This package is especially good for image type conversion. A perl interface to ImageMagick is also available. More details can be found at: http://www.imagemagick.org/script/perl-magick.php |
32-bit Linux 64-bit Linux |
| gnuplot 4.4.2 |
Gnuplot, a simple plotting program - similar to Mongo or Supermongo - has been installed. Gnuplot provides 1-d and 2-d plotting capabilities on a vast range of platforms. There is extensive built-in help via the 'help' command, as well as a manual: file:/usr/local/doc/gnuplot/gnuplot.pdf |
32-bit Linux 64-bit Linux |
| Dexter |
Dexter is a very useful java tool built by the ADS for "ripping" data points and curves from graphical plots. The command is used as: > dexter plot.gif where "plot.gif" is a 2-d plot in GIF format. ('pstogif' or a tool such as 'xv' can be used for translating plots in Postscript and other formats into the GIF format.) The output of this command is a set of (X,Y) data points from the plot. For help on using Dexter, see: file:/usr/local/lib/dexter/Dexterhelp.html The ADS provides the Dexter tool on-line with it's collection of scanned articles. (Scroll down past the scanned page to the "Dexter" link.) |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| GIMP 1.2.2 |
The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a freely available image editing tool from the folks at GNU. It competes directly with Photoshop and provides many of the same features, including a variety of filters and plug-ins. Just run 'gimp' to give it a try. The manual is available on-line at: file:/usr/local/share/gimp/1.2/help/C/contents.html There is also a web page with lots of helpful information, including a tutorial: http://www.gimp.org/ Note that we have a license for Photoshop available for use on the Solaris machines. |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| GIMP 2.0.1 |
The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a freely available image editing tool from the folks at GNU. It competes directly with Photoshop and provides many of the same features, including a variety of filters and plug-ins. Just run 'gimp' to give it a try. More documentation is available on-line at: http://www.gimp.org/docs/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| Grace 5.1.15 |
The Grace plotting tool has been installed. Grace is a WYSIWYG (What-You- See-Is-What-You-Get) plotting program, unlike command-driven tools like Mongo, SM, or wip. It has support for line, bar, and pie charts, as well a set of analysis tools for fitting data with linear or non-linear functions, Fourier Transforms, etc. To try it, run: > xmgrace For help, see the local copy of the User Guide: file:/usr/local/grace/doc/UsersGuide.html or the Grace web page: http://plasma-gate.weizmann.ac.il/Grace/ To see the capabilities of Grace, it includes numerous examples: > cd /usr/local/grace/examples > ./dotest |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| Jhead (pmcd version) 0.9 |
The jhead program is intended to be used with the new Kodak DC290 digital camera. It is a way to print out the header information from the .jpg images from the camera. It can also be used to extract the .wav audio sound bites. For help, type "jhead -h". |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| MPEG-2 Video Codec |
The MPEG-1/2 video codec has been installed, in the form of two programs: 'mpeg2encode' and 'mpeg2decode'. Although these can be used directly to manipulate MPEG-1/2 video, these programs will often be used by the ImageMagick collection of tools. As an example, this command creates a movie from a number of JPEG files: > convert *.jpg film.mpg For more information on MPEG files, see the following web page: http://www.mpeg.org/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| Mgraph 11.9 |
Mgraph is a 2-dimensional graphical (WYSIWYG) plotting tool. It can be used to plot traditional curves from tabular data, or surfaces derived from 2-d binary data. The interface can be used interactively, run via command files, or accessed with C or FORTRAN programs. There is a local copy of the manual: file:/usr/local/lib/Mgraph/manual.ps.gz as well as a web site: http://loasys.univ-lille1.fr/Mgraph/mgraph.html To run the program, type 'mgraph'. |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| PGPLOT 5.2.2 |
The PGPLOT plotting library has been upgraded from version 5.2.0 to version 5.2.2. This is only a minor update with a few bug fixes. However, the new runtime library may require you to recompile programs which use the PGPLOT library. On-line documentation can be found at: http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~tjp/pgplot/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| XGobi |
The latest version of XGobi has been installed. XGobi is a data visualization system for viewing high-dimensional data. Data points can be plotted in n-dimensional space, then zoomed, panned, rotated, and otherwise manipulated. On-line help is available by clicking the right mouse button on the item in question. For more information, see the web page: http://www.research.att.com/areas/stat/xgobi/ or the manual page: > man xgobi |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| xanim 2.80.1 |
The 'xanim' video player has been upgraded on both Linux and Solaris machines. XAnim is a program for playing a wide variety of animation, audio, and video formats. It can be configured as a helper application for your web browser, often through the "plugger" meta-helper. (This is the default configuration here.) For more information, see the manual page: > man xanim or the web page: http://smurfland.cit.buffalo.edu/xanim/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| xpaint 2.6.2 |
The 'xpaint' graphics utility has been installed. 'xpaint' is a simple painting tool for editing graphics files (TIFF, JPEG, GIF, etc.). It has facilities for painting color, drawing lines, adding text, etc. that make it very useful for annotating images. For more information, see the "Help" menu in the tool, or its manual page: > man xpaint 'xpaint' is excellent for simple image editing and annotation. For more complex operations, filters, etc., be sure to try the GIMP (command 'gimp'). |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| netbm 10.32 |
The Netpbm package of graphics utilities has been upgrade to version 10.32 on Mac OS X and Solaris. The Netpbm package includes a large number of utilities for primitive manipulation of graphic images, a wide array of converters from one graphics format to another, and many basic graphics editing tools such as magnifying and cropping. For more information, see the web page: http://sourceforge.net/projects/netpbm/ |
Solaris PPC Mac |
| PLPLOT 5.9.7 |
PLplot is a extensive, cross-platform software package for creating scientific plots. It has been installed only on the 64-bit Linux machines at this point, since it was required for SCAMP. Please let help@astro know if you would like this package installed elsewhere. There is an extensive website: http://plplot.sourceforge.net/ |
64-bit Linux |
| Autocad R13 |
A Solaris version of Autocad has been installed. In order to run the program, type: > acad There is an extensive on-line "Help" menu. Sample drawings can be found in /usr/local/acad13/sample/ Note that Autocad requires an 8-bit display to run, similar to 'ximtool'. Therefore, you may find that you need to reconfigure your graphics card, using a command like 'fbconfig', to support an 8-bit visual. We have 3 floating licenses for this product. In order to run it outside of Downs Lab, you may need to first define: > setenv ACADSERVER mordor.caltech.edu |
Solaris |
| ImageMagick V6.3.1-2 |
A graphics manipulation package called ImageMagick has been upgraded to version 6.3.1-2. This package includes programs like "convert", "combine", "identify", "mogrify", "montage", "animate", "display", and "import". There are man pages for each of these programs. More information can be found at: http://www.imagemagick.org/ This package is especially good for image type conversion. A perl interface to ImageMagick is also available. More details can be found at: http://www.imagemagick.org/script/perl-magick.php |
Solaris |
| SANE |
The SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy) software has been installed to operate the scanner on pathos. The user interface is "xscanimage". For more details: 1. see the man pages for scanimage(1) and xscanimage(1). |
Solaris |
| gnuplot 3.7.1 |
Gnuplot, a simple plotting program - similar to Mongo or Supermongo - has been installed. Gnuplot provides 1-d and 2-d plotting capabilities on a vast range of platforms. There is extensive built-in help via the 'help' command, as well as a manual: file:/usr/local/doc/gnuplot/gnuplot.pdf |
Solaris |
| xsane 0.60 |
An X window interface fore the SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy) software (se below) has been installed to operate the scanner on pathos. This provides an alternative interface to "xscanimage", however it does not work on 24-bit displays. For more details: file:/usr/local/share/sane/sane-xsane-main-doc.html |
Solaris |
| Adobe Illustrator 10 |
The latest version of Adobe Illustrator has been installed on the public PC in Robinson 52 (taurus). Illustrator is an advanced drawing program for creating publication-quality graphics. The results are suitable for publication on paper and on the web. There is extensive on-line help, and a paper manual may be found on the shelves in Robinson 52. |
Windows |
| Numerical Recipes |
The Numerical Recipe libraries are now installed on Linux, Mac OS X, and Solaris computers. There are four versions of the library, all of which can be found in /usr/local/lib: recipes_f - FORTRAN recipes_c++ - C++ recipes_c - ANSI C recipes_ckr - older K&R C To use the library, you will need something like this in your compile command: -L/usr/local/lib -lrecipes_c If you are using C, you may also want the include files which provide prototypes for the functions. These are in: /usr/local/include/recipes/recipes_c/ /usr/local/include/recipes/recipes_ckr/ The source code is also available, in: /usr/local/src/recipes/ On the 64-bit Linux machines, the C and Fortran Numerical Recipes have been compiled with the Intel compilers; the C++ Recipes have been compiled with Gnu C++ (g++). |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac 64-bit Linux Intel Mac |
| gcc 4.7.1 |
gcc v4.7.1 has been installed into /usr/local on the 64-bit Linux machines (RHEL 6) and on the Intel Mac systems. On the Macs, this is in addition to the default Mac Xcode compiler set, which includes the older gcc 4.2.1. For more information, see http://gcc.gnu.org and http://hpc.sourceforge.net |
64-bit Linux Intel Mac |
| BLAS |
A BLAS (Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms) library optimized for Pentium Pro, Pentium II, and Pentium III has been installed on the Linux machines. This library provides a fast implementation of numerous standard linear algebra routines. For more information, see: http://www.cs.utk.edu/~ghenry/ITXGEMM/ or http://www.netlib.org/lapack/ |
32-bit Linux |
| Intel Math Kernel Library 8.0 |
The Intel Math Kernel Library (Intel MKL) has been installed on the Linux machines. This library provides a set of linear algebra routines, fast Fourier transforms, and vectorized math and random number generation functions, all optimized Intel and AMD processors. Anyone needing fast math performance on a Linux machine should consider using this library. Documentation and example code is provided in: file:/usr/local/intel/mkl/8.0/doc/ file:/usr/local/intel/mkl/8.0/examples/ Note: Sun users have a comparable math library available: The "Sun Performance Library" has been optimized for math on SPARC processors. |
32-bit Linux |
| TclXML 3.2 |
The TclXML package has been installed. This package allows Tcl/Tk programmers to parse XML data files. There is on-line documentation: http://tclxml.sourceforge.net/tclxml.html as well as a manual page: > man tclxml The tcllib Standard Tcl Library (version 1.12) was also installed: http://tcllib.sourceforge.net/ This library provides a number of useful interfaces for Tcl programmers. |
32-bit Linux |
| expect V5.44.1.15 |
Expect is a program that can talk to other interactive programs and respond accordingly. See "man expect" for more details. |
32-bit Linux |
| tk/tcl V8.5.8 |
Tcl and TK, a simple scripting language and a GUI, has been installed. For more information, see: http://dev.scriptics.com. Man pages for this software have also been installed. For more information: file:/usr/local/src/tcl-packages/tcl8.5.8/README file:/usr/local/src/tcl-packages/tk8.5.8/README |
32-bit Linux |
| wxWidgets 2.8.8 |
We have installed the wxWidgets toolkit on the 32-bit Linux machines. wxWidgets is a cross-platform library to enable easy creation of graphical interfaces. More information is avilable on the web page: http://www.wxwidgets.org/ Anyone needing this library on a non-Linux machine should contact help@astro to have wxWidgets installed there. |
32-bit Linux |
| xforms 1.0.90 |
The XForms toolkit has been installed on the Linux machines. More info can be found on the XForms website at: http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/xforms \ |
32-bit Linux |
| Java 1.5.0 Update 8 |
The Java 1.5.0 Update 8 J2SE Development Kit has been installed on both the Solaris and Linux computers, in the directory: /usr/local/java/j2sdk1.5.0_08 It is the default Java in /usr/local/bin/java; older versions may be found in other places, such as /usr/bin/java. The Java 1.5.0 browser plugins have also been installed in Netscape 4.8, 6.x, and 7.x. For more information, see the local file: file:/usr/local/java/jdk1.5.0_08/README.html or the manual pages, such as: > man java > man javac Java 1.5.0_06 is included with Mac OS X on the Macs and is located in /usr/bin/java. |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac 64-bit Linux |
| GNU Compilers 3.X |
Our machines contain a range of versions of the GNU compilers (C, C++, and FORTRAN). Here is a summary of the versions currently installed: (*) Solaris: default version: gcc/g77 3.3.2 version in /usr/local/gcc2/: gcc/g77 2.95.3 (*) Linux: default version: gcc/g77 3.4.3 version in /usr/local/gcc3/: gcc/g77 3.3.2 version in /usr/local/gcc2/: gcc/g77 2.95.3 (*) Mac OS X: default version: gcc/gfortran 4.0.0 versions using 'gcc_select': gcc 3.3 version in /usr/local/bin: g77 3.4.4 |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| libjpeg |
The JPEG graphics library in /usr/local/lib has been upgraded to version 6.2. See /usr/local/src/jpeg-6b/README for more information. |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| libpng 1.2.5 |
