Difference between revisions of "Base software kit"

Revision as of 09:46, 3 April 2019

These software packages should be installed on every machine we provision, regardless of their purpose.

nano - text editor
vim - text editor
nfs-common - allow NFS mounts
wget - wget a file from the Internet
iproute2 - more modern instantiations of ifconfig and a lot of other network tools
- net-tools for those among us who like ifconfig
gcc - most recent C compiler (modules can support as many versions as we'd like but we need at least one)
ntp - get a time server

On a cluster, add these:

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 ** <code>net-tools</code> for those among us who like ifconfig
 * <code>gcc</code> - most recent C compiler (modules can support as many versions as we'd like but we need at least one)
+* <code>ntp</code> - get a time server
 On a cluster, add these:
 * C3 tools (see [[Sysadmin:C3|the C3 tools page]])