List of Packages/Softwares one should Install on Linux Distribution

This a tentative list of softwares/packages we should have in your Linux based desktop. Depending on purpose you may or may not need to install some of these packages.

>> gnuplot (plotting tool)

>> xmgrace (plotting tool)

>> ghostview (short form "gv", to view .ps file)

>> gimp (to edit images)

>> ps2pdf (to convert .ps file to .pdf file)

>> a2ps (to convert normal txt file to .ps file)

>> xpdf and xdvi

>> acroread (adobe reader: to view pdf files)

>> Latex (to write articles/books/thesis)

>> vmd (visualization software)

>> OCTAVE, MOLDEN

>> Packmol (Generate random initial configuration)

>> gcc compiler

>> java (some of the packages require java runtime distribution)

>> Intel fortran compiler (ifort: you may or may not intsall)

>> vlc (if you wish to see any media files)

>> lbfgs (for optimization algorithm)

>> Molecular Simulation Packages (DLPOLY, LAMMPS, GROMACS, TOOWHEE)

>> MATLAB (fitting tool, making 2D plot)

>> Dropbox (for file sharing)

>> Teamviewer ( for remote connection)

>> flash player

>> google chrome

>> cmake

>> perl

>> openmpi

>> fftw

>> Mendeley Desktop

>> vim (to edit files)

>> avogadro (to generate molecule pdb file)

>> gcc-c++

>> gcc-fortran