The library supporting the PNG graphic type has been upgraded on Solaris. Linux is still at version 1.0.12, since it is supported via a RedHat RPM. |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| subversion 1.2.3 |
Subversion is a version control system for managing software projects and document collections. It improves and extends upon the very popular CVS system. For information on usage, try: > subversion --help or check the web page: http://subversion.tigris.org/ We have installed the subversion client software everywhere. Users desiring a subversion server should contact help@astro for assistance. |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| zlib 1.2.1 |
The library supporting the zlib compression format has been upgraded on Solaris and Linux (the latter via RedHat RPM). This library is required for support of the PNG graphics format, among other things. |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| Enthought Python Distribution 7.2.2 |
We have installed the Enthought Python Distribution (EPD) on our Linux machines. This distribution includes Python 2.7.2 and a slew of Python packages, such as matplotlib, numpy, scipy, chaco, etc. In order to use EPD, simply add this to your PATH: setenv PATH /usr/local/EPD/epd-7.2.2/bin:${PATH} More information is available on the EPD website: http://www.enthought.com/products/epd.php including a list of the packages included with the base EPD: http://www.enthought.com/products/epdlibraries.php We have begun deploying this as our default Python installation for add-on packages, so please let us know if there are additional Python packages that you would like to see installed. We will also endeavour to install this on our Macs, although that may be a "per-machine" install - we are still investigating. |
32-bit Linux 64-bit Linux |
| GHMM library |
The General Hidden Markov Model library (GHMM) has been installed on our Linux machines. From the website: GHMM is a freely available C library implementing efficient data structures and algorithms for basic and extended HMMs with discrete and continous emissions. It comes with Python wrappers which provide a much nicer interface and added functionality. For more info, see the website: http://ghmm.sourceforge.net/ Note that the Python wrappers have been compiled into EPD 7.2.2, located in /usr/local/EPD/epd-7.2.2/. |
32-bit Linux 64-bit Linux |
| GIT 1.7.3.3 |
Git is a distributed version control system, similar to CVS and subversion. For more information, please see the website: http://git-scm.com/ Currently this is only installed on our Linux machines. Please e-mail help@astro is you would like this installed on Mac OS X or Solaris. |
32-bit Linux 64-bit Linux |
| Intel C/C++ compilers 11.1 |
The C and C++ compilers from Intel have been upgraded on the Linux computers. Unlike the generic Gnu compilers (gcc and g++), the compilers from Intel are optimized for Intel processors, the CPU chips in most of our Linux machines, including all Dell systems. For this reason, these compilers may provide improved performance over the Gnu compilers. This is a major upgrade. Note that the TAPIR group has a license for the Intel compilers on Mac OS - please contact help@astro if you have need for that. In order to use the compilers, you will want to add something like this to your .cshrc or other login file: source /usr/local/intel/iccvars.csh The compiler may be invoked as 'icc'; the debugger is 'idb'. There is extensive documentation in: file:/usr/local/intel/Compiler/11.1/072/Documentation/en_US/ including both PDF and HTML formats. |
32-bit Linux 64-bit Linux |
| Intel Fortran compilers 13.1 |
The Fortran compiler from Intel has been upgraded on the Linux computers. Unlike the generic Gnu compiler (gfortran), the compilers from Intel are optimized for Intel processors, the CPU chips in most of our Linux machines, including all Dell systems. For this reason, these compilers may provide improved performance over the Gnu compilers. This is a major upgrade. Note that the TAPIR group has a license for the Intel compilers on Mac OS - please contact help@astro if you have need for that. In order to use the compilers, you will want to add something like this to your .cshrc or other login file: source /usr/local/intel/bin/compilervars.csh ia32 (32-bit) OR source /usr/local/intel/bin/compilervars.csh intel64 (64-bit) The compiler may be invoked as 'ifort'; the debugger is 'idb'. There is extensive documentation in: file:/usr/local/intel/composerxe/Documentation/en_US/ including both PDF and HTML formats. |
32-bit Linux 64-bit Linux |
| NetCDF 4.1.1 |
The NetCDF libraries have been installed on the Linux machines (32-bit and 64-bit). NetCDF (network Common Data Form) is a set of software libraries and data formats that support the array-oriented scientific data. More info can be found on the website: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/ The netCDF Operator software (NCO) has also been installed. See here for more information: http://nco.sourceforge.net/ |
32-bit Linux 64-bit Linux |
| PDL 2.4.3 |
The perlDL project aims to turn perl into an efficient numerical language for scientific computing. The PDL module gives standard perl the ability to store and manipulate large N-dimensional data sets for scientific computing. For example, $a=$b+$c can add two 2048x2048 images in only a fraction of a second. For more information, see: http://pdl.perl.org/ Or run 'perldl' and type 'help'. |
32-bit Linux 64-bit Linux |
| gcc 4.3.6 |
gcc v4.3.6 has been installed into /usr/local/gcc-4.3.6 under Linux (32-bit and 64-bit). This version has been installed especially to support the 'mex' compiler in MATLAB. To use it, place this in the front of your PATH: /usr/local/gcc-4.3.6/bin For more information, see http://gcc.gnu.org |
32-bit Linux 64-bit Linux |
| hdf5 1.8.5 |
The HDF5 data model libraries have been installed on the Linux machines (32-bit and 64-bit). HDF5 is a commonly-used data structure for complex and/or large datasets. Full documentation can be found on the website: http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/ To use this library in a program, you will need to link to the library with something like this in your compile command: -L/usr/local/lib -lhdf5 |
32-bit Linux 64-bit Linux |
| Java 1.6.0 Update 2 |
The Java 1.6.0 Update 2 J2SE Development Kit has been installed on both the Solaris and Linux computers, in the directory: /usr/local/java/j2sdk1.6.0_02 These files have been linked into /usr/local/bin with their version numbers, e.g., java-1.6.0. The default Java in /usr/local/bin/java is still version 1.5 in order to not break various tools. Older versions may be found in other places, such as /usr/bin/java. For more information, see the local file: file:/usr/local/java/jdk1.6.0_02/README.html |
32-bit Linux Solaris 64-bit Linux |
| MPI2 1.0.7 |
Version 2 of the Message-Passing Interface (MPI) has been installed on the 64-bit Linux machines and upgraded elsewhere. MPI provides a library interface and process management tools for writing and running programs on multiprocessor machines. For help using the software, see: file:/usr/local/src/mpich2-1.0.7/README For more details, see the web page: http://www.mcs.anl.gov/research/projects/mpich2/ This software has not yet been installed on the Macintosh machines. Please e-mail help@astro if you would like these tools available on a Mac. |
32-bit Linux Solaris 64-bit Linux |
| MX 2.0.6 extensions for Python |
The MX Extensions for Python are a collection of high-quality Python software tools which enhance Python's usability in areas such as ODBC database connectivity, fast text processing, date/time processing and web site programming. For more info on the package, see the web site: http://www.egenix.com/files/python/eGenix-mx-Extensions.html |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| PerlTk 800.024 |
The Perl interface for the Tcl/Tk graphics library has been installed. This interface allows one to create Tcl/Tk widgets, such as windows, buttons, and menus, from within Perl. To use the interface, you will need a line like this in your Perl code: use Tk; Documentation is provided through a series of manual pages, which may be accessed via: > man Tk > man Tk::overview |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| Python 2.3 |
This interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language has been upgraded to version 2.3. For more information, see the FAQ at http://python.org/doc/FAQ.html The 'pyfits', 'numarray', and 'ipython' python packages have been upgraded as well. |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| Ruby 1.6.8 |
Ruby is an interpreted scripting language for quick and easy object-oriented programming. It has many features to process text files and to do system management tasks (as in Perl). For more information, see the extensive web page: http://www.ruby-lang.org/ There is also a manual page listing command-line options: > man ruby |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| XML perl modules |
The following Perl modules have been installed: libxml-perl, XML-RegExp, XML-Writer, XML-Parser, and XML-DOM. The "expat" XML parser has also been installed. These modules support the handling of XML files in Perl. For more information, see the web pages: http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml http://sourceforge.net/projects/expat/ and the manual pages: > man libxml > man XML::RegExp > man XML::Writer > man XML::Parser > man XML::DOM > man xmlwf |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| biggles 1.6.4 Plotting module for Python |
Biggles is a Python module for creating publication-quality 2D scientific plots. It supports multiple output formats (postscript, x11, png, svg, gif), understands simple TeX, and sports a high-level, elegant interface. It's intended for technical users with sophisticated plotting needs. For more info on the package, see the web site: http://biggles.sourceforge.net/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| libungif 4.1.0b1 |
The free library supporting uncompressed GIF graphics has been installed on Solaris. The same version was already installed on the Linux computers. More information is available on the web page: http://prtr-13.ucsc.edu/~badger/software/libungif/ This software also includes a bunch of utilities for manipulating GIF files. There is local documentation on these at: file:/usr/local/lib/libungif/doc/index.html |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| libwww-perl 5.65 |
The libwww-perl module (LWP.pm) has been installed. This set of modules provides a Perl interface to the World-Wide Web. There are manual pages for the common modules, such as "LWP" and "URI", as well as an extensive web page: http://www.linpro.no/lwp/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| ncurses 5.2 |
The 'ncurses' library has been installed on Solaris and Linux. This is a GNU version of the standard "curses" library. It has been installed primarily to support other software, such as the 'lynx' text browser. More information is available on the web site: http://www.gnu.org/software/ncurses/ncurses.html |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| perl 5.6.1 |
Perl has been upgraded to version 5.6.1. More info can be found in the manual page: > man perl and on the myriad of Perl web sites, such as: http://www.perl.org |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| perl 5.8.0 |
Perl has been upgraded to version 5.8.0. More info can be found in the manual page: > man perl and on the myriad of Perl web sites, such as: http://www.perl.org |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| tcllib 1.3 |
The tcllib Standard Tcl Library (version 1.3) was installed: http://tcllib.sourceforge.net/ This library provides a number of useful interfaces for Tcl programmers. |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| tk/tcl V8.3.2 |
Tcl and TK, a simple scripting language and a GUI, has been installed. For more information, see: http://dev.scriptics.com. Man pages for this software have also been installed. For more information: file:/usr/local/src/tcl8.3.2/README file:/usr/local/src/tk8.3.2/README |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| NumPy 24.0b2 Numerical Python |
The Numeric Python extensions (NumPy) is a set of extensions to the Python programming language which allows Python programmers to efficiently manipulate large sets of objects organized in grid-like fashion. For more info on the package, see the web site: http://www.numpy.org/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| perl 5.8.2 |
Perl version 5.8.2 has been install on Macintosh. Many of the modules on Linux and Solaris have not been installed, although Spamassassin 2.61 has been installed. More info can be found in the manual page: > man perl and on the myriad of Perl web sites, such as: http://www.perl.org |
PPC Mac |
| libtiff |
The library supporting the TIFF graphic type has been upgraded to version 3.8.0 on Mac OS X and Solaris. Documentation can be found in: file:/usr/local/lib/tiff/html/index.html On the Linux machines, version 3.6.1 of the TIFF library is installed in /usr/lib (via a standard RedHat RPM). |
Solaris PPC Mac |
| OCaml 3.12.0 |
The Objective Caml language compiler has been installed on our 64-bit Linux machines. Please see the web site for more information: http://caml.inria.fr/index.en.html This language is used for a variety of applications, including certain modules for the Wikimedia wiki software. |
64-bit Linux |
| CVS V1.11 |
CVS is a version control system which allows you to keep old versions of files (usually source code), keep a log of who, when, and why changes occurred, etc. It also helps to manage releases and to control the concurrent editing of source files among multiple authors. See the man page for cvs for more information or the webpage www.cvshome.org |
Solaris |
| JBuilder 3.0 |
The JBuilder Java programming tool has been installed in /usr/local/jbuilder. This is an advanced Java tool which provides a programming environment for developing Java applications. Contact help@astro if you would like to use this product, as you will need the license information the first time that you run the tool. |
Solaris |
| NAG FORTRAN library Mk 18 |
The NAG FORTRAN library has been upgraded to Mark 18. There is a complete manual set in Robinson Rm 52 as well as on-line help with the command: > dtext Please e-mail help@astro if you use this library, since we have not really supported this library for some time, and the version currently installed is quite old. This upgrade was performed merely for the sake of completion. |
Solaris |
| PGPERL 2.18 |
