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While there are many software applications installed from RPM packages, many commonly used packages, and their dependencies, are built from source. See the Argon Software List to view the packages and versions installed. Note that this list does not include all of the dependencies that are installed, which will consist of newer versions than those installed via RPM. Use of these packages is facilitated through the use of environment modules, which will set up the appropriate environment for the application, including loading required dependencies. Some packages like Perl, Ruby, R and Python, are extendable. We build a set of extensions based on commonly used and requested extensions so loading modules for those will load all of the extensions, and dependencies needed for the core package as well as the extensions. The path to the installation of packages in the modules system can be referenced with a variable of the form $ROOT_PACKAGE, where PACKAGE is the name of the module in all upper case, after the module has been loaded. Please contact us at research-computing@uiowa.edu to discuss your scientific software needs.
Software installation and review
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