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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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* Name: [[amitksaha| Amit Saha]] | * Name: [[user:amitksaha| Amit Saha]] | ||
* email: droidery@gmail.com | * email: droidery@gmail.com | ||
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I am a long-term Linux user and have been into full-time scientific research for the past 3 years now. Everytime I have to do a | I am a long-term Linux user and have been into full-time scientific research for the past 3 years now. Everytime I have to do a | ||
fresh-install of Linux (not so frequently, ofcourse), I have to download a bunch of tools which I use regularly. For example, gnuplot, xfig, LaTex compilers, numpy, etc. | fresh-install of Linux (not so frequently, ofcourse), I have to download a bunch of tools which I use regularly. For example, gnuplot, xfig, LaTex compilers, numpy, etc. Say hello to Fedora-Scientific. The idea is to create a Fedora spin based on the default Fedora GNOME Desktop, but having additional tools which most researchers will use. | ||
== Benefit to Fedora == | == Benefit to Fedora == | ||
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Although the motivation for such a spin is purely "scratching my own itch", but I won't be wrong in stating that a significant percentage of Fedora users will be involved in scientific research use a number of numerical libraries, tools and libraries in their daily work. Pulling all those packages everytime a fresh install of Fedora is done is time consuming and redundant. | |||
Moving beyond Fedora users, such a spin will definitely attract new or seasoned Linux users who feels the need to have some the scientific software that he/she uses to be already insalled. | |||
== Kickstart File == | == Kickstart File == | ||
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[https://bitbucket.org/amitksaha/custom_linux/src/392dec59a13e/fedora-live-scientific.ks Current version of the Kickstart file] | |||
== ISO Name / FS Label == | == ISO Name / FS Label == | ||
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* any other dependency you can think of, items to be completed | * any other dependency you can think of, items to be completed | ||
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Fedora live desktop spin. | |||
== Scope / Testing == | == Scope / Testing == | ||
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* what you are changing (anything you change that might break the product or the applications on your product) | * what you are changing (anything you change that might break the product or the applications on your product) | ||
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This spin will be based on the Fedora destkop spin. In addtion, a number of tools and libraries for scientific research is included. I have decided upon the current set of applications based on my own experience and likings which also determined the mandatory packages in the current "Engineering and Scientific" group. I should point out here that my idea is to have a generic toolset made available. The number of tools currently available in different domains- Physics, Chemistry, Biology is just too many. Including them all in one big spin may not make a lot of users happy, simply because if I am a engineering researcher, the Biology tools are just useless to me. | |||
I haven't actively looked into applications which may not be available in the repository and is important to a spin such as this. Needless to say, I am going to take upon the responsibility of packaging such software, when I come across one, or its pointed to me. | |||
== Spins Page == | == Spins Page == | ||
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=== Slogan === | === Slogan === | ||
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Fedora for Researchers in Science and Engineering | |||
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Revision as of 03:06, 3 July 2011
Spin Name
Fedora Scientific
Summary
Fedora Scientific spin aims to create a Fedora desktop based spin which will have a generic toolset for Linux users whose profession/studies involve scientific research.
Owner(s)
- Name: Amit Saha
- email: droidery@gmail.com
Detailed Description
I am a long-term Linux user and have been into full-time scientific research for the past 3 years now. Everytime I have to do a fresh-install of Linux (not so frequently, ofcourse), I have to download a bunch of tools which I use regularly. For example, gnuplot, xfig, LaTex compilers, numpy, etc. Say hello to Fedora-Scientific. The idea is to create a Fedora spin based on the default Fedora GNOME Desktop, but having additional tools which most researchers will use.
Benefit to Fedora
Although the motivation for such a spin is purely "scratching my own itch", but I won't be wrong in stating that a significant percentage of Fedora users will be involved in scientific research use a number of numerical libraries, tools and libraries in their daily work. Pulling all those packages everytime a fresh install of Fedora is done is time consuming and redundant.
Moving beyond Fedora users, such a spin will definitely attract new or seasoned Linux users who feels the need to have some the scientific software that he/she uses to be already insalled.
Kickstart File
Current version of the Kickstart file
ISO Name / FS Label
Dependencies
Fedora live desktop spin.
Scope / Testing
This spin will be based on the Fedora destkop spin. In addtion, a number of tools and libraries for scientific research is included. I have decided upon the current set of applications based on my own experience and likings which also determined the mandatory packages in the current "Engineering and Scientific" group. I should point out here that my idea is to have a generic toolset made available. The number of tools currently available in different domains- Physics, Chemistry, Biology is just too many. Including them all in one big spin may not make a lot of users happy, simply because if I am a engineering researcher, the Biology tools are just useless to me.
I haven't actively looked into applications which may not be available in the repository and is important to a spin such as this. Needless to say, I am going to take upon the responsibility of packaging such software, when I come across one, or its pointed to me.
Spins Page
TBD
Slogan
Fedora for Researchers in Science and Engineering
Spin description
Screenshot
Download tab
Support tab
Custom branding
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