This package offers a perl interface to the pgplot routines. We were previously running V2.17, and it has been upgraded to V2.18. According to /usr/local/src/PGPLOT-2.18/CHANGES, not much really has changed. This was installed primarily to support the new version of PGPLOT and the new Sun compilers. |
Solaris |
| Sun Forte Developer 7 compilers |
The Forte Developer 7.0 compilers have been installed on Solaris. These programs, developed by Sun Microsystems, offer highly optimized compilers for C, C++, and Fortran, as well as development tools. For more information, see /opt/SUNWspro/docs/index.html The older version of the compilers are still available: /usr/local/opt/SUNWspro6.0/bin/ |
Solaris |
| TclXML 2.0 |
The TclXML package has been installed. This package allows Tcl/Tk programmers to parse XML data files. There is on-line documentation: file:/usr/local/lib/tcl8.3/tclxml-2.0/tclxml.html as well as a manual page: > man tclxml and the primary web page: http://tclxml.sourceforge.net/tclxml.html The tcllib Standard Tcl Library (version 1.2) was also installed: http://tcllib.sourceforge.net/ This library provides a number of useful interfaces for Tcl programmers. |
Solaris |
| expect V5.38 |
Expect is a program that can talk to other interactive programs and respond accordingly. See "man expect" for more details. |
Solaris |
| gcc 2.95.3 |
Version 2.95.3 of the Gnu compiler collection has been installed on both Linux and Solaris. It has been installed in a non-standard location, namely /usr/local/gcc2/. This is to avoid problems on Linux, where the default /usr/bin/gcc is already version 3.2, and to provide backwards compatibility on Solaris, where gcc 3.x will shortly become the default. To use this version of the compiler, you will need to add this to the front of your PATH: setenv PATH /usr/local/gcc2/bin:${PATH} setenv MANPATH /usr/local/gcc2/man:${MANPATH} For more details: > man gcc > info /usr/local/gcc2/info/gcc.info The Gnu compiler collection includes C, C++, Objective C, and Fortran 77 compilers. |
Solaris |
| gcc 3.3 |
gcc has been upgraded to version 3.3. It has also been installed into /usr/local/bin as the default gcc compiler, replacing the previous default of gcc-2. If you would rather still use the gcc-2 compilers, add /usr/local/gcc2/bin to the front of your path: setenv PATH /usr/local/gcc2/bin:${PATH} The previous version of the gcc-3 compilers has been removed from /usr/local/gcc-3 For more details: 1. see the man pages for gcc(1) 2. see the info pages in /usr/local/info/gcc.info |
Solaris |
| gcc 4.3.1 |
The default compiler on Solaris 10 has been upgraded to gcc v4.3.1. For more information, see http://gcc.gnu.org |
Solaris |
| libXpm |
The library supporting the XPM graphic type has been upgraded to version 3.4k. |
Solaris |
| tk/tcl V8.3.4 |
Tcl and TK, a simple scripting language and a GUI, has been installed. For more information, see: http://dev.scriptics.com. Man pages for this software have also been installed. For more information: file:/usr/local/src/tcl-packages/tcl8.3.4/README file:/usr/local/src/tcl-packages/tk8.3.4/README |
Solaris |
| firefox V3.6.0 (Solaris) |
The Firefox web browser has been upgraded to the latest version. It was upgraded on Solaris, and will be installed as part of the OS on Linux and Mac OS machines. |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac 64-bit Linux Intel Mac |
| Mutt 1.4.2.3i |
Mutt is a great Unix non-X-windows mail reading system with support for mime. More information on mutt can be found at: http://www.mutt.org/ It has been upgraded to provide bug fixes. For a list of changes, see http://www.mutt.org/changes.html and /usr/local/src/mutt-1.4.1/ChangeLog |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac Intel Mac |
| Clamav 0.85.1 (new-phobos only) |
Clamav is a e-mail virus scanning mail filter. It is setup to reject e-mails that contain known e-mail viruses. |
32-bit Linux |
| imap-2006f |
Imapd is the daemon that allows mail reading programs to access e-mail on our mail server. We run imap with SSL encryption. For more details on this software, see: http://www.washington.edu/imap/ |
32-bit Linux |
| vacation-1.2.6.1 |
The vacation program that works so well under Solaris has been installed under Linux. This program does two things. In interactive mode, it sets up the .vacation.msg and .forward files in a person's home directory and turns itself on or off. In non-interactive mode, it automatically replies to a persons incoming e-mail. See it's man page for more details. |
32-bit Linux |
| Netscape 7.1 |
A new version of Netscape Navigator has been installed. It may be run as: > netscape-7 This software provides a stable web browser and offers other features like newsgroup reading and e-mail support. For information on the new features, see the release notes at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/default.jsp |
32-bit Linux PPC Mac |
| Pine 4.64 |
Pine, the mail reader, has been upgraded to version 4.64 . More information can be found in the man pages for pine > man pine or online at: http://www.washington.edu/pine/ And the release notes can be viewed off the main startup page with the "R" key. |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac 64-bit Linux Intel Mac |
| MHonArc2.4.9 |
mhonarc is a mail to html converter that converts single e-mails or whole mail boxes to html. For more information: > man mhonarc file:/usr/local/doc/MHonArc/index.html http://www.oac.uci.edu/indiv/ehood/mhonarc.html |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| Netscape V6.2.x |
Netscape 6 has been upgraded to version 6.2.1beta on Solaris and version 6.2.2 on Linux. Version 6 of Netscape is an entirely different program than the older Netscape 4, providing a much different interface, as well as more modern features such as Instant Messaging. Try it out as: > netscape-6 The older Netscape 4.78 is still the default "netscape" program. |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| On-line Digests |
Links to web versions of the Digests have been placed on the ADPF documentation page: http://www.astro.caltech.edu/computers/documentation.html |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| RealPlayer 8 |
The latest version of the player for internet audio and video content has been installed. It includes a "Help" menu for more information. |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| SpamAssassin 2.64 |
SpamAssassin is a mail filter program that can help identify and mark e-mails that have contents resembling SPAM. It can be run on a per-user basis, or on a site-wide basis. When SpamAssassin identifies a spam, it changes the "Subject:" of the e-mail to contain the word " |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| SpamAssassin 3.2.3 |
SpamAssassin is a mail filter program that can help identify and mark e-mails that have contents resembling SPAM. It can be run on a per-user basis, or on a site-wide basis. When SpamAssassin identifies a spam, it changes the "Subject:" of the e-mail to contain the word " |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| clamav 0.93.3 |
Clamav is a virus scanning program that we run on our mail servers. This upgrade mostly fixes performance bugs which cause clamav-milter to hog CPU on solaris. . For more details on clamav, please see http://www.clamav.net |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| lynx 2.8.4 |
The 'lynx' text-based web browser has been installed. This browser provides a fast way to access web pages, albeit without graphics. It is often useful over slow network links, such as a modem. To start the program: > lynx Press 'h', 'H', or '?' to access the on-line help. There is also a detailed Users Guide available: file:/usr/local/lib/lynx/lynx_help/Lynx_users_guide.html |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| mp 3.7.1 |
This is an e-mail to postscript pretty printing filter that already exists under Solaris. Example: > cat The man page describes the various options: > man mp |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| mtv (linux=v1.2.5, solaris=v1.0.9.7) |
Mtv is an mpeg and VCD player. It can be combined with plugger for embedded mpegs in web pages, or can be run standalone. More information is at: http://www.mpegtv.com/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| plugger-4.0 |
Plugger is streaming Multimedia plugin for netscape. It allows us to have embedded mpegs, and lots of other different types of files in netscape Lots of information and instructions on installing other utilities at: http://fredrik.hubbe.net/plugger.html |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| wget 1.6 |
Wget is a freely available GNU network utility to retrieve files from the World Wide Web using HTTP and FTP. It works non-interactively, thus enabling downloads in the background. For more information: > wget --help > man wget or see the on-line manual: http://www.gnu.org/manual/wget/index.html |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| ytalk 3.1.1 |
ytalk has been installed on Linux and Solaris computers. This will allow the Linux 'ntalk' daemon to talk to the Solaris 'talk' daemon so that the talk program will work. To run it, use the "talk" program in /usr/local/bin > talk For more information see: http://www.iagora.com/~espel/ytalk/ytalk.html > man ytalk If you don't like the X interface, either use the "-x" flag or put the following line in your .ytalkrc file turn X off |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| wget 1.9.1 |
Wget is a freely available GNU network utility to retrieve files from the World Wide Web using HTTP and FTP. It works non-interactively, thus enabling downloads in the background. For more information: > wget --help > man wget or see the on-line manual: http://www.gnu.org/manual/wget/index.html |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| AOLserver 3.4 |
An AOLserver web server has been installed on www.astro.caltech.edu. This server runs on port 8000 and supports the Palomar observing database efforts. The primary web server for the Astronomy Department is still the Apache 1.3.20 server running on port 80. For more information on AOLserver, see the web page: http://www.aolserver.com/ |
Solaris |
| Macromedia Flash Player 5 |
The Flash Player from Macromedia has been installed as a browser plugin. Macromedia Flash is a common means for integrating dynamic graphics into web pages. This plugin should allow all users to transparently view such pages with Netscape. |
Solaris |
| Netscape 7.0 |
A new version of Netscape Navigator has been installed. It may be run as: > netscape-7 This software provides a stable web browser and offers other features like newsgroup reading and e-mail support. For information on the new features, see the release notes at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/default.jsp |
Solaris |
| Perlfect 3.31b |
Perlfect Search is an effective site indexing/searching tool. We have installed it on our web server agn. For more information, please see: http://perlfect.com/freescripts/search/ |
Solaris |
| netscape V4.8 |
A new version of Netscape Communicator has been installed. This software provides a fast, stable web browser and offers other features like newsgroup reading and e-mail support. For information on the new features, see the release notes at : http://wp.netscape.com/eng/mozilla/4.8/relnotes/windows-4.8.html Note that this Netscape Communicator is becoming somewhat outdated. Users who require the most advanced web browser should instead use Netscape 6 (Solaris), Netscape 7 (Linux), or Mozilla (Linux and Solaris). |
Solaris |
| procmail |
Procmail has been installed in /usr/local/bin. This program allows automatic filtering of incoming e-mails by subject, or sender. For more details: 1. Man pages procmailrc(5) and procmailex(5) 2. An FAQ for mail filtering at http://www.faqs.org/faqs/mail/filtering-faq/ 3. /usr/local/src/procmail-3.14/FAQ |
Solaris |
| procmail V3.22 |
Procmail has been upgraded on Solaris into /usr/local/bin. This program allows automatic filtering of incoming e-mails by subject, or sender. For more details: 1. Man pages procmailrc(5) and procmailex(5) 2. An FAQ for mail filtering at http://www.faqs.org/faqs/mail/filtering-faq/ 3. /usr/local/src/procmail-3.22/FAQ |
Solaris |
| Macromedia Flash Player 7.0.53.0(solaris 7.0.25.0(linux) |
The Flash Player from Macromedia has been installed as a browser plugin. Macromedia Flash is a common means for integrating dynamic graphics into web pages. This plugin should allow all users to transparently view such pages with Netscape and mozilla. |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| mozilla V1.5b(solaris) mozilla V1.4(linux) |
The mozilla web browser has been upgraded. This program is based on netscape navigator/communicator and provides a stable web browser and offers other features like newsgroup reading and e-mail support. For information on the features, see the release notes at http://www.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla1.5/ (solaris) http://www.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla1.4/ (linux) |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| firefox V1.0.2(solaris) V1.0.3(linux and macosx) |
The firefox web browser has been upgraded. This program is based on the mozilla/netscape navigator and provides a faster, safer and more efficient web browser. It is a web browser only; If you need a mail client, please use the related "thunderbird" software. For more details, see: http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| mpack V1.5 |
Mpack and munpack are utilities for encoding and decoding binary files in MIME format. For more details, see > man mpack > man munpack |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| thunderbird 1.0 |
The Thunder e-mail client has been installed. This program is based on the mozilla/netscape communicator but provides a faster, safer and more productive e-mail experience. For more details, see: http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| Karma 1.7.20 |
From the website: "Karma is a toolkit for interprocess communications, authentication, encryption, graphics display, user interface and manipulating the Karma network data structure." It is useful for (but not limited to) the analysis of radio data. More information can be found on the website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/computing/software/karma/ To use the package, one will need to source a startup file: source /usr/local/karma/.login (for tcsh) . /usr/local/karma/.karmarc (for bash) This package is somewhat out-dated, but still appears to be in working order. It has only been installed on our Intel Macs. |
Intel Mac |
| SciSoft 2012 8 1 |
