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Software in the Linux Lab
Word Processors
- soffice - Open Office 1.0.1 - the best office suite we have
- abiword - light-weight wysiwyg word processor
- kword - light-weight frame based word processor. pseudo-wysiwyg: what's printed looks different from what's on the screen
- texmacs - WYSIWYG interface for the document language
- ktexmaker2 - non-wysiwyg text editing environment for the document language
Spreadsheets
- soffice - Open Office 1.0.1 - the best office suite we have
- gnumeric - capable spreadsheet similar to excel in layout. lots of functions and good import filters.
- kspread - very basic spreadsheet
Presentation Software
- soffice - Open Office 1.0.1 - the best office suite we have
- kpresenter - good presentation software - bad at importing Powerpoint, Impress or Other Presentation files
Mail Clients
- evolution - good email client similar to Microsoft Outlook
- kmail - good email client similar to Eudora or Microsoft Outlook Express
- mozilla - Mozilla Mail is a good cross-platform email client
Text Editors
- vim - the only text editor you'll ever need. A tutorial can be found here.
- emacs and xemacs - text editor, lisp environment and kitchen sink
- kate - kde text editor that supports syntax highlighting and embedded console window
- nano - basic easy to use text editor - light on features - PICO clone
- joe - basic easy to use text editor - light on features
3D Modelers
- blender - hard to use 3d modeler
- povray - renderer/ray tracer employing scene files
HTML Editors
- mozilla - Mozilla Composer - easy to use, WYSIWYG HTML Editor
- quanta - more advanced html editor
- bluefish - basic html editor
Parallel Programming
MPI
- lam - an MPI run-time environment
PVM
- pvm - another parallel programming environment
Programming Languages
Assembler
- spim - MIPS assembler/emulator
- nasm - x86 assembler with standard Intel syntax
- gcc - x86 assembler with sysv syntax
C
- icc - Intel Compiler Collection
- gcc - GNU Compiler Collection
C++
- icc - Intel Compiler Collection
- g++ - GNU Compiler Collection
Fortran
- g77 - Fortran 77 compiler from GCC
- ifc - Intel Fortran compiler 7.0
Java
- java and javac - JDK 1.4.0 - JDK 1.2.2 is also available, but not the default
Lisp
- clisp - Interpreter for Common Lisp
- emacs and xemacs - Lisp Environment
ML
- sml - Standard ML of New Jersey interpreter
Pascal
- fpc - Free Pascal Compiler
Prolog
- gprolog - Prolog interpreter
Perl
- perl - Duct tape of the Internet
Python
- python - object-oriented language with unique syntax
Ruby
- ruby - object-oriented language with Perl-like syntax
Scheme
- mit-scheme - Scheme Environment from MIT
Smalltalk
- gst - GNU Smalltalk Interpreter
Web Browsers
- netscape - not good browser, but some sites require it
- mozilla - modern, high quality browser and basis for Netscape 7 series
- konqueror - better browser than netscape, not as good as mozilla
- galeon - high quality, featureful browser using the mozilla rendering engine
- lynx - basic text based web browser
- links - more capable text based web browser
Image Utilities
- gimp - high quality raster image editor of photoshop caliber
- dia - vector based diagramming program like visio.
- kivio - another diagramming program like dia.
- xfig - ancient vector drawing program.
Math Software
- xmaxima - symbolic algebra program, a descendent of the DOE Macsyma
- octave - A Matlab clone, used for numerical computation and numerical linear algebra
- gnuplot - general purpose plotting software
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