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Software available in Fedora Scientific
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(Refer: Scientific_Spin)
Scientific and Numerical Computing Tools/Environments
| Name | Functionality | Homepage |
|---|---|---|
| gsl | GNU Scientific Library | http://www.gnu.org/s/gsl/ |
| maxima | Computer Algebra System | http://maxima.sourceforge.net/ |
| GNU Octave (with QtOctave frontend) | Numerical Computation Package | http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/ |
| matplotlib | Python plotting library | http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/ |
| SciPy | Scientific tools for Python | http://www.scipy.org/ |
| SpeedCrunch | Fast, high precision and powerful desktop calculator | http://speedcrunch.org/en_US/index.html |
| Spyder | Scientific PYthon Development EnviRonment | http://packages.python.org/spyder/ |
| Root | Data Analysis | http://root.cern.ch/drupal/ |
| R (with Rkward) | Statistical Computing and Graphics | http://www.r-project.org/ |
Generic Programming and Development Tools/Libraries
| Name | Functionality | Homepage |
|---|---|---|
| C/C++ tools (gcc, autotools, flex, bison, strace,ddd, valgrind..) | Tools for C/C++ development | http://gcc.gnu.org/ and others. |
| GNU Fortran | Fortran Compiler | http://gcc.gnu.org/fortran/ |
| Java Development tools | Java compilers/interprters | http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Java |
| NetBeans IDE | IDE for C/C++/Java/PHP/Groovy.. | http://netbeans.org/ |
| Eclipse IDE | IDE for C/C++/Java/PHP/Groovy.. | http://www.eclipse.org/ |
Parallel and Distributed Progeamming Tools/Libraries
| Name | Functionality | Homepage |
|---|---|---|
| OpenMP | Shared memory C/C++ programming | http://openmp.org/wp/ |
| OpenMPI | Open Source MPI implementation | http://www.open-mpi.org/ |
| PVM | Parallel Virtual Machine | http://www.csm.ornl.gov/pvm/ |
| Torque | Batch jobs processing/Resource manager | Homepage |
Editing, Plotting, Drawing and Visualization
| Name | Functionality | Homepage |
|---|---|---|
| Texmaker | LaTex Editor | http://www.xm1math.net/texmaker/ |
| Kile | TeX/LaTeX editor for the KDE | http://kile.sourceforge.net/ |
| Lyx | The Document Processor | http://www.lyx.org/ |
| Scribus | Layout and Publishing | http://www.scribus.net/canvas/Scribus |
| Inkscape | Vector graphics editor | http://inkscape.org/ |
| ScITE | Text Editor | http://www.scintilla.org/SciTE.html |
| Xfig and associated Utilities | Drawing program | http://www.xfig.org/ |
| gnuplot | Plotting Program | http://www.gnuplot.info |
| Dia | Drawing program | http://projects.gnome.org/dia/ |
| GGobi | Data Visualization | http://www.ggobi.org/ |
| G3DATA | Extracting data from graphs | http://www.frantz.fi/software/g3data.php |
| GIMP | Image processing | http://www.gimp.org/ |
Version Control and Document Managers
| Name | Functionality | Homepage |
|---|---|---|
| Texmaker | LaTex Editor | http://www.xm1math.net/texmaker/ |
| Xfig and associated Utilities | Drawing program | http://www.xfig.org/ |
--Amitksaha 02:17, 15 October 2011 (UTC)