| Index | ||
| Archiving | Libraries | |
| Compilers/Languages | Publishing | |
| Editors | Shells | |
| Engineering | Text | |
| Graphics | Tools/Utilities | |
| Internet/Networking | Other | |
Note: The software is available on Solaris, unless specified otherwise.
| Archiving: | |||
| Program | Commands | Manual/User Guides | Summary |
| arc-5.21 | arc | man arc | File archiver and compressor |
| bzip2-1.0.3 | bzip2,bunzip2,bzcat | man bzip2 | a block-sorting file compressor |
| gzip-1.3.9 | gzip | man gzip | GNU Zip Compression Utilities |
| lha-1.14i | lha | An archiving and compression utility for LHarc format archives. | |
| sharutils-4.2.1 | shar, unshar | Online Manual | Creates and helps unpack shell archives |
| tar-1.16.1 | gtar | Online Manual | Creates tar archives |
| unarj-2.43 | unarj | Program is used to uncompress .arj format archives | |
| unrar-2.71 | unrar | Extract, test and view RAR archives | |
| zip-2.2 | zip | man zip | Compression and file packaging utility |
| zoo-2.10 | zoo | man zoo | File archiving utility for maintaining collections of files in compressed forms |
| Index | |||
| Compilers/Languages: | |||
| Program | Commands | Manual/User Guides | Summary |
| expect-5.28 | expect | man expect | A tcl extension for simplifying program-script interaction |
| gcc-3.3.4 | gcc, g++, g77 | man gcc, man g++, http://gcc.gnu.org | GNU Compiler Collection |
| gcl-2.6.7 | gcl | man gcl | GCL Common Lisp interpreter/compiler |
| gpc-19990118 | gpc | man gpc | GNU project Pascal Compiler (v2.0) |
| gprolog-1.2.16 | gprolog | www.seas.ucla.edu/gprolog | Prolog compiler |
| ocaml-3.08.3 | ocaml | man ocaml | Objective Caml is a strongly-typed functional programming language from the ML family. |
| perl-5.005.03 | perl | man perl | Scripting Language |
| plt-209 | drscheme | man drscheme | Scheme PLT |
| python-2.3 | python | man python, python.org | Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language |
| J2SE-1.6update3 | java | man java | Java |
| scheme-7.3 | scheme | MIT Scheme | MIT Scheme programming language |
| smlnj-110.0.7 | sml | smlnj.org | Standard ML '97 programming language |
| Sun Forte 6.2 | cc, CC, f77, f90, f95 | netscape /usr/local/SUNWspro/docs/index.html | Sun Compilers: c, c++ and Fortran compilers |
| tk-8.0.5 | wish | man wish | Tk GUI toolkit for Tcl, with shared libraries |
| Index | |||
| Editors: | |||
| Program | Commands | Manual/User Guides | Summary |
| asedit-1.3.2 | asedit | man asedit | Text editor for X/Motif |
| emacs-21.3 | emacs | Online Manual | Extensible, real-time editor |
| hexedit-0.9.7 | hexedit | man hexedit | A hexadecimal file viewer and editor |
| nedit-5.0.2 | nedit | man nedit | Motif GUI style text editor |
| vim-6.3 | vim | man vim | Vi IMproved, a programmers text editor |
| Index | |||
| Engineering: | |||
| Program | Commands | Manual/User Guides | Summary |
| adaptII-4 | adapt | ADAPTGuide | Biomedical Application Simulator |
| bc-1.05a | bc, dc | man gbc,man gdc | Arbitrary precision numeric processing arithmetic language |
| Cadence (Restricted, EE classes, Linux ) |
ask instructor | ask instructor | |
| gnuplot-3.7.1 | gnuplot | man gnuplot | A program for plotting mathematical expressions and data |
| grace-5.1.10 | gracebat | man gracebat, Grace Website | Numerical Data Processing and Visualization Tool |
| Maple 9.5 | maple, xmaple | Online Manual | Maple from Waterloo, Inc., is an interactive system that provides a complete mathematical environment for both symbolic algebraic expressions and arbitrary-precision numeric arithmetic. Maple is a useful tool for educators, scientists, engineers, researchers and students. Applicable to the physical sciences, business management, economics and finance. Includes a library of more than 2,500 functions common to many scientific and engineering applications. Facilities include arithmetic with integers, fractions, unknown variables, polynomials and general expressions, solving equations, factoring, taking derivative and series expansions of functions, indefinite and definite integration, solving differing equations and recurrence equations matrix operations, and plotting. |
