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The software installed cluster wide on Helium and Neon is not identical and so two separate lists are maintained. Even in cases where the the same package is installed on the systems the versions may be different due to operating system differences or other factors. We generally recommend that you install specialized software in your home directory but if you feel a package is useful for many people or the package requires administrative access to install then send a request to hpc-sysadmins@iowa.uiowa.edu.
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Software installation and review
Packages that are installed centrally on an HPC system must be compliant with the University of Iowa policy on software licensing. Verifying compliance is part of the process for installing software centrally and can potentially add days to weeks to the deployment time, depending on the complexity of the software agreement. Also, depending on the nature of the license, we may need to get more information from you. The compliance verification process is described below with the hope that it will give you an idea of what to expect. Generally speaking, we will handle the initiation of the review process but may need to gather more information from the requestor to complete the process. The exception is for software that was purchased by a college or department. In this case the collegiate or department IT staff are generally the best people to drive the review process.
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