The look and feel of the desktop differs from what users will see in the MCS Windows and Macintosh environment. There is no menu structure based upon the application categories. Instead, all applications are listed alphabetically in the Supported or Unsupported groups. Users can filter the applications by MCS menu category.
If you are a new Linux user, please read Using an MCS Linux PC.
The majority of applications are available everywhere without licence number restrictions, however, a few of the applications are site-specific where availability at a site is dependent on licence arrangements. Site codes are used where there is restricted availability of an application.
Applications listed in the Unsupported part of the Dashboard are not supported by University Information Services and may not be updated when new versions become available. Unsupported applications are denoted with [3]. If you wish an application to be upgraded – and therefore become Supported – please request this during the request and upgrade period.
[1] Unsupported application
[2] Non-interactive; cannot be invoked from the menu
Accessories
| Application | Version | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Archive Manager | [3] | |
| Calculator | ||
| Character Map | [3] | |
| Disks | [3] | |
| Display filespace quota | ||
| Display printer credit | ||
| Document Viewer | ||
| eCredit | Add credit to print balance | |
| Files | [1] | |
| Font Viewer | ||
| Help | [1] | |
| iPython | 1.21 | |
| iPython 3 | [1] | |
| K3b | 2.0.2 | |
| Onboard | Onboard Settings | |
| Screenshot | [1] | |
| Security & Privacy | ||
| Time & Date | [1] |
Database packages
All applications are listed alphabetically below:
| Application | Version | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| GDAL | 1.10.1 | run from command line |
| KBibTeX | 0.4 | |
| LibreOffice Base | 5.3 |
Email and messaging
| Application | Version | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine | 2.10 | |
| Evolution Mail and Calendar | 3.10.4 | |
| Thunderbird Mail | 24 |
Graphics and presentation
All applications are listed below alphabetically:
| Application | Version | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Blender | 2.69 | |
| Document Viewer | ||
| GIMP Image Editor | 2.8.10 | GNU Image Manipulation Program |
| gscan2pdf | 1.2.3 | CL |
| ImageJ | 1.48 | |
| ImageMagick | (display Q16) | |
| Image Viewer | [1] | |
| Inkscape Vector Graphics Editor | 0.91-3 | [1] |
| LibreOffice Draw | 5.3 | |
| LibreOffice Impress | 5.3 | |
| Shotwell Photo Manager | [1] | |
| Simple Scan | [1] | |
| XSane Image scanning program | 0.998 | CL |
Multimedia and music
| Application | Version | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Aegisub | ||
| Audacity | 2.1.2 | |
| Cheese Webcam Booth | ||
| Clementine | 1.2.0 | [1], media player |
| K3b | 2.0.2 | GUI CD burning application |
| Rhythymbox Music Player | [1] | |
| Videos | ||
| VLC Media Player | 2.1.4 |
Network tools
All applications are listed below alphabetically.
| Application | Version | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Desktop Sharing | [1] | |
| Remmina Remote Desktop Client | [1] | |
| Transmission BitTorrent Client | [1] |
Programming and scripting
All applications are listed below alphabetically.
| Application | Version | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Android Studio | 1.2.2 | CL |
| Code::Blocks IDE | 13.12 | CL |
| Devhelp | ||
| Eclipse | 4.4SR2 | Mars R2 |
| Geany | 1.23.1 | |
| Glade Interface Designer | 3.16.1 | GUI Builder |
| GNU Emacs 24 | 24.3 | GUI, Terminal |
| GNU Octave | 3.2.4 | |
| iPython | 1.2.1 | |
| iPython 3 | 1.2.1 | [1] |
| IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition | 2017.1.4 | CL |
| jEdit | 5.1.0 | |
| Kate | 4.4.13 | programming text editor |
| KDbg | 2.5.4 | KDE GUI for gdb |
| Moscow ML | 2.10.1 | |
| Netbeans IDE | 8.1 | CL |
| Perl | 5.18.2 | run from command line |
| Poly ML | 5.2.1 | |
| Qt 4 Designer | ||
| rcs | 5.9.2 | run from command line |
| RStudio | 0.99.903 | [3] |
| sox | 14.4.1 | utility for manipulating sound files; run from command line |
| Standard ML of New Jersey | 110.76 | run from command line |
| subversion | 1.8.8 | utility for managing files; run from command line |
| SWI-Prolog | 6.6.4 | CL |
Programming libraries and Software Developer Kits (SDKs)
The libraries available are invoked when compiling programming code. The software developer kit(s) are run from a command line prompt.