The SciSoft package has been upgraded on the Intel Macs. SciSoft is a collection of pre-assembled astronomical packages for Mac, including IRAF, Python tools, MIDAS, etc. More information is available from the website: http://scisoftosx.dyndns.org/ To use the package, one will need to source a startup file: source /usr/local/scisoft/bin/Setup.csh source /usr/local/scisoft/bin/Setup.bash |
Intel Mac |
| funtools 1.3.0 |
The "Funtools FITS manipulation package has been installed. Funtools is a FITS library and utility package from SAO. The Funtools library provides simplified access to FITS images and binary tables, as well as to raw array and binary event lists. The Funtools utilities provide high-level support for processing astronomical data. This package is most useful for researchers who are occasional (but serious) software coders. The package is installed in /usr/local/optical/funtools, so you will probably want something like the following in your .cshrc (or similar) startup file: setenv PATH /usr/local/optical/funtools/bin:${PATH} setenv MANPATH /usr/local/optical/funtools/man:${MANPATH} More information can be found on the Funtools website as well: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/saord/funtools/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac 64-bit Linux Intel Mac |
| swarp 2.19.1 |
The SWarp software has been upgraded to version 2.19.1. SWarp is a program that resamples and co-adds together FITS images using any arbitrary astrometric projection defined in the WCS standard. It is described in detail on its web page: http://www.astromatic.net/software/swarp There is also a manual page: > man -M /usr/local/optical/swarp/man swarp and a local copy of the user manual: file:/usr/local/optical/swarp/doc/swarp.pdf |
32-bit Linux PPC Mac 64-bit Linux Intel Mac |
| Aladin 6.0 |
The standalone version of the Aladin software has been installed. As stated on the web page, "Aladin is an interactive software sky atlas allowing the user to visualize digitized images of any part of the sky, to superimpose entries from astronomical catalogs or personal user data files, and to interactively access related data and information from the SIMBAD, NED, VizieR, or other archives for all known objects in the field. Aladin is particularly useful for multi-spectral cross-identifications of astronomical sources, observation preparation and quality control of new data sets." More information, including a FAQ and a manual, is available on the web: http://aladin.u-strasbg.fr/aladin.gml |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac 64-bit Linux Intel Mac |
| GMS 5.3 |
The Grants Management System (GMS) for electronically submitting HST grants has been upgraded. It can be run as: > GMS on Linux and Solaris. On Mac OS X, just double click on: /usr/local/Applications/GMS |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac 64-bit Linux Intel Mac |
| Gemini Observing Tool |
The "Abeja 3.5" version of the Gemini Observing Tool (OT) has been installed. The Gemini Observing Tool is the software used for detailed definition and pre-planning of observations from approved proposals during the Phase II process. This version supports new programs for semester 2006B. The program is run under Linux and Solaris by typing: > OT On Mac OS, the program is a Mac OS application in /usr/local/Applications/. There is a built-in Help menu, and more details can be found on the web page: http://www.gemini.edu/sciops/OThelp/otIndex.html |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac 64-bit Linux Intel Mac |
| IRAF 2.12.2 |
IRAF, the Image Reduction and Analysis Facility, has been upgraded to the latest version, 2.12.2. This is a minor patch to fix a number of bugs, especially under Linux. The changes are described in detail at: http://iraf.noao.edu/v212/v212-patch2.html For further information, see the IRAF web site: http://iraf.noao.edu/ The version of IRAF on the Intel-based Macs is actually 2.13-b2, which contains a few additional features over version 2.12. We will re-synchronize the versions when IRAF 2.14 is released. |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac 64-bit Linux Intel Mac |
| MIR |
The most recent version (Mar 25 2009) of the IDL MIR program has been installed in /usr/local/rsi/idl/external/mir/. This software is used for analyzing data from the Smithsonian Submillimeter Array (SMA). For more information, one should probably check out the MIR Cookbook: http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~cqi/mircook.html A crude setup file with approximate environment variable settings can be found in /usr/local/rsi/idl/external/mir/setup. |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac 64-bit Linux Intel Mac |
| PIT 2008A |
The Gemini Phase I Tool (PIT) for the 2008A semester has been installed on the Solaris, Linux, and Mac OS X computers. PIT is a Java-based tool for the preparation and submission of proposals for time on the Gemini telescopes. For more information, including a "Beginner's Cookbook", see the web pages: http://www.gemini.edu/sciops/P1help/p1Index.html To run the program, simply type "PIT", or, on Mac OS, double-click on /usr/local/Applications/PIT. |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac 64-bit Linux Intel Mac |
| SExtractor 2.5.0 |
SExtractor is a program that makes catalogs from astronomical images, in a fully automatic way. It recognizes objects in an image and is able to classify them as stars, galaxies, etc. based on a number of criteria, such as shape. SExtractor has been upgraded to version 2.5.0. For more information, see the web page: http://terapix.iap.fr/soft/sextractor/ or the manuals: file:/usr/local/optical/sextractor/doc/sextractor.pdf file:/usr/local/optical/sextractor/doc/SE_Handbook.4.pdf Sample configuration files are in: file:/usr/local/optical/sextractor/config/ Note that you will need to add /usr/local/optical/sextractor/bin/ to your PATH to use this tool. |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac 64-bit Linux Intel Mac |
| SPOT v18.0.1 |
The SIRTF Planning Observations Tool (SPOT) has been upgraded. This is a Java-based tool for preparing observations on the SIRTF observatory. Note that the Mac OS X version of these tools is a native Mac application and as such can be found in: /usr/local/Applications/ There is an on-line "Help" menu, and the User Guide is available locally: file:/usr/local/infrared/spitzer-pride/Spot_UserGuide_v110.pdf file:/usr/local/infrared/spitzer-pride/Leopard_UserGuide_v20.pdf Users will also want to visit the web site for the SIRTF Science Center: http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac 64-bit Linux Intel Mac |
| Spitzer MOPEX |
The 030106 version of the Spitzer MOPEX package has been installed. MOPEX is the primary "Post-BCD" software package for the reduction of Spitzer IRAC and MIPS data. More information can be found at: http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/postbcd/index.html In order to use the software, you will need to source a setup file: source /usr/local/infrared/mopex/mopex.csh <-- csh, tcsh This can be added to your .cshrc or similar startup file. The demo and calibration data have also been installed, in the directory: /data/infrared/spitzer/mopex/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac 64-bit Linux Intel Mac |
| ds9 6.0 |
The ds9 astronomical image display program has been upgraded to version 6.0. This is a major update. For a description of the new features, see: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/RD/ds9/new.html There is a built-in "Help" menu. The complete web page is at: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/RD/ds9/ On the Macs, there are two versions of 'ds9': a new one that runs within the standard Mac Finder environment (in /usr/local/Applications/ds9) and one that runs in the usual X11 environment (in /usr/local/bin/ds9). |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac 64-bit Linux Intel Mac |
| xephem 3.7.4 |
The 'xephem' ephemeris utility has been installed. This is a full-featured planetarium/ephemeris program, which allows one to create and view charts of the sky, ephemeris tables, etc. It includes large numbers of astronomical objects, such as the Messier objects, as well as planetary data. To run the program: > xephem There is a large amount of on-line help, or see the web page: http://www.clearskyinstitute.com/xephem/ or the manual page: > man xephem |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac 64-bit Linux Intel Mac |
| CASA 3.2.1 |
CASA, the Common Astronomy Software Applications package, is a set of analysis programs being developed with the primary goal of supporting the data post-processing needs of the next generation of radio astronomical telescopes such as ALMA and EVLA. We currenly have this installed on the 32-bit and 64-bit Linux machines: > /usr/local/casa/casapy and on the Intel-based Macs > open /usr/local/Applications/CASA More information can be found on the CASA website: http://casa.nrao.edu/index.shtml This package is currently changing rapidly, so check back frequently for updates. |
32-bit Linux 64-bit Linux Intel Mac |
| CIAO 4.2/4.3 |
CIAO, the X-ray analysis package for Chandra data, has been upgraded to version 4.2 on the 32-bit and 64-bit Linux machines, and to version 4.3 on the Intel Macs. Note that the PPC Macs and Solaris workstations still have the older CIAO 3.3 installed. Let help@astro know if you would like either of those to be upgraded. Complete release notes documenting the changes in this version of the software can be found at: http://cxc.harvard.edu/ciao/releasenotes/ To use the CIAO software, you will want something like this in your startup file (e.g. .cshrc): alias ciao source /usr/local/xray/ciao/bin/ciao.csh Then type 'ciao' to load the software. More information is available on the CIAO web site: http://cxc.harvard.edu/ciao/ |
32-bit Linux 64-bit Linux Intel Mac |
| CIAO Calibration Database (CALDB) 4.4.1 |
The X-ray calibration database for use with CIAO has been upgraded to version 4.4.1. This upgrade includes a number of changes outlined in: file:/data/xray/CALDB/README For more information on CALDB, there is a web page: http://cxc.harvard.edu/caldb/ |
32-bit Linux 64-bit Linux Intel Mac |
| MIRIAD 4.2.3 |
The MIRIAD package for the analysis of radio interferometry data has been upgraded. From the web page: "MIRIAD (Multichannel Image Reconstruction, Image Analysis and Display) is a toolbox, in the form of an environment with a large set of moderate-sized programs which perform individual tasks, involving calibration, mapping, deconvolution and image analysis of interferometric data." It is most useful for analyzing BIMA, OVRO, and CARMA data: the default installation is customized for CARMA data. In order to use it, you will probably need to source a startup file: source /usr/local/miriad/miriad/miriad_start.csh We have recently installed a MIRIAD version customized for SMA data. To use that version instead, source this file: source /usr/local/miriad/miriad-sma/miriad_start.csh More information is available from the Miriad web pages at: http://www.astro.umd.edu/~teuben/miriad/ |
32-bit Linux 64-bit Linux Intel Mac |
| makee 5.2.3-may08 |
The 'makee' software for the analysis of HIRES and ESI data has been installed on the Linux, Mac OS X, and Solaris computers, in the directory /usr/local/optical/makee. This latest version is on Solaris 9, Solaris 10, and Mac OS X (PPC and Intel). The version on Linux (32-bit) is still the slightly older v5.2.2. In order to use the programs, you will probably want something like this in your .cshrc (or other startup) file: setenv PATH /usr/local/optical/makee/bin:${PATH} setenv MAKEE_DIR /usr/local/optical/makee For assistance, check out the web page: http://spider.ipac.caltech.edu/staff/tab/makee/index.html |
32-bit Linux 64-bit Linux Intel Mac |
| APT 19.2 |
The Astronomer's Proposal Tool (APT) from STScI has been upgraded. This version is needed for the latest cycle 19 proposals. In Mac OS X, APT is a Macintosh (not X11) application, so these programs are run by double-clicking the application icon in /usr/local/Applications/. |
32-bit Linux Solaris 64-bit Linux Intel Mac |
| Atomic Database (ATOMDB) 2.0.1 |
The X-ray atomic data database for use with CIAO, XSPEC, and other tools has been upgraded to version 2.0.1. For more information on ATOMDB, there is a web site: http://www.atomdb.org/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris 64-bit Linux Intel Mac |
| IDL 8.1 |
IDL has been upgraded to the latest version, v8.1. This powerful data analysis and visualization package has online help (type '?'), as well as a PDF manual set. This is a major upgrade; IDL 8.1 includes many new features, including a new graphics engine. Users might also consult the ITT Visualization web site: http://www.ittvis.com/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris 64-bit Linux Intel Mac |
| CFITSIO 3.25 |
The CFITSIO library for FITS file input/output has been upgraded to the latest version on Linux and Mac OS X (Intel). This library is needed by a number of astronomy tools, but is easy enough to use in your own FORTRAN and C programs. The library provides for easy access of FITS data files, including the header and data segments. For documentation, see: file:/usr/local/lib/cfitsio/fitsio.ps.gz file:/usr/local/lib/cfitsio/cfitsio.ps.gz or the web page: http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/software/fitsio/fitsio.html To use the library, you will need something like this in your compile command: -L/usr/local/lib -lcfitsio The CFITSIO.pm Perl module for accessing CFITSIO routines in Perl has also been upgraded to version 1.05. For a bit of information on this feature, see: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~rpete/cfitsio/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris Intel Mac |
| vpfit 9.5 |
The VPFIT program enables one to fit multiple Voigt profiles to spectroscopic data. More information can be found on the web site: http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~rfc/vpfit.html Also installed is the RDGEN program, which provides for general spectral plotting, modifying, visualizing and interfacing with VPFIT. Both programs are located in /usr/local/optical/vpfit/bin. |
PPC Mac Intel Mac |
| AIPS 31DEC11 |
The AIPS package for analysis of radio astronomy data has been upgraded to the most recent version, 31DEC11. This is a reasonable upgrade from our previous version, 31DEC08, so parameter files may need to be reset and some tasks will have new parameters to add. A full description of the package, including a "Cookbook" and other documentation, is available at the AIPS web site: http://www.cv.nrao.edu/aips/ In order to use AIPS, you will need to add something like this to your .cshrc or similar login file: source /usr/local/aips/LOGIN.CSH AIPS is then invoked with the command, 'aips'. Note that your machine must be setup to run AIPS properly. Also, note that we have only installed the latest version of AIPS on our Linux machines. Please contact help@astro if you would like AIPS enabled on your workstation, or if you would like it installed on Solaris or Mac OS X. |
