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 ====== Locally-installed software ====== ====== Locally-installed software ======
  
-Some software packages are automatically available to all users (they are included in the default PATH), while others are made available via the [[modules|modules system]]+While some software packages are automatically available to all users (they are included in the default PATH), many are available via the [[computing:department:unix:software:modules|modules system]] and have to be activated before use.
  
 ==== Mathematica ==== ==== Mathematica ====
-Start Mathematica using the command ''mathematica'' for the XWindows notebook-style interface, or ''math'' for the terminal-based interface.+ 
 +Activate using ''module load mathematica'', after which you can use the command ''mathematica'' for the XWindows notebook-style interface, or ''math'' for the terminal-based interface.
  
    * More info at [[http://documents.wolfram.com/]]    * More info at [[http://documents.wolfram.com/]]
  
-==== MatLab ====+==== MATLAB ====
  
-Matlab recently moved into the modules system (so use "module load matlab" to activate it).+Use ''module load matlab'' to activate.
  
-After loading the module, matLab is started using the ''matlab'' command. Extensive online help is available.+After loading the module, matlab is started using the ''matlab'' command. Extensive online help is available.
  
 ==== ROOT ==== ==== ROOT ====
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 ==== Supermongo ==== ==== Supermongo ====
-Plotting program, type ''sm'' to run. More info at [[http://www.astro.princeton.edu/~rhl/sm]] and possibly from [[http://www.astro.lsa.umich.edu/users/rstanek/sm.html]].+ 
 +Supermongo is a plotting and analysis program widely used in the astrophysics community. 
 +Use ''module load sm'' to activate, followed by ''sm'' to run. 
 + 
 +More info at [[http://www.astro.princeton.edu/~rhl/sm]] and possibly from [[http://www.rebeccastanek.com/super/]].
  
 ===== Astronomy Software and Packages ===== ===== Astronomy Software and Packages =====
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