| Library | Version | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Android Platform Tools and SDK | 24.3.3 | |
| fftw3 | 3.3 | [2] |
| gcc | 4.8.2 | gfortran, g++, gcc |
| GDAL | 1.10.1 | processes geospatial data |
| Java Development Kit | 8 | OpenJDK versions supplied |
| Maven | 3.0.5 | software project manager, run from command line |
| NAG Fortran Compiler | 6.0 | [2] |
| NAG Fortran Library for gfortran Compiler | [2] | |
| Prosper | LaTeX plugin - style sheet | |
| Python | 2.7 & 3.4 | Numpy, Scipy libraries for both 2.+ & 3.+ versions |
| R Libraries |
Spreadsheets, maths and statistics
All applications are listed below alphabetically.
| Application | Version | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| EMACS Speaks Statistics | 13.09-1 | accessed through EMACS |
| Gaussian | 09E.01 | |
| GaussView | 5.0.9 | Front end for Gaussian |
| GeoGebra | 4.0.34.0 | |
| GNU Octave | 3.8.1 | |
| Gnuplot | 4.6.4 | |
| JASP | ||
| LibreOffice Calc | 5.3 | |
| LibreOffice Math | 5.3 | |
| Maple | 2017.1 | |
| Mathematica | 11.1.1 | [1] Colleges & UIS Rooms; [2] CH, CL, EC, GE, MA, PH |
| MATLAB | 2017a | [1] Colleges & UIS Rooms; [2] CL, EC, GE, MA |
| R | 3.2.3 | |
| R Commander |
Teaching packages
Most of these applications are supported by the institution for whose use they are provided and may be available at specific sites only; or are freely available across the MCS; (see site codes at the bottom of this page). ">" indicates a directory heading.
| Application | Version | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Clustal X | 2.1 | |
| GRASS GIS | 7 | |
| Gromacs | 5.1.2 | MA |
| Hückel | 2012-1005 | CH |
| QGIS Browser | 2.8.6 | |
| QGIS Desktop | 2.8.6 | |
| VMD | 1.9.3 | Visual Molecular Dynamics |
Unix shell
All applications are listed below alphabetically.
| Application | Version | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal | ||
| UXTerm | [1] | |
| XTerm | 271 |
Web browsing
All applications are listed below alphabetically
| Application | Version | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium Web Browser | 45.0.2454 | [1] |
| Firefox Web Browser | 29 | |
| Google Chrome | Chrome (beta), Chrome (unstable) also available | |
| Zotero | can be installed by user for either Chromium or Firefox. |
Word and text processing
All applications are listed below alphabetically.
| Application | Version | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Ghostscript | 9.10 | run from the command line |
| GNU Emacs 24 | 24.3 | GUI, Terminal |
| jEdit | 5.1.0 | |
| Kate | 4.8.5 | |
| Kile | 4:2.1.3 | |
| LaTeX | TeX Live, Texmaker, TeXnic Centre, TeXstudio, TeXworks GUIs available; run from the command line | |
| ledit | 2.03 | line editor, run from command line |
| LibreOffice Writer | 5.3 | |
| LyX | 2.0.8.1 | [1] |
| NE | 3.02 | run from command line |
| Text Editor | [1] includes gedit, | |
| Vim | 2:7.4.052 | run from command line |
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CL Computer Laboratory
MA Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
PH Department of Physics
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