32-bit Linux |
| CASSIS 1.2 |
From the CASSIS web page: CASSIS (Centre d'Analyse Scientifique de Spectres Infrarouges et Sub-millimetriques) is an interactive software package to visualize and analyze spectra taken with radiotelescopes. It accepts data files generated by CLASS or ASCII tables. Coupled with databases and basic models, CASSIS is particularly useful to identify lines and to deduce physical parameters. For more information, see the CASSIS web page: http://pc-126.cesr.fr/ Please note that this software requires a large database and is only installed on the Linux machine "istari" in the submillimeter group. |
32-bit Linux |
| MOOG |
The April, 2002 version of MOOG has been installed. MOOG is a numerical code for performing a variety of LTE line analysis and spectrum synthesis tasks, such as determining the chemical composition of a star. For more information, including instructions for usage and examples, see the local documentation: file:/usr/local/optical/atlas/moog/doc/WRITEMOOG.ps or the web site: http://verdi.as.utexas.edu/moog.html |
32-bit Linux |
| SETI@home 3.03 |
The SETI@home software for Linux has been installed. Users wishing to help in the SETI project may want to run something like this: > setiathome -graphics -nice 10 & > xsetiathome This software will search for periodic signals in Arecibo radio data obtained for the SETI project. If you would like, register as a member of the "Caltech Astronomy Department" account, and our work will accumulate as a group. More information is available from the SETI@home web site: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/ |
32-bit Linux |
| OSIRIS pipeline |
We have installed version 3.2 of the Keck OSIRIS pipeline. It has been installed in the directory: /usr/local/osiris More info on the pipeline is available on the website: http://www2.keck.hawaii.edu/inst/osiris/tools/ |
32-bit Linux 64-bit Linux Intel Mac |
| deep 1.1.4 |
The DEEP DEIMOS data pipeline has been upgraded. This pipeline was developed by the DEEP2 team at the University of California-Berkeley (UCB). The pipeline is written primarily in IDL and is based upon the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) spectral reduction package. For more information, see the web page: http://astron.berkeley.edu/~cooper/deep/spec2d/ The software is available only on Linux, where it is installed in the directory /usr/local/optical/deep/. The DEEP calibration files have been upgraded as well. You will probably need some environment definitions as well, similar to these: setenv IDLUTILS_DIR /usr/local/optical/deep/idlutils setenv DEEP_DIR /usr/local/optical/deep/deep setenv CALIB_DATA /usr/local/optical/deep/calib setenv IDLSPEC1D_DIR /usr/local/optical/deep/deep/spec1d setenv IDLSPEC2D_DIR /usr/local/optical/deep/deep/spec2d setenv PATH $DEEP_DIR/spec2d/bin:$PATH setenv DEIMOS_DATA /scr2/ setenv D2_RESULTS /scr2/ |
32-bit Linux PPC Mac |
| IDL Astronomy User's Library |
The most recent version (Dec 05) of the IDL Astronomy User's Library has been installed in /usr/local/rsi/idl/external/astron/. For more information, please see the README and a description of the available procedures: file:/usr/local/rsi/idl/external/astron/README file:/usr/local/rsi/idl/external/astron/contents.txt The primary web site, with more detailed descriptions of the various IDL procedures, can be found at: http://idlastro.gsfc.nasa.gov/homepage.html To use the library, you may want to add something like this to your IDL .startup.pro file: ; add all subpaths of the IDL external directory, prepending !PATH = expand_path('+' + !DIR + ':' + 'external' + ':' + !PATH) ; setup non-standard system variables for astro library astrolib The following must be defined in your startup file (e.g. .cshrc) for the above to work: setenv IDL_STARTUP ~/.startup.pro |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac 64-bit Linux |
| yoda 1.2.5 |
YODA (Yet another Object Detection Application) is a software package for performing object detection, photometry, and star-galaxy classification on astronomical images. It was specifically developed to cope with multi-band imaging data as are common in modern extragalactic imaging surveys, and to be modular and therefore easily adaptable to specific needs. To use yoda, add this to your PATH: setenv PATH /usr/local/optical/yoda/bin:${PATH} Then it can be run with the command: > yoda For help, try: > yoda --help or see the web page: http://capella.usm.uni-muenchen.de/~drory/yoda/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac 64-bit Linux |
| CARMA rtd |
The CARMA real-time display (rtd) has been installed in /usr/local/carma. The program itself can be run as: /usr/local/carma/bin/rtd |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| CTIO |
The CTIO package in IRAF has been installed. Although quite old, this package provides a number of useful astronomy tasks, many of which are unique to this package. The package and its tasks all contain help pages accessible through the standard IRAF 'help' command. |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| CalFUSE 3.1.3 |
The latest version of the calibration pipeline for FUSE data, CalFUSE, has been installed. The pipeline is useful for re-calibrating older data retrieved from the FUSE archive at MAST, which might have been processed with an earlier version of the pipeline. In order to use it, you will need to define something like this: > setenv PATH /usr/local/uv/CalFUSE/v3.1/bin:${PATH} > setenv CF_CALDIR /data/uv/fuse/v3.1/calfiles > setenv CF_IDLDIR /usr/local/uv/CalFUSE/v3.1/idl and then run it on a file: > calfuse.csh [filename] More details can be found on the CalFUSE web page: http://fuse.pha.jhu.edu/analysis/calfuse.html |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| ISAP 2.1 + LIA 8.1 |
The ISAP (ISO Spectral Analysis Package) and LIA (LWS Interactive Analysis) packages have been installed. These packages are IDL routines for the analysis of ISO data from the SWS and LWS instruments. The software is run by typing: > isap For more information, see the web page at: http://www.ipac.caltech.edu/iso/isap/isap.html |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| MSCRED 4.8 |
The MSCRED package in IRAF has been upgraded. This package is used for reducing CCD mosaic data in which the data is in the mosaic MEF data format (e.g., Kitt Peak, CTIO, and others). There are some helpful documents at the URL: http://iraf.noao.edu/projects/ccdmosaic/ This upgrade fixes a few bugs and adds support for shutter corrections. The MSCDB database package has also been upgraded, to version 4.2, to add support for crosstalk, bad pixel masks, and better WCS solutions for the KPNO Mosaic cameras. Finally, the MSC database files for the LFC instrument at Palomar have been added to MSCDB as well. See Matt Hunt's LFCRED web page and software for further assistance reducing LFC data: http://wopr.caltech.edu/~mph/lfcred/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| Marx 4.0.8 |
The MARX simulator has been upgraded to version 4.0.8. This software simulates the response of the Chandra X-ray Observatory and is extremely useful for Chandra proposals and data analysis. To run the simulator, execute: > source /usr/local/xray/marx/bin/marxsetup > marx Documentation can be found at: file:/usr/local/xray/marx/marx_4.0_manual.pdf or on the web site: http://space.mit.edu/ASC/MARX/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| PyDrizzle 4.7.4 + MultiDrizzle 1.3.8 |
PyDrizzle and MultiDrizzle have been upgraded. These tools are PyRAF programs for drizzling dithered data, particularly from the ACS instrument on HST. For more information, see the web pages: http://stsdas.stsci.edu/pydrizzle/ http://stsdas.stsci.edu/pydrizzle/multidrizzle/ The latest changes are documented in: file:/usr/local/iraf/extern/stsdas/python/pydrizzle/History file:/usr/local/iraf/extern/stsdas/python/multidrizzle/README and include a number of improvements in the handling of WCS information. |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| STSDAS/TABLES 3.2 |
The STSDAS and TABLES packages in IRAF have been upgraded to version 3.2. This is a minor update; for a summary of the changes, see: http://www.stsci.edu/resources/software_hardware/stsdas/relnotes/releasenotes |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| TinyTim |
Tiny Tim is a software package for generating Hubble Space Telescope (HST) model point spread functions (PSFs). It is easy to use and relatively fast. For more deatils as well as example applications of PSF models and the FAQ list, check : http://www.stsci.edu/software/tinytim In order to run it, you will probably want something like this in your .cshrc (or other startup) file: setenv TINYTIM /usr/local/optical/tinytim The available programs are tiny1, tiny2, tiny3. |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| WCSTools 3.6.3 |
The WCS Tools utilities have been upgraded. These are a number of excellent utilities for reading and manipulating the World Coordinate System (WCS) in astronomical images. For a summary of the commands, run: > /usr/local/optical/wcstools/bin/wcstools There are also extensive web pages at: http://tdc-www.harvard.edu/software/wcstools.html You will want to add the following to your .cshrc file to use the wcstools: setenv PATH /usr/local/optical/wcstools/bin:${PATH} setenv MANPATH /usr/local/optical/wcstools/man:${MANPATH} |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| X11IRAF 1.3.1 |
The X11IRAF package has been upgraded. This is a minor bug fix. The X11IRAF package includes 'xgterm', 'ximtool', and 'xtapemon'. Use of 'xgterm' with IRAF is highly encouraged. 'ximtool' has been improved with this release, althought it still requires an 8-bit display visual to function properly. Each of these tools has a manual page, for example: > man xgterm > man ximtool Further information on X11IRAF is available at: http://iraf.noao.edu/projects/x11iraf/x11iraf.html |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| GILDAS Sep10A |
The "Grenoble Image and Line Data Analysis Software" (GILDAS) has been upgraded to the "Sep 10A" version. This software was developed by Grenoble and IRAM for the analysis of (sub-)millimeter astronomy data. For more information, see the web page: http://www.iram.fr/IRAMFR/GILDAS/ In order to use the software, you will need to source a setup file: source /usr/local/gildas/gildas_setup.csh <-- csh, tcsh source /usr/local/gildas/gildas_setup.sh <-- sh, bash This can be added to your .cshrc or similar startup file. There is extensive documentation in: file:/usr/local/gildas/gildas/doc/ including: file:/usr/local/gildas/gildas/doc/html/gildas-intro-html/index.html Version Dec10C of GILDAS is installed on our Intel Macs. If you require this software on Solaris, please send e-mail to help@astro.caltech.edu. |
32-bit Linux 64-bit Linux |
| MFITSIO 1.2.4 |
MFITSIO is a MATLAB interface to the CFITSIO library. MFITSIO is used to read FITS images and headers into MATLAB. In order to use the library, you will need to add this path to the MATLAB path: /usr/local/matlab/mfitsio More information is available on the website: http://public.lanl.gov/eads/mfitsio/ |
32-bit Linux 64-bit Linux |
| Montage 3.3 |
We have installed the Montage software for the creation of image mosaics. This product is produced by IPAC/IRSA and documented on their website: http://montage.ipac.caltech.edu/ In order to use this, you will need to add this to your PATH: /usr/local/optical/montage/bin |
32-bit Linux 64-bit Linux |
| ccdproc 1.4p2 |
We have installed Rick Pogge's 'ccdproc' routines on the Linux machines. These provide a simple method to perform basic reductions on raw CCD images. Documentation can be found on the web page: http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~pogge/Software/CCDProc/ To use the routines, add /usr/local/optical/ccproc to your PATH. |
32-bit Linux 64-bit Linux |
| HEAsoft X-ray package 6.1.1 |
The HEAsoft X-ray analysis package from HEASARC has been upgraded. This software suite includes the popular FTOOLS, XANADU, and XSPEC packages, with numerous tools for FITS image and spectral analysis, particularly for X-ray data (ASCA, INTEGRAL, ROSAT, Swift, XTE, and others). Consult the HEAsoft web pages for more information, user documentation, etc.: http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/software/lheasoft/ To use the LHEA software, you will want something like this in your startup file (e.g. .cshrc): alias heainit source /usr/local/xray/headas/headas-init.csh <-- tcsh alias heainit source /usr/local/xray/headas/headas-init.sh <-- bash Then type 'heainit' to load the software. |
32-bit Linux Solaris 64-bit Linux |
| SAS 10.0.0 |
The XMM-Newton Science Analysis System (SAS) has been upgraded. The SAS is an extensive suite of software tools designed to reduce and analyze the data collected by the XMM-Newton X-ray observatory. This is a major upgrade; changes are described on the SAS web site (see below). In order to use the software, you will want something like this in your startup file (e.g. .cshrc): source /usr/local/xray/headas/headas-init.csh source /usr/local/xray/xmm/setsas.csh For help, run the command: > sashelp or see the SAS web pages at: http://xmm.vilspa.esa.es/external/xmm_sw_cal/sas_frame.shtml The XMM calibration and response files have also been installed in the directories: /data/xray/xmm_ccf/ /data/xray/CALDB/data/xmm These data are updated every Sunday afternoon. |
32-bit Linux Solaris 64-bit Linux |
| Sonnet 12.56 |
The Sonnet software has been upgraded on the Solaris and Linux machines (32-bit dna 64-bit). Sonnet is a package for circuit design and testing. In order to run it, you will probably want something like this in your .cshrc (or other startup) file: setenv SONNET_DIR /usr/local/sonnet setenv PATH ${SONNET_DIR}/bin:${PATH} To start the software, run 'sonnet'. The software has integrated "Help". For details on the new features in version 12, see the Sonnet web site: http://www.sonnetsoftware.com/products/sonnet-suites/new-features.html |
32-bit Linux Solaris 64-bit Linux |
| XSpec 12.3.0i |
The XSpec program, a part of the HEAsoft package for the analysis of X-ray specta, has been patched to the latest version. The changes included in recent patches are summarized on the web at: http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/software/lheasoft/xanadu/xspec/issues/issues.html See the summary of the HEAsoft package for instructions on using Xspec. |
