Software Farm Modules

1. modules setup and usage
2. Newly updated or installed modules
3. Modules Listings for Supported Platforms (massive table: 78K)
4. Search module information
5. Where to submit requests for new software builds.
   (Please specify architecture and version of software)
6. Y2K Compliance Status on Software Farm
7. Recent TeX/LaTeX System Changes (Feb. 2000)

• sunx86.sos5 -- X86 Solaris 2.x (SunOS 5.x)
• sun4.sos5 -- Sparc Solaris 2.x (SunOS 5.x)
• sun4.sos4 -- Sparc Solaris 1.x (SunOS 4.x)
• alpha.osf1 -- Alpha/Digital UNIX
• mips.irix -- SGI IRIX (IRIX 6.5)

Aggregate modules

• Modules bootstrapping
• GNU (loaded by default; module load gnu if needed)
• IR ("information retrieval");loaded by default; module load IR if needed
• graphics_preview (loaded by default via the IR modules shown above)
• graphics/tools (misc. graphics tools: gnuplot,convert, etc.)
• systools (system tools)

Individual Software Modules

• 3270
  • IBM 3270 Terminal Emulator (sun4.sos4)
  • Versions: 3.6 .
• answerbook
  • Sun Answerbook online documentation
  • Versions: 8 .

• MH
  • MH Rand mail handling utilties
  • Versions: 6.8.3 .
• Modules
  • Manages user's shell environment
  • Versions: 3.0 , 2.0 .
• NAG
  • Double Precision Math Libraries
  • Versions: Mark 18 .
• NNStat
  • Monitor network traffic
  • Versions: 3.2 .
• RosettaMan
  • Convert UNIX formatted troff pages to various formats, including html.
  • Versions: 2.0beta .
• SunSDK
  • Solaris 2.3 Software Dev. Kit
  • Versions: 2.3 .
• TeX
  • tex, latex, xdvi, dvips, etc.
  • Versions: 3.14159 .
• TkWWW
  • Tk based World Wide Web application
  • Versions: 0.9 , 0.10beta .
• UCBtools
  • jot, lam, rs -- filters
  • Versions: 1.0 .
• X11R5
  • MIT's X window system Version 5
  • Versions: pl25 , pl26 , pl26a .
• X11R5-contrib
  • X11R5 contributed software
• X11R6
  • MIT's X window system Version 6
  • Versions: pl5 .
• acroread
  • acroread: Adobe Acrobat PDF file reader
  • Versions: 4.05 .
• amanda
  • Amanda backup system
  • Versions: 2.2.6 .
• anlpasswd
  • Argonne National Lab's password checking utiltiy
• autoconf
  • GNU's autoconfigure script
  • Versions: 1.10 .
• avs
  • AVS version 5.0
  • Versions: 5.4 .
• bash
  • GNU Bourne again shell
  • Versions: 2.02.1 .
• bison
  • bison: GNU Project parser generator (yacc replacement)
  • Versions: 1.28 .
• cvs
  • Concurrent version control system (frontend of RCS)
  • Versions: 1.10 .
• db
  • Berkeley B-tree/hash access methods
  • Versions: 3.0.55 .
• ddd
  • GUI frontend dubugging tool for gdb, dbx, jdb, etc.
  • Versions: 3.2.1 .
• edb
  • Emacs database
  • Versions: 1.18 .
• elm
  • Screen Oriented Mail Interface
  • Versions: 2.5.3 .
• emacs
  • GNU Emacs
  • Versions: 20.6 .
• emacs-contrib
  • GNU Emacs contributed elisp code
• environ
  • XXX Description of package
  • Versions: 1.0 .
• exmh
  • exmh Tk front end to mh
  • Versions: 1.1 , 1.2 , 1.3 .
• expect
  • TCL based tool for writing scripts that interact with programs
  • Versions: 4.8 , 5.2 , 5.7 .
• faces
  • Usenix face utilities
• finger
  • GNU Finger
  • Versions: 1.37 .
• flex
  • fast lexical scanner generator
  • Versions: 2.5.4 .
• fm2html
  • Framemaker to html convertor