| Mentor Graphics (Restricted, EE classes, Linux ) |
ask instructor | ask instructor | |
| plotmtv-1.4.1 | plotmtv | man plotmtv | Fast multi-purpose plotting program for X11-windows |
| R-2.1.0 | r-project | man r-project | R is a language which bears a passing resemblance to the S language developed at AT&T Bell Laboratories. It provides support for a variety of statistical and graphical analyses. R is a true computer language which contains a number of control-flow constructions for iteration and alternation. It allows users to add additional functionality by defining new functions. |
| utmarlowe-5.1 | twod, utmar | Marlowe | Neutron transport simulator |
| Synopsys (Restricted, EE classes, Linux) |
ask instructor | ask instructor | |
| Index | |||
| Graphics: | |||
| Program | Commands | Manual/User Guides | Summary |
| ghostview-1.5 | ghostview | man ghostview | Graphical front end to Ghostscript |
| hp2xx-3.3.2 | hp2xx | man hp2xx | Read and convert HP-GL filess to various formats |
| jasper-1.600.0 | jasper | Jasper website | Implementation of the JPEG-2000 standard |
| jbigkit-1.4 | jbgtopbm | man jbgtopbm | JBIG to portable bitmap file converter |
| jpeg-6b | cjpeg, djpeg | man cjpeg, man djpeg | Compresses and decompresses jpeg files and image files |
| mpeg2-v12 | mpeg2encode, mpeg2decode | man html2ps | HTML to PostScript converter |
| netpbm-9.0 | http://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc | Converts graphics formats | |
| ralcgm-3.50 | ralcgm | man ralcgm | Translate, view or print computer graphics metafiles. |
| tiff-v3.5.7 | libtiff.org | Provides support for the Tag Image File Format | |
| transfig-3.2.3 | transfig | xfig.org | A utility for converting FIG files (made by xfig) to other formats. |
| urt-3.1b | rawtorle, rletoraw | man rawtorle, man rletoraw | Utah Raster toolkit is a collection of programs and C routines for dealing with raster images |
| xv-3.10a | xv | man xv | X based image viewer for nearly all images |
| Index | |||
| Internet/Networking: | |||
| Program | Commands | Manual/User Guides | Summary |
| filter-2.3 | filter | man filter | Filter incoming messages before adding to mailbox |
| ircii-2.8.2 | irc | IRC Help | Internet Relay Chat (IRC) Client |
| lynx-2.8.3 | lynx | man lynx | Text mode web browser |
| mutt-1.4.2.1 | mutt | man mutt, mutt.org | Mail user agent |
| netscape-4.72 | netscape | Web browser | |
| nmap-2.53 | nmap | man nmap | Network exploration tool and security scanner |
| nntpclnt-1.6.1 | inews | Client side of NNTP server | |
| pine-4.58 | pine | man pine | Mail user agent |
| ssh-3.2.9.1 | ssh, sftp, scp | man ssh, man scp, man sftp | Secure shell |
| tin-1.3beta | tin | tin.orgn | A netnews reader |
| wget-1.10.2 | wget | man wget | File retrieval utility |
| Index | |||
| Libraries: | |||
| Program | Commands | Manual/User Guides | Summary |
| gdbm-1.8.3 | GNU database library for C | ||
| lesstif-0.91.0 | mwm, mxmkmf, xmbind, uil | lesstif.org | Free implementation of OSF/Motif |
| libiconv-1.9.2 | iconv | man iconv | Character Translation Library |
| libtool-1.5.6 | libtool | info libtool | GNU Libtool simplifies the developer's job by encapsulating both the platform-specific dependencies, and the user interface, in a single script. |
| opengl-1.3 | acroread /usr/local/OpenGL-1.3/docs/* | 2D and 3D graphics application programming interface (API) | |