32-bit Linux Solaris 64-bit Linux |
| AIPS++ 1.9 |
The AIPS++ software for the analysis of radio telescope data has been upgraded. AIPS++ is the successor to AIPS and is in active development. For documentation, see the local file: file:/usr/local/aips++/readme.html or the AIPS++ web site: http://aips2.nrao.edu/docs/aips++.html To use the AIPS++ software, you need to first source a startup file: > source /usr/local/aips++/aipsinit.csh > aips++ You may want to make an alias for the first command. |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| CALSTIS 2.13b |
The CALSTIS task in IRAF has been updated. This is a minor patch to the pipeline calibration software for the STIS instrument on HST. Further information on the patch may be found at: http://stsdas.stsci.edu/calstis213b.html |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| CIAO scripts (12-AUG-2003) |
A number of scripts for the analysis of X-ray data with CIAO have been upgraded/installed. For more information, see the web page: http://asc.harvard.edu/ciao/download/scripts/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| COBE/IRAS Dust Maps |
The IR Dust maps of Schlegel, Finkbeiner, & Davis (1998; ApJ, 500, 525) have been installed in /usr/local/optical/dust/. There you will find IDL and C libraries for accessing these maps. The IDL routines are also available in the standard IDL library location: /usr/local/rsi/idl/external/dust_map/CodeIDL/ - IDL code version 1 /usr/local/rsi/idl/external/dust_map/CodeIDLNew/ - IDL code version 2 /usr/local/rsi/idl/external/dust_map/maps/ - the maps For more information on the maps, see: http://astron.berkeley.edu/davis/dust/index.html |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| COLOR 4.0 |
The COLOR package in IRAF has been installed on both Linux and Solaris computers. This package is used for creating 3-color figures, usually from separate red, blue, and green images. There is extensive help within the package, using the standard IRAF 'help' command. In particular, the command: cl> help color.package provides a "Guide to Making Color Composites from IRAF Images". |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| CalcRMF 1.0 |
A utility has been installed for calculating ARF and RMF files, primarily for X-ray data analysis using the CIAO package. For more information, see the README file: file:/usr/local/xray/calcrmf/README |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| ChaSeR DS6.6.0 |
The ChaSeR (Chandra Search and Retrieve) software has been upgraded. This tool is used for accessing the Chandra X-ray Observatory archive. This is a simple Java application for finding, examining, and downloading data from the archive. There is on-line help at: http://asc.harvard.edu/cda/chaser.html There is also a Web version of the tool at: http://cda.harvard.edu:9011/chaser/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| FIGARO 5.6-0 |
The FIGARO package for optical astronomical data analysis has been installed as part of the Starlink software package. This is the only version of Figaro on Linux, while Solaris also has the older version in /usr/local/fig24/. To use this newer version of Figaro, you will need to run the standard Starlink startup commands: > source /usr/local/starlink/etc/login > source /usr/local/starlink/etc/cshrc and then: > figaro You may want to put an alias for this in your startup (.login/.cshrc) files. For help, run: > fighelp |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| FLUXES 1.1/JPL |
The FLUXES and JPL Starlink packages have been installed. FLUXES calculates accurate topocentric positions of the planets and also integrated flux densities of five of them at several wavelengths. It is primarily used for calibration purposes for the JCMT telescope. The JPL library and data sets provide high-accuracy predictions for the positions and velocities of the Sun and planets. To use these packages, you will need to run the standard Starlink startup commands: > source /usr/local/starlink/etc/login > source /usr/local/starlink/etc/cshrc You may want to put an alias for this in your startup (.login/.cshrc) files. |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| GAIA 2.5-3 |
The GAIA tool for astronomical image display has been installed. This is the default image tool for use with the Starlink data reduction package. To use GAIA, you will need to run the standard Starlink startup commands: > source /usr/local/starlink/etc/login > source /usr/local/starlink/etc/cshrc You may want to put an alias for this in your startup (.login/.cshrc) files. The GAIA tool has a "Help" menu. |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| HEALPix 2.01 |
HEALPix is an acronym for "Hierarchical Equal Area isoLatitude Pixelization" of a sphere. As suggested in the name, this pixelization produces a subdivision of a spherical surface in which each pixel covers the same surface area as every other pixel. This software is used for CMB analysis, among other things. The latest version (2.01) has been installed in /usr/local/optical/Healpix. More information can be found on the web site: http://healpix.jpl.nasa.gov/ Note that HEALPix is installed on both Linux and Solaris, but not on Mac OS X. If you require this software on Mac OS X, please send e-mail to us at help@astro.caltech.edu. |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| HEAsoft X-ray package 5.0.4 |
A minor patch has been applied to the HEAsoft X-ray data analysis package. This update only affects users of XTE data reduction tools. More information on the patch is available at: http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/software/lheasoft/RelNotes_504.html |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| IDLWAVE 4.14 |
The IDLWAVE emacs mode for IDL and WAVE files has been upgraded in /usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp. This mode enhances emacs when editing IDL (*.pro) and WAVE files. To use it, add the following lines to your ~/.emacs file: (autoload 'idlwave-mode "idlwave" "IDLWAVE Mode" t) (autoload 'idlwave-shell "idlw-shell" "IDLWAVE Shell" t) (setq auto-mode-alist (cons '("\\.pro\\'" . idlwave-mode) auto-mode-alist)) (setq idlwave-help-directory "/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/") (add-hook 'idlwave-mode-hook 'turn-on-font-lock) Help is available interactively with emacs, or through the "info" system: > info idlwave Also see the official web page: http://www.idlwave.org/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| JCMT OT |
The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope Observing Tool (JCMT OT) has been installed. This tool is used for the preparation and submission of proposals to use the JCMT. The JCMT is a 15-meter telescope in the submillimetre wavelength range; its premiere instrument is SCUBA, the Submillimetre Common-User Bolometer Array. To use the tool, run the command: > jcmtot There is a "Help" menu within the program. A primer on its use can be found at: http://www.jach.hawaii.edu/JACpublic/JAC/software/jcmtot/ where there are also links to the JCMT and associated resources. 02APR2003 PROG LS Java Advanced Imaging API In the course of installing the JCMT OT software (above), the "Java Advanced Imaging API" has been installed with the Java SDK 1.3.1, in the directory /usr/local/java/jsdk1.3.1_01/. More information on this software can be obtained at: http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/jai/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| JHU/APL/S1R IDL Library |
The JHU Library for IDL has been upgraded to the latest version. This library provides over 600 IDL routines useful for scientific analysis. For more information, see the web site: http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/s1r/idl/s1rlib/local_idl.html To use the library, you will need to add /usr/local/rsi/idl/external/jhuapl to the path in your IDL startup file (usually .startup.pro). |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| JObserve 1.6.4 |
The JObserve utility for generating observing schedules for the VLA has been installed. This is a Java-based rewrite of an older "observe" program. It is run as: > jobserve For more information on its use, consult the "Help" menu or see the relevant web page: http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/software/jobserve |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| MAKE_ACISBG 010101 |
A utility has been installed for dealing with the sky background in ACIS images from the Chandra X-ray Observatory. More information can be obtained from: file:/usr/local/xray/acisbg/index.html including a Cookbook, the necessary parameter file, and examples. |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| MIDAS NOV99pl2.2 |
The MIDAS data reduction package has been installed. MIDAS is a package from ESO for the analysis of optical/IR data. Type 'midas' or 'inmidas' to run the software, or 'gomidas' to restart an old MIDAS session. There is on-line 'help', or see the MIDAS web page: http://www.eso.org/projects/esomidas/midas.html |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| MTOOLS 5Mar98 |
The MTOOLS package has been installed in IRAF. This package contains a hodge-podge of various IRAF tasks by Jeff Munn, including tasks for generating airmass curves, converting directories of files to and from FITS, plotting 2-d data, and principal components analysis. For more information, see: file:/usr/local/iraf/extern/mtools/README.install This package was already installed on the Solaris machines; it is now installed on the Linux machines as well. |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| PyRAF 1.1p2 |
PyRAF has been upgraded to version 1.1. This is a minor upgrade that is compatible with the STSDAS 3.1 package in IRAF. PyRAF extends the functionality of the IRAF image analysis system using Python. These extensions include a complete command line editor, graphical parameter editing ('epar') and help screens, support for multiple simultaneous graphics windows, and much more. For details, see the PyRAF documentation page on the web: http://www.stsci.edu/resources/software_hardware/pyraf/ To run the program, type 'pyraf' in your standard IRAF directory. |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| RVSAO 2.3.3 |
The RVSAO package in IRAF has been installed on both Linux and Solaris computers. RVSAO is an IRAF add-on package developed at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Telescope Data Center to obtain radial velocities from spectra using cross-correlation and emission line fitting techniques. There is extensive help within the package, using the standard IRAF 'help' command. There is also a very useful web site: http://tdc-www.harvard.edu/iraf/rvsao/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| SAOtng 1.9.1 |
The SAOtng astronomical image display program has been installed. It has extensive built-in help under the "Help" button. This program has been largely superseded by 'ds9'. |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| SAXDAS 2.2.1 |
The SAXDAS package for analyzing data from the BeppoSAX X-ray satellite has been installed. It is built as a HEASOFT package, so the tasks are accessed in the usual way for that software, starting with: setenv LHEASOFT /usr/local/xray/lheasoft/SunOS_5.6_sparc alias lhea source ${LHEASOFT}/lhea-init.csh Then type 'lhea' to load the software. For help with the SAXDAS package, see the web page: http://bepposax.gsfc.nasa.gov/bepposax/software/saxdas/index.html |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| SLAlib |
SLAlib is a popular library of positional astronomy routines, produced by the Starlink project in the UK. This library is heavily used at observatories around the world. For more information, see the manual: file:/usr/local/starlink/docs/sun67.htx/sun67.html or the on-line web copy at: http://www.starlink.rl.ac.uk/star/docs/sun67.htx/sun67.html There are two versions of the library installed in /usr/local/lib/: libsla_f.a - FORTRAN library libsla_c.a - C library In order to link to the library, you will need something like this in your compile command: -L/usr/local/lib -lsla_c C programmers may also need the include files in /usr/local/include: slalib.h slamac.h Note : SLALIB/C is proprietary software that is licensed to CalTech Astronomy Dept free of charge for research applications. Users requiring private copies of the software should contact Patrick Wallace at ptw@tpointsw.uk. |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| SURF 1.6-8 |
The SCUBA User Reduction Facility (SURF) has been upgraded. This software is a Starlink package for the reduction of SCUBA data. In order to use it, you will need to run the standard Starlink startup commands: > source /usr/local/starlink/etc/login > source /usr/local/starlink/etc/cshrc and then: > surf You may want to put an alias for this in your startup (.login/.cshrc) files. For help, use the command: > scuhelp or see the on-line documentation at: http://www.jach.hawaii.edu/JACpublic/JCMT/software/scuba/surf/ The changes in this version are listed in: file:/usr/local/starlink/src/surf/surf.news |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| WMKOLRIS 2004 |
The WMKOLRIS package has been installed in IRAF. This package contains a pair of IRAF tasks useful in the reduction of LRIS images. For more information, see the web page: http://www2.keck.hawaii.edu/inst/lris/kecklris.html |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| fig2fits translation utility |
The utility for translating Figaro files (usually from Palomar) to FITS files, 'fig2fits', has been installed in the default /usr/local/bin/. Before running the program you will need to copy the header file from /usr/local/lib/fig2fits/fits_head to the current directory, and customize the header keywords in it. Note that the version of 'fig2fits' on Linux uses a much more recent version of Figaro, and it does not properly translate header keywords (unlike the Solaris version of 'fig2fits'). The data itself is translated correctly, of course. Anyone interested in fixing this issue should contact help@astro. |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| getCal 2.5 |
getCal is a software package for interferometric experiment planning, commonly used by the PTI and other interferometry programs at Caltech. To use it, you will want to add something like this to your .cshrc or other login file: setenv GC_PATH /usr/local/optical/getCal source $GC_PATH/gcEnvVar.csh setenv PATH ${GC_BIN}:${PATH} For more information, see the web page: http://msc.caltech.edu/software/getCal/index.html |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| scisim 3.0.0 |
