Applications on Ubuntu Linux

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Installed Software

Default applications installed on scientific Ubuntu Linux desktops at NCEAS

Virtualization Software

Office Applications

  • OpenOffice.org
  • Firefox
  • Kompozer
  • Evince

Media Applications

  • GIMP
  • Inkscape
  • Scribus

Scientific Applications

  • MATLAB 2009a
  • Octave
  • GRASS
  • R

Communications

Optional Software

  • SAS 9.2
  • Mathematica 7.0

Changes Made to the default install

  • configure Thunderbird, Firefox, Xchat
  • mount shared drives
  • change the mirror (see below)
  • install printers


Change the mirror

Fast Mirrors

Switching Mirrors

  1. edit /etc/apt/sources.list (sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list)
  2. change us.archive.ubuntu.com and security.ubuntu.com to mirrors.nceas.ucsb.edu

Add third party Repos

Install each repo by adding a file to the /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ directory.

Commonly Used Third Party Repositories

Install and Upgrade Notes

Quick Installation of the open source software listed above

  • on a default Ubuntu install, run:
sudo apt-get install kompozer inkscape scribus octave grass xchat thunderbird virtualbox r-base wine

Upgrade to new versions using the nceas mirror (8.04 or earlier)

This workaround is fixed in 8.10 and later.

  1. edit /etc/hosts, add 128.111.220.11 mirrors.rit.edu
  2. change your mirror to mirrors.rit.edu using the Software Sources GUI, or editing /etc/apt/sources.list
  3. run the upgrade
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