  • Versions: 0.8.4 .
• fvwm
  • fvwm virtual window manager
  • Versions: 1.24r , 2.2 .
• gcc
  • GNU C compiler
  • Versions: 2.95.2 .
• gdb
  • GNU gdb debugger
  • Versions: 4.18 .
• gdbm
  • GNU's replacement for dbm
  • Versions: 1.8.0 .
• glimpse
  • Indexing and searching tool for HTTPD
  • Versions: 4.1 .
• groff
  • GNU document formatting system
  • Versions: 1.15 .
• gs
  • Ghostscript
  • Versions: 6.01 .
• ical
  • Tk based calendar
  • Versions: 1.8b3 .
• insight
  • ParaSoft Insight
  • Versions: 1.0 .
• island
  • Island Graphics Write, Paint, Draw
  • Versions: 3.0 .
• itcl
  • incr tcl Object extension for tcl
  • Versions: 1.3 .
• jpeg
  • JPEG picture compression/decompression utilities
  • Versions: 5b1 .
• kerberos
  • MIT Kerberos
  • Versions: 4.0 .
• lang
  • Sun Compilers & Development Environment (cc, CC, f77, f90, workshop, etc.)
  • Versions: 5.0 , 4.2 .
• latex2html
  • Converts LaTeX to html
• ldap
  • lightweight directory access protocol (x.500)
  • Versions: 3.0 .
• lfu
  • LFU file update utility
• local
  • Miscellaneous utilties
• lsof
  • Open File Information
  • Versions: 2.27 , 2.33 .
• m4
  • GNU m4
  • Versions: 1.4 .
• mailagent
  • mailagent mail handler
• majordomo
  • Majordomo mailing list manager
  • Versions: 1.62 .
• make
  • GNU make utility; including in module gnu
  • Versions: 3.79 .
• make-a-wish
  • Build Tcl/Tk interpreters with various additions
  • Versions: 1.2 .
• mathematica
  • Wolfram Research's symbolic mathematics package
  • Versions: 4.0 , 3.0 .
• md4
  • Message digest algorithm (for use with RSA cryptographic signatures)
• mem
  • Display System Memory
  • Versions: 1.0 .
• miftran
  • Framemaker MIF to html translator
  • Versions: 0.1 .
• minicom
  • minicom
  • Versions: 1.60 .
• mirror
  • FTP mirroring software
  • Versions: 2.1 .
• most
  • text file pager - like less or more
  • Versions: 4.2 .
• motif
  • Motif 1.1.4 from OSF
  • Versions: 1.1 , 1.2.2 , 1.2 .
• mtools
  • MSDOS filesystem utilties for Unix
  • Versions: 2.0.7 .
• mxedit
  • mxedit Tcl based editor
  • Versions: 2.2 .
• ncftp
  • Versions: 3.0.0 .
• netpbm
  • Versions: lbl .
• nfswatch
  • Monitor NFS traffic
  • Versions: 4.0 .
• objanal
  • Objective Analysis -- Not for public use
  • Versions: 2.0 .
• oleo
  • Oleo GNU spreadsheet
  • Versions: 1.5 .
• openwin
  • OpenWindows Version 3.3 (Solaris 2.3)
  • Versions: 3.3 , 2.0 , 3.0 , 3.2 .
• openwin-contrib
  • Contributed OpenWindows software
• patch
  • GNU Patch utility
  • Versions: 2.5.4 .
• perl
  • Multi-purpose scripting language
  • Versions: 5.005_03 .
• pgbrowse
  • Postgres browser tool
  • Versions: 0.0 .
• pine
  • Screen oriented mail, newsgroup interface
  • Versions: 4.21 .
  • the pine module includes the pico editor on SunOS, Solaris
• psutils
  • PostScript manipulation utilties
  • Versions: 1.17 .
• pvm
  • Parallel Virtual Machine
  • Versions: 3.2.5 .
• rcs
  • Revision Control system
  • Versions: 5.7 .
• rcvs
  • remote source code control system
  • Versions: 0.6.9 .
• rdist
  • remote file distribution client program
  • Versions: 6.1.5 .
• readline
  • GNU readline library
  • Versions: 4.1 .
• rperf