The 'SciSim' simulator has been installed. This software simulates the response of the XMM-Newton X-ray Observatory and is extremely useful for XMM proposals and data analysis. To run the simulator, first execute: > setenv SCISIM_DIR /usr/local/xray/scisim > source $SCISIM_DIR/setup > scisim Documentation can be found at: file:/usr/local/xray/scisim/help/help.html or on the web site: http://xmm.vilspa.esa.es/user/scisim_top.html NOTE: Solaris users may experience an error concerning "libGLU.so.1". If so, please contact help@astro to have the OpenGL libraries installed on your computer. |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| wifix 1.1b |
WIFIX is a set of procedures written in Perl and PDL for the processing of wide-field images. The processing can be done in a "pipeline" mode. For more information, see the web page: http://www.na.astro.it/~radovich/wifix.htm In order to use the software, you will probably want something like this in your .cshrc (or other startup) file: source /usr/local/optical/wifix/PipeLibs/pipe.csh |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| xvista 6-02d |
The 'xvista' astronomical software package has been installed. Previously known simply as 'vista', 'xvista' is a general-purpose image processing package. To run it, simply type: > xvista For more information, see the xvista help web page: http://ganymede.nmsu.edu/holtz/xvista/help/help.html This page is also accessible by typing '?' at the xvista prompt. |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| HEAsoft X-ray package 6.0.3 |
The HEAsoft X-ray analysis package from HEASARC has been upgraded. This is a major upgrade to the software suite that includes the popular FTOOLS, XANADU, and XSPEC packages, with numerous tools for FITS image and spectral analysis, particularly for X-ray data. This version also includes the SWIFT 2.0 package for analyzing data from the Swift mission. Finally, this is the first version which we have installed on the Mac OS X machines. Consult the HEAsoft web pages for more information, user documentation, etc.: http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/software/lheasoft/ To use the LHEA software, you will want something like this in your startup file (e.g. .cshrc): alias heainit source ${HEADAS}/headas-init.csh alias heainit source ${HEADAS}/headas-init.csh Then type 'heainit' to load the software. (Note that the directory location of the software has changed slightly, from "lheasoft" to "headas".) |
PPC Mac |
| IDL 7.1.1 |
IDL has been upgraded to the latest version, v7.1.1. This powerful data analysis and visualization package has online help (type '?'), as well as a PDF manual set. Users might also consult the RSI web site: http://www.rsinc.com/ |
PPC Mac |
| XSpec 12.2.0cf |
The XSpec program, a part of the HEAsoft package for the analysis of X-ray specta, has been patched to the latest version. The changes included in recent patches are summarized on the web at: http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/software/lheasoft/xanadu/xspec/issues/issues.html See the summary of the HEAsoft package for instructions on using Xspec. |
PPC Mac |
| CFITSIO 3.006 |
The CFITSIO library for FITS file input/output has been upgraded to the latest version. This library is needed by a number of astronomy tools, but is easy enough to use in your own FORTRAN and C programs. The library provides for easy access of FITS data files, including the header and data segments. For documentation, see: file:/usr/local/lib/cfitsio/fitsio.ps.gz file:/usr/local/lib/cfitsio/cfitsio.ps.gz or the web page: http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/software/fitsio/fitsio.html To use the library, you will need something like this in your compile command: -L/usr/local/lib -lcfitsio The CFITSIO.pm Perl module for accessing CFITSIO routines in Perl has also been upgraded to version 1.03. For a bit of information on this feature, see: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~rpete/cfitsio/ |
Solaris PPC Mac |
| CIAO 3.3 |
CIAO, the X-ray analysis package for Chandra data, has been upgraded to version 3.3. This release includes several new tools and a number of significant bug fixes to other programs. Complete release notes documenting the changes in this version can be found at: http://cxc.harvard.edu/ciao/releasenotes/ To use the CIAO software, you will want something like this in your startup file (e.g. .cshrc): alias ciao source /usr/local/xray/ciao/bin/ciao.csh Then type 'ciao' to load the software. More information is available on the CIAO web site: http://cxc.harvard.edu/ciao/ |
Solaris PPC Mac |
| CIAO Calibration Database (CALDB) 3.2.1 |
The X-ray calibration database for use with CIAO has been upgraded to version 3.2.1. This upgrade includes a number of changes outlined in: file:/data/xray/CALDB/README_caldb3.2.1_upgrade.txt For more information on CALDB, there is a web page: http://cxc.harvard.edu/caldb/ |
Solaris PPC Mac |
| MIRIAD 4.0.5 |
The MIRIAD package for the analysis of radio interferometry data has been installed. From the web page: "MIRIAD (Multichannel Image Reconstruction, Image Analysis and Display) is a toolbox, in the form of an environment with a large set of moderate-sized programs which perform individual tasks, involving calibration, mapping, deconvolution and image analysis of interferometric data." It is most useful for analyzing BIMA, OVRO, and CARMA data. (And in fact, this installation is customized for CARMA data.) In order to use it, you will probably need to source a startup file: source /usr/local/miriad/miriad/miriad_start.csh More information is available from the Miriad web pages at: http://www.astro.umd.edu/~teuben/miriad/ Please note: Not all of the Miriad programs compiled on all of the system architectures that we support. If a program is missing on your machine, please contact help@astro for assistance. |
Solaris PPC Mac |
| makee May05 |
The 'makee' software for the analysis of HIRES and ESI data has been installed on the Linux, Mac OS X, and Solaris computers, in the directory /usr/local/optical/makee/. This latest version has support for the new HIRES CCD array. In order to use the programs, you will probably want something like this in your .cshrc (or other startup) file: setenv PATH /usr/local/optical/makee/bin:${PATH} setenv MAKEE_DIR /usr/local/optical/makee For assistance, check out the (somewhat old) web page: http://spider.ipac.caltech.edu/staff/tab/makee/index.html |
Solaris PPC Mac |
| AIPS 31DEC14 |
The AIPS package for analysis of radio astronomy data has been upgraded to the most recent version, 31DEC14 on the 64-bit Linux machines. This is a significant upgrade from our previous version, 31DEC11, so parameter files may need to be reset and some tasks will have new parameters to add. A full description of the package, including a "Cookbook" and other documentation, is available at the AIPS web site: http://www.cv.nrao.edu/aips/ In order to use AIPS, you will need to add something like this to your .cshrc or similar login file: source /usr/local/aips/LOGIN.CSH AIPS is then invoked with the command, 'aips'. Note that your machine must be setup to run AIPS properly. Also, note that we have only installed the latest version of AIPS on our 64-bit Linux machines. Please contact help@astro if you would like AIPS enabled on your workstation, or if you would like it installed on 32-bit Linux or Mac OS X. |
64-bit Linux |
| Ansoft HFSS 15.0 |
The HFSS/Maxwell software from Ansoft has been upgraded on the 64-bit Linux machines. HFSS is a finite element package for solving electromagnetic problems in 3-D structures. In order to run it, you will probably want something like this in your .cshrc (or other startup) file: setenv PATH /usr/local/ansoft/15.0/hfss15.0:${PATH} To start the software, run 'hfss'. The software has integrated "Help" menus. |
64-bit Linux |
| Astrometry.net 0.22 |
We have installed the astrometry.net package locally. This software can determine the proper WCS coordinate system for an image, using only the stars within it. More information, including a web form of the software, can be found at: www.astrometry.net To use the local version, add this to your .cshrc or other login file: setenv PATH /usr/local/optical/astrometry/bin:${PATH} Currently this software is only installed on the 64-bit Linux machines. Please let help@astro know if you would like it installed on a different architecture. |
64-bit Linux |
| HEALPix 2.20a |
HEALPix is an acronym for "Hierarchical Equal Area isoLatitude Pixelization" of a sphere. As suggested in the name, this pixelization produces a subdivision of a spherical surface in which each pixel covers the same surface area as every other pixel. This software is used for CMB analysis, among other things. The latest version (2.20a) has been installed in /usr/local/optical/Healpix on our 64-bit Linux machines. More information can be found on the web site: http://healpix.jpl.nasa.gov/ |
64-bit Linux |
| LSD 0.3.1 |
We have installed the Large Survey Database (LSD) software on our 64-bit Linux machines. From the website, "LSD is a framework for storing, cross-matching, querying, and rapidly iterating through large survey datasets", particularly for Pan-STARRS data. More information is available from their website: http://mwscience.net/trac/wiki/LargeSurveyDatabase The software has been installed in /usr/local/lsd. |
64-bit Linux |
| scamp 1.5.5 |
SCAMP is an optical astronomy package that reads SExtractor catalogs and computes astrometric and photometric solutions for any arbitrary sequence of FITS images in a completely automatic way. For more information, please see its web site at: http://astromatic.iap.fr/software/scamp/ This software has only been installed on the 64-bit Linux machines. |
64-bit Linux |
| MOOG 2010 (Scattering edition) |
The 2010 version of MOOG has been upgraded on our Solaris and 64-bit Linux machines. MOOG is a numerical code for performing a variety of LTE line analysis and spectrum synthesis tasks, such as determining the chemical composition of a star. This version has some modified scattering code included. For more information, including instructions for usage and examples, see the local documentation: file:/usr/local/optical/atlas/moog/doc/WRITEMOOG.ps or the web site: http://www.as.utexas.edu/~chris/moog.html |
Solaris 64-bit Linux |
| ADS 2006A |
The Advanced Design System has been upgraded on the Solaris machines. ADS is a linear and nonlinear circuit simulator. In order to run it, you will probably want something like this in your .cshrc (or other startup) file: setenv PATH /usr/local/hpads/2006A/bin:${PATH} To start the software, run 'ads'. There is extensive local documentation at: file:/usr/local/hpads/2006A/doc/manuals.htm Included there are release notes describing the changes in this version. |
Solaris |
| AIPS 31DEC02 |
The AIPS package for analysis of radio astronomy data has been upgraded to the most recent version, 31DEC02. This is a major upgrade from our previous version, 15APR99, so parameter files may need to be reset and many tasks will have new parameters to add. A full description of the package, including a "Cookbook" and other documentation, is available at the AIPS web site: http://www.cv.nrao.edu/aips/ Although AIPS is invoked with the command, 'aips', note that your machine must be setup to run AIPS properly. Also, note that we do not support this software under Linux, due to difficulties with the RedHat Linux version of the 'gcc' compiler. Please contact help@astro if support of AIPS under Linux is important to your work. |
Solaris |
| Ansoft HFSS 10.1 |
The HFSS/Maxwell software from Ansoft has been upgraded on the Solaris and Linux machines. HFSS is a finite element package for solving electromagnetic problems in 3-D structures. In order to run it, you will probably want something like this in your .cshrc (or other startup) file: setenv PATH /usr/local/ansoft/current/hfss10:${PATH} To start the software, run 'hfss'. The software has integrated "Help" menus. Note that this version has integrated all of the functionality of the old 'maxwell' program, so users need only run 'hfss'. |
Solaris |
| Code V 9.30 |
The Code V optical system modeling package has been upgraded to version 9.30. This is a major upgrade, which makes Code V on Solaris more similar to the (more popular) Windows version. (In fact, this is probably the final supported version of Code V for Solaris.) There is extensive on-line help through the "Help" menu, and help files in PDF form at: file:/usr/local/codev/codev_9_30/docs/cvmainmenu.pdf We have four floating licenses for Code V for Solaris. |
Solaris |
| RPS2 12.0 |
The HST proposal processing software RPS2 has been upgraded. Although largely superceded by APT, this version may be needed for HST Cycle 12 programs. Run it by executing 'RPS2'. There is an online manual at: http://www.stsci.edu/public/rps2-users.html |
Solaris |
| SETI@home 3.03 |
The SETI@home software for Solaris has been installed. Users wishing to help in the SETI project may want to run something like this: > setiathome -graphics -nice 10 & > xsetiathome This software will search for periodic signals in Arecibo radio data obtained for the SETI project. If you would like, register as a member of the "Caltech Astronomy Department" account, and our work will accumulate as a group. More information is available from the SETI@home web site: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/ |
Solaris |
| Sun Performance Library |
The Sun Performance Library has been added to the Sun Developer 7.0 compiler set. This library contains enhanced versions of the LAPACK and BLAS routines, as well as FFT and other matrix functions, all optimized for performance on Sun processors. Anyone requiring fast math computation on the Suns should investigate this library. This library set itself can be found in: /opt/SUNWspro/lib/libsunperf* A quick summary of the library can be found in: file:/opt/SUNWspro/READMEs/performance_library along with pointers to more extensive documentation. |
Solaris |
| UCSCLRIS 1.0 |
The UCSCLRIS package has been installed in IRAF. This package is used for creating slitmasks for the LRIS instrument at Keck. There are standard IRAF help pages, as well as a bit of documentation at: http://www.ucolick.org/~phillips/lris/ |
Solaris |
| fmosaic 2.6.1 |
The X-ray data analysis utility 'fmosaic' has been upgraded from version 2.5 to version 2.6.1. This tool is installed as part of the LHEA software distribution in /usr/local/xray/lheasoft. For an example of the 'fmosaic': file:/usr/local/xray/src/fmosaic-2.6.1/README |
Solaris |
| pgt 1.0 |