| readline-5.1 | man readline Online Manual |
Lets users edit command lines as they are typed in | |
| zlib-1.1.4 | gzip.org | Data-compression library | |
| Index | |||
| Publishing: | |||
| Program | Commands | Manual/User Guides | Summary |
| a2ps-4.12 | a2ps | man a2ps | Format files to print on postscript printer |
| acrobat-4.05 | acroread | PDF viewer | |
| enscript-1.6.1 | enscript | man enscript | Converts ASCII files to PostScript |
| ghostscript-5.10 | gs | man gs | Interpreter for the Postscript and PDF graphics languages |
| groff-1.19.2 | groff | man groff | Document formatting system |
| html2ps-1.0b1 | html2ps | man html2ps | HTML to PostScript converter |
| Index | |||
| Shells: | |||
| Program | Commands | Manual/User Guides | Summary |
| bash-2.05b | bash | man bash, Online Manual | GNU Bourne-Again SHell |
| tcl-8.0.5 | tclsh | man tclsh | Simple shell containing tcl interpreter |
| tcsh-6.09 | tcsh | man tcsh | C shell with file name completion and command line editing |
| trn-3.6 | trn | man trn | Threaded read news program |
| Index | |||
| Text: | |||
| Program | Commands | Manual/User Guides | Summary |
| diffutils-2.8.1 | gcmp, gdiff, gdiff3, gsdiff | Online Manual | Compares two files and shows the differences, line by line |
| gawk-3.1.5 | gawk, igawk, pgawk | man gawk, man igawk | The GNU version of the awk text processing utility |
| grep-2.4.2 | ggrep, gfgrep, gegrep | man ggrep, gfgrep, gegrep | Global Regular Expression Print (Pattern Matching Utility) |
| indent-2.2.9 | gindent | man gindent | Changes the appearance of a C program by inserting or deleting whitespace. |
| ispell-3.1 | ispell | man ispell | Spell checker |
| less-382 | less | man less | Text file browser, similar to More |
| Index | |||
| Tools/Utilities: | |||
| Program | Commands | Manual/User Guides | Summary |
| autoconf-2.57 | autoconf | man autoconf | Tool for configuring source code and Makefiles |
| automake-1.7.7 | automake | Automatically generating `Makefile.in' files | |
| bison-2.0 | bison | man bison, info bison | GNU Project parser generator (yacc replacement) |
| coreutils-5.93 | (see /usr/local/coretuils-5.9.3/bin) | (see /usr/local/coreutils-5.93/share/man1) | GNU core utilities This package is the union of the GNU fileutils, sh-utils, and textutils packages. |
| cvs-1.12.13 | cvs | man cvs | Version control system that can record the history of your files |
| file-3.33 | file | man file | A utility for determining file types. |
| flex-2.5.4a | flex, flex++ | man flex | Fast lexical analyzer generator |
| gdb-6.1.1 | gdb, gdbtui | man gdb | GNU Project Debugger |
| gettext-0.14.1 | gettext | info gettext | Tools to produce multi-lingual messages |
| gperf-2.7 | gperf | man gperf | Generates a hash function |
| m4-1.4.2 | m4 | info m4 | An implementation of the traditional UNIX macro processor |
| make-3.80 | gmake | man make | A GNU tool which simplifies the build process for user |
| mktemp-1.5 | mktemp | man mktemp | utility designed to make temporary file handling in shells scripts be safe and simple |
| mtools-3.9.1 | mtools | man mtools | Utility to access dos disks in unix |
| rcs-5.7 | rcs | man rcs, Online Documentation | Revision Control System (RCS) manages multiple revisions of files |
| texinfo-4.8 | info, makeinfo, texindex, texi2dvi, infokey | Online Manual | Documentation system |
| time-1.7 | gtime | A GNU utility for monitoring a program's use of system resources. | |
| top-3.5.1 | top | man top | A program that will give continual reports about the state of the system, including a list of the top cpu using processes. |
| Index | |||
| Other: | |||
| Program | Commands | Manual/User Guides | Summary |
| gcal-3.01 | gcal | man gcal | Prints Calendars |
| gnupg-1.2.2 | gpg | man gpg, gnupg.org | GNU Privacy Guard |