The following software is currently available for download from this web site. Check the Official Sites for the latest updates.
Utilities |
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| WinZIP | WinZip is a program to create or uncompress .zip files. Modern versions of Windows have a zip/unzip utility built-in, but this program adds capabilities the built-in utility doesn't have. | Official Site |
| Connectivity |
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| puTTY | A small, standalone SSH client (and some related utilities) for Windows. | Official Site |
| Xming | An X server for Windows computers. Use this in conjunction with puTTY if you need to display remote graphics applications on your local Windows system. NOTE: If you need to use Tecplot, you'll need to install Xming-mesa, rather than the basic Xming package. | Official Site |
| Cygwin/X | An X server for Windows computers, with more features than Xming. Consists of an X server, X libraries, and most standard X clients. Optionally includes Unix-like shells (bash or csh, for examples) and SSH. | Official Site |
| WinSCP | A fast, easy-to-use graphical SCP (Secure Copy) client (use in place of FTP). | Official Site |
| FileZilla | Another alternative to FTP for Windows systems. | Official Site |
| Editors |
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| VIM | An MS-DOS/Windows GUI port of the vi UNIX editor. This release includes color syntax highlighting and extensive help & documentation. The same editor is installed on all ECS UNIX servers. | Official Site |
| Office Software |
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| Open Office | An open-source office package that is compatible with all other major office suites, including Microsoft Office. Includes word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and drawing components, and a formula editor. | Official Site |
| Operating Systems |
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| FreeBSD | A free OS derived from UC Berkeley's BSD UNIX | FreeBSD |
| Debian Linux | One of the older Linux flavors | Debian Site |
| Ubuntu Linux | A popular variant of Debian | Ubuntu Site |