The Proposal Generation Tool (PGT) has been installed. This tool is used for submitting proposals to INTEGRAL, a gamma-ray space mission. For more information on INTEGRAL, see the web page: http://astro.estec.esa.nl/SA-general/Projects/Integral/integral.html |
Solaris |
| swarp 2.16.0 |
The SWarp software has been upgraded to version 2.16.0. SWarp is a program that resamples and co-adds together FITS images using any arbitrary astrometric projection defined in the WCS standard. This upgrade fixes a few bugs and enables VOTable output. It is described in detail on its web page: http://terapix.iap.fr/soft/swarp/ We have installed both a standard version of this program ('swarp'), as well as a multi-threaded version for multiprocessor machines ('swarp-mp'). There is also a manual page: > man -M /usr/local/optical/swarp/man swarp and a local copy of the user manual: file:/usr/local/optical/swarp/doc/swarp.pdf |
Solaris |
| fftw 2.1.5 |
The FFTW Fast Fourier Transform library has been upgraded. This is a very fast FFT library for use in C and FORTRAN programs. For more information, see the web page: http://www.fftw.org/ or the user manual: file:/usr/local/lib/fftw/fftw_toc.html file:/usr/local/lib/fftw/fftw.ps To use this library in a program, you will need to link to the library with something like this in your compile command: -L/usr/local/lib -lsfftw <-- single-precision -L/usr/local/lib -ldfftw <-- double-precision We have also installed the threaded version of this library, for optimization on parallel processor machines. To use the threaded (double-precision) library, add something like this to your compile command: -L/usr/local/lib -ldfftw_threads This is the final version 2.x release of the FFTW library. Those requiring version 3.x of the library (which is not entirely compatible with version 2.x) should contact help@astro. |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac 64-bit Linux |
| GNU Scientific Library 1.15 |
The GNU Scientific Library has been upgraded on the Linux machines. This library provides a wide range of mathematical routines such as random number generators, special functions and least-squares fitting. There are over 1000 functions in total with an extensive test suite. For more information, see the web page: http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/ The library itself is used like this on the compile command: -L/usr/local/lib -lgsl |
32-bit Linux 64-bit Linux |
| R 2.15.1 |
The 'R' statistical package has been upgraded on our Linux machines. R is an integrated suite of software facilities for data manipulation, calculation and graphical display. It implements the standard "S" language, which is a very popular tool for data analysis and statistics. There is on-line documentation at: file:/usr/local/lib/R/doc/html/index.html An older version is installed on our Solaris machines. |
32-bit Linux 64-bit Linux |
| ASURV 1.3 |
The ASURV statistical program has been installed. ASURV is a software package for "survival analysis", the statistical analysis of data containing nondetections. The package "provides a variety of statistical tests - each based on different models of where upper limits truly lie - so that the astronomer can judge the importance of the different assumptions" made concerning sample completeness. The software has been installed in /usr/local/stat/asurv/; it consists of a single program: /usr/local/stat/asurv/asurv Be sure to see the documentation: file:/usr/local/stat/asurv/asurv.ps |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| Maple V7 |
Maple, another mathematical package, has been upgraded to version 7. There is on-line help available, including a "New User's Tour", under the "Help" menu in the X Windows version of the program. |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| R 1.8.1 |
The 'R' statistical package has been upgraded. R is an integrated suite of software facilities for data manipulation, calculation and graphical display. It implements the standard "S" language, which is a very popular tool for data analysis and statistics. There is on-line documentation at: file:/usr/local/lib/R/doc/html/index.html We have also upgraded the Perl interface to R and installed a pair of add-on packages, "Hmisc" and "Design". The "Mclust" add-on package, for model-based cluster analysis, has also been installed. |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| Maple V9.5 |
Maple, another mathematical package, has been upgraded to version 9.5. There is on-line help available, including a "New User's Tour", under the "Help" menu in the X Windows version of the program. It can be invoked as: > xmaple # X-windows version > maple # non-gui |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| GNU Scientific Library 1.13 |
The GNU Scientific Library has been installed on the Mac OS X machines. This library provides a wide range of mathematical routines such as random number generators, special functions and least-squares fitting. There are over 1000 functions in total with an extensive test suite. For more information, see the web page: http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/ The library itself is used like this on the compile command: -L/usr/local/lib -lgsl |
PPC Mac Intel Mac |
| Matlab Release 14 SP3 |
Matlab is a computing environment that provides tools for data analysis, visualization, and algorithm and application development. Matlab has been upgraded from Release 13 to Release 14. [Nov 28, 2005: We installed service pack 3, which fixes a number of bugs.] There is on-line help available by selecting "MATLAB Help" from the Help menu, or from loading this URL in your browser: file:/usr/local/matlab/matlab-14/help/begin_here.html With this release, we also have installed Matlab on the Mac OS X machines, where it is a Macintosh application. |
Solaris PPC Mac |
| Mathematica V7.0.1 |
Mathematica, the popular package for symbolic mathematical computing, has been upgraded to version 7.0.1. The program can be invoked in two ways: > math <-- command-line version > mathematica <-- X Windows version |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| Mathematica V5.1 |
Mathematica, the popular package for symbolic mathematical computing, has been upgraded to version 5.1. The program can be invoked in two ways: > math <-- command-line version > mathematica <-- X Windows version |
Solaris |
| Gnumeric 1.0.9 |
The 'gnumeric' spreadsheet has been installed on the Linux computers. Gnumeric is an open source spreadsheet from the Gnome project. It is somewhat "young" but is developing fast. It will import files from other popular spreadsheet programs, such as Excel and 1-2-3. For further info, use the built-in "Help" menu, which calls up the local documentation: file:/usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/index.html There is also an extensive web page: http://www.gnome.org/projects/gnumeric/ |
32-bit Linux |
| StarOffice 8.0 |
StarOffice has been upgraded to version 8.0. This is a major re-write of Sun's Office software suite, including text editing, spreadsheet, and presentation tools. These tools provide a Unix "version" of the popular Microsoft Office product, including compatibility with the Microsoft Office file format. Extensive on-line help is available. To run the software, type: > soffice This software is supported on Solaris and Linux. All of our Mac OS X machines have Microsoft Office installed instead. If you would like to have Open Office (the open source version of StarOffice) installed on Mac OS X, please contact help@astro. |
32-bit Linux Solaris 64-bit Linux |
| fvwm 2.4.13 |
The 'fvwm' window manager has been upgraded to version 2.4.13. 'fvwm' is a powerful multiple virtual desktop window manager for the X Window system. Although a bit old, some users find 'fvwm' to be a fast alternative to Gnome and KDE. If you would like to try 'fvwm', you will need to setup a .xinitrc file in your home directory. Please e-mail help@astro if you require assistance with this procedure. Documentation can be found in the manual page: > man fvwm or on the web site: http://www.fvwm.org/ We have installed version 2.5.21 on the 64-bit Linux machines, since the "unstable" 2.5.x versions provude better 64-bit support. |
32-bit Linux Solaris 64-bit Linux |
| Gnome 1.4 |
The Gnome desktop has now been installed on all of the Solaris machines. (Gnome was already present on Linux computers.) This is a complete desktop; an alternative to CDE and OpenWindows. It has a number of benefits, including compatibility across Linux and Solaris, speed, and a number of tools written specifically for it, such as spreadsheets, graphics programs, calendar and office utilites, etc. Although this is a "beta" version of Gnome, Sun expects to distribute Gnome (2.0) with future versions of the operating system, as a modern replacement for OpenWindows. To run Gnome from your Solaris machine, select it from the "Session" menu when you log in. For documentation, see the Gnome web site: http://www.gnome.org/ or click on the "Question Mark" in the Gnome tool bar at the bottom of the screen, to bring up the Gnome Help System. |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| enlightenment 0.16.5 |
The latest version of the Enlightenment window manager has been installed. This software is a modern window manager for use with the X Window System. It can be invoked directly via your .xinitrc file where it should replace your current window manager (e.g. "olwm" or "fvwm"). More commonly, enlightenment is started from within the Gnome environment using the Gnome Control Center (started via the "toolbox" icon). There is extensive built-in documentation, using the "Help" option on the menu obtained by pressing the middle button on the root window (background). Other documentation, screenshots, and information can be found on the web site: http://www.enlightenment.org/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| jpilot 0.99 |
Jpilot is a complete Unix version of the Palm Desktop software. This software provides compatible versions of the "Address Book", "Date Book", "Memo Pad", and "To Do List" applications, with full support for synchronization with a Palm Pilot or other PDA device. To use this software, run: > jpilot To synchronize your Palm Pilot or other handheld device, connect the device cradle to serial port A or B on your computer, then define the following environment variable: > setenv PILOTPORT /dev/ttya or /dev/ttyb <-- Solaris > setenv PILOTPORT /dev/ttyS0 or /dev/ttyS1 <-- Linux Then run 'jpilot'. Press the "Sync" button to synchronize with your handheld unit. For more information, see the web page: http://www.jpilot.org/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| Autocad 2000i |
Autocad, the popular computer-aided design tool, has been installed on our public Windows computer, taurus, in Robinson 52. There is extensive on-line help. We have a number of experienced Autocad users in the Astronomy Department. |
Windows |
| Emulate ApJ macros |
The Feb 9, 2003 version of the ApJ emulation LaTeX macros has been installed. In order to use them, in most cases one can just place this line at the start of the main LaTeX file: \documentclass{emulateapj} See the web site for more details: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~alexey/emulateapj/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac 64-bit Linux Intel Mac |
| kile 2.0.3 |
We have installed kile, a KDE-based graphical front end for TeX/LaTeX on the 32-bit Linux machines. More information can be found on the website: http://kile.sourceforge.net/ To run this tool, one will need to define the "KDEDIRS" variable first, like this: > setenv KDEDIRS /usr/local:/usr > kile |
32-bit Linux |
| auctex 11.53 |
AUCTeX is an emacs package that supports writing and formatting TeX documents. For more information, please see: http://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/ To activate this mode, add the following line to your ~/.emacs file (require 'tex-site) |
32-bit Linux Solaris PPC Mac |
| pybtex |
The pybtex BibTeX-compatible bibliography processor has been installed on the Linux machines. Please type > pybtex to see the usage options, or consult the website: http://pybtex.sourceforge.net/ |
32-bit Linux 64-bit Linux |
| AASTeX 5.2 |
The AASTeX macros for LaTeX have been upgraded to version 5.2. These macros should be used for all LaTeX manuscripts submitted to the astronomical journals. More information on these macros can be found on the web at: http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/AAS/AASTeX/ |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| TeX - web2c V7.4.5, xdvik V22.76.1, dvipsk V5.78a |
The TeX software has been upgraded. See the man pages for more information: > man tex > man latex > man dvips > man xdvi |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| rtf2latex2e 1.0 |
The 'rtf2latex2e' translator has been installed. This program translates RTF ("Rich Text Format") files, which can be produced by Microsoft Word and other programs, into LaTeX files. Although the output will probably require additional "tweaking", this translator should ease the process of translating from Microsoft Office to LaTeX. Local documentation is available at: file:/usr/local/lib/rtf2latex2e/doc/rtf2LaTeX2eDoc.html file:/usr/local/lib/rtf2latex2e/doc/rtf2LaTeX2eDoc.pdf |
32-bit Linux Solaris |
| teTeX-2.0.2 |
teTeX 2.0.2 has been installed under MacOSX. Additional astronomy related packages have also been installed including AASTeX and amsfonts. |
PPC Mac |
| Adobe FrameMaker 6.0 |
Adobe FrameMaker has been upgraded to version 6.0. FrameMaker is a professional publishing application useful for everything from flyers to books. It is especially useful for creating posters for printing on our large-format printer (posterastro). There is detailed on-line help, as well as a paper manual and quick reference card in Robinson Rm 52. We now have 10 licenses for this product, so everyone should be able to use it! |
Solaris |
| LaTeX2html 99.2b8 |
The LaTeX-to-HTML converter has been installed. This converter is useful for translating LaTeX documents to an HTML form. For documentation, see: file:/usr/local/lib/latex2html/docs/manual/index.html For an example of a scientific paper see: http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~pls/papers/aj/n1569_1/ There are macros available which attempt to translate AASTeX papers correctly. |
Solaris |
| TeX PostScript fonts |
The PostScript fonts in TeX have been upgraded with the addition of the (default) Computer Modern font in PostScript form. This will help in printing, as well as when using 'ghostview' and the 'ps2pdf' translation utility. |
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