Comments are welcome on the support strategy outlined below.

We support the following Linux versions

• Scientific Linux 4
  • i386 (32-bit) only.
  • this is now considered our “legacy” version, only supported where research project code demands it.
  • not recommended for desktop workstations.
  • some third party applications such as Adobe Flash are no longer supported for this version.

• Scientific Linux 5
  • i386 and X86_64
  • Best-supported version at the current time.
  • Some libraries and desktop applications (eg java plugin for firefox) may not be available on 64-bit (X86_64) installs.

• Fedora Core 9/10
  • probably for X86_64 only
  • we are considering adding low-level support for this for applications where a more cutting-edge version is required.
  • short support lifecycle
  • research code compatibility is the users responsibility

• Tru64 5.1B-6
  • This is not supported for any end-user applications which are available on linux. Eg Mathematica, LaTeX, email, text-editing, etc.
  • Provided for legacy code (eg alpha fortran code) only.