UbuntuScienceMetaPackages

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Another approach would be to type {{{sudo apt-get install}}} and paste the packages you want. For example to install the packages of ubuntu-scientist-base type

{{{ sudo apt-get install tetex-base tex-bin tetex-extras build-essential plotutils xfig }}}
 
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== Meta Packages == == Package Lists ==
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|| ubuntu-scientist-base || basic stuff for everyone || tetex-base tex-bin tetex-extras build-essential plotutils xfig||
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|| ubuntu-scientist-engineering|| stuff for engineers || octave scilab ||
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Ubuntu science meta-packages

Ubuntu science meta-packages would install sets of programs useful for particular researchers.

Another approach would be to type sudo apt-get install and paste the packages you want. For example to install the packages of ubuntu-scientist-base type

 sudo apt-get install tetex-base tex-bin tetex-extras build-essential plotutils xfig 

At the moment this is just a vague idea. It requires the input of many people.

If you know packages that are in the official ubuntu repositories that would be useful for your speciality please add them below.

Package Lists

Meta Package

Description

Packages

ubuntu-scientist-base

basic stuff for everyone

tetex-base tex-bin tetex-extras build-essential plotutils xfig

ubuntu-scientist-biology

stuff for biologists

ubuntu-scientist-chemistry

stuff for chemists

ubuntu-scientist-physics

stuff for physics

ubuntu-scientist-engineering

stuff for engineers

octave scilab

ubuntu-scientist-your speciality

stuff for you

This page was create in respose to [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=329324#post329324]

UbuntuScientists a useful resource for scientist and science students using Ubuntu (or any other) Linux

UbuntuSciencePackages is a list of packages that are in the official Ubuntu Repositories that scientist use

UbuntuScienceMetaPackages (last edited 2008-08-07 03:22:27 by client-82-9-31-225)