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Available packages on the LOFAR offline clusternodes
This page gives an overview of available packages, other than the 'standard' ones distributed as part of the Linux distribution, and how to initialize these. See the Login environment page for instructions on activating packages at login time.
Packages
| Package | Description | Initialize (t)csh | Initialize bash | Update frequency | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASKAPsoft | cimager | doASKAPsoft | use ASKAPsoft | weekly | ATNF development |
| Casa | Browser, viewer | doCasa | use Casa | infrequent | NRAO development |
| casacore | library | doCasacore | use Casacore | weekly | |
| casarest | library | docasarest | use casarest | infrequent | non-casacore stuff |
| grid | |||||
| hdf5 | library | – | – | infrequent | Used by other packs, now 1.8.2 |
| hdf5viewer | – | – | infrequent | ||
| lofar | IDPPP, BBS, MWimager | doLofar | use Lofar | daily | |
| pipeline | |||||
| pyrap | Casacore for Python | doPyrap | use Pyrap | infrequent | |
| wcslib | library | – | – | infrequent | Used by other packs, now 4.3 |