  • Monitor uptime, load average, disk I/O, VM statistics
  • Versions: 2.1 .
• rtftohtml
  • RTF to html translator
  • Versions: 2.75
• scotty
  • Scotty - Tk + network functions
  • Versions: 0.7 .
• scsiinfo
  • Displays information about SCSI devices
  • Versions: 2.2 .
• sendmail
  • sendmail v8
  • Versions: 8.10.0 .
• sftp
  • Shell interface to FTP
• sgmls
  • SGMLS - SGML parser and validation tool
  • Versions: 1.1 .
• skey
  • S/Key - one time password for Unix
  • Versions: 1.1b .
• SNM
  • Sun Net Manager
  • Versions: 2.1 .
• strn
  • scoring threaded news reader
  • Versions: 0.9.2 .
• sudo
  • Execute Commands as Superuser
  • Versions: 1.6.3 .
• sunphigs
  • Sun PHIGS Libraries
  • Versions: 3.0 .
• sup
  • sup file update utility
• sxpc
  • simple X protocol compressor
  • Versions: 1.4 .
• tcl
  • Multi-purpose scripting language
  • Versions: 8.3.0 .
• tcl-dp
  • distributed programming for Tcl
  • Versions: 3.0 .
• tclX
  • Extended Tcl 7.1a beta 5
  • Versions: 7.1a-B5 , 7.3ap1 .
• tcldp
  • Distributed programming package for Tcl
  • Versions: 3.2 .
• tcpdump
  • Monitor network traffic
  • Versions: 2.2.1 .
• tcsh
  • Improved C Shell
  • Versions: 6.09 .
• term
  • slip like access w/o slip
  • Versions: 1.08 .
• tk
  • Multi-purpose scripting language with window support
  • Versions: 8.3.0 .
• tkined
  • TkIned network editor
  • Versions: 0.6 .
• tkman
  • Tk based manual page browser (+ hypertext)
  • Versions: 1.5 .
• tn3270
  • IBM 3270 Terminal Emulator (sun4.sos5)
  • Versions: 4.1.1 .
• top
  • Monitor processes
  • Versions: 3.5b6 .
• transfig
  • TeX portable graphics tools
  • Versions: 2.1.6 .
• trn
  • Threaded news reader - Suggested 'rn' replacement
  • Versions: 3.2 , 3.4.1 .
• unixdb
  • Unix project database
  • Versions: 0.1 .
• unzip
  • Archiving and compression utility
  • Versions: 5.40 .
• vat
  • Video/Audio conferencing tools
• vmpage
  • Display VM Statistics
  • Versions: 1.0 .
• vtk
  • 3D graphics/visualization toolkit
  • Versions: 2.0p1 .
• wabi
  • Sun Wabi - MS Windows Emulator
  • Versions: 1.0 .
• wafe
  • Widget Athena front end
  • Versions: 0.96a .
• wuftpd
  • WUArchive FTP daemon
  • Versions: 2.6.0 .
• wusage
  • wusage produces WWW server usage graphs
  • Versions: 3.0.2 , 3.1 , 3.2 .
• wwfs
  • WWFS - WorldWide File System
  • Versions: 109.5 .
• xbench
• xf
  • XF Interface builder for Tk
  • Versions: 2.2pl9 .
• xfsm
  • Disk free space monitor
  • Versions: 1.73 .
• xgl
  • Sun XGL Libraries
  • Versions: 3.0 .
• xgobi
  • Description of package
  • Versions: 4.00 , 1.0 .
• xmove
  • pseudoserver to move windows between X servers
  • Versions: 1.0 .
• xntp
  • XNTP - network time protocol daemon
  • Versions: 3.3u .
• xpaint
  • X11 paint program (something like MacPaint)
  • Versions: 2.5.7 .
• xperfmon+
  • xperfmon with plotting
  • Versions: 1.0 .
• xrn
  • XXX Description of package
  • Versions: 6.17 .
• xv
  • X based image viewer for gif, tiff, xbm, ps, etc.
  • Versions: 3.10 .
• xvnews
  • OpenLook news reader
  • Versions: 2.0 .
• yxx
  • YACC++ Compiler
  • Versions: 1.4 .
• zip
  • Archiving/compression utility
  • Versions: 2.3 , 2.0.1 .
• zoo
  • file archiving utility
  • Versions: 2.0 .