Difference between revisions of "Base software kit"

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* <code>nano</code> - text editor
 
* <code>nano</code> - text editor
 
* <code>vim</code> - text editor
 
* <code>vim</code> - text editor
* <code>nfs-common</code> - allow NFS mounts
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* <code>nfs-common</code> for Debian or <code>nfs-utils</code> for CentOS - allow NFS mounts
 
* <code>wget</code> - wget a file from the Internet
 
* <code>wget</code> - wget a file from the Internet
 
* <code>iproute2</code> - more modern instantiations of ifconfig and a lot of other network tools
 
* <code>iproute2</code> - more modern instantiations of ifconfig and a lot of other network tools

Revision as of 15:31, 5 June 2019

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

  • nano - text editor
  • vim - text editor
  • nfs-common for Debian or nfs-utils for CentOS - 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: