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===== Winter Quarter 2021 Announcements =====

==== Updated Software ====

The following packages have been updated in the [[software:software_library|ICS Software Library]] for Winter Quarter

  * matlab/R2020b
  * clang (pending)
  * gcc (pending) 
  * slurm (pending)


==== Instructional Sudo Usage ====


The Computing Support group receives a large number of sudoers alerts throughout the quarter.  Many of these are regarding software installations.  So we would take a a moment to point out a few resources available on ICS managed systems .

=== Python  === 

== Personal Package Instllation ==

Any user on an ICS managed system is allowed to install Python and Python3 packages into their own home directory using by applying the --user switch to the pip intall command:

<code>
  pip install --user package_name
</code>
<code>
  pip3 install --user package_name
</code>

You may list the currently installed pip packages by running `pip list` or `pip3 list`.

== Pre-installed Python Modules ===

There are several versions of both Python and Anaconda software packages available on ICS managed systems.

You can list the avaialble Python and Anaconda packages using the `module list` command:

<code>
module list python
</code>
<code>
module list anaconda3
</code>

The respective programs can be added to your environment by using `module load` command:

<code>
module load anaconda3/2020.11
</code>

<code>
module load python
</code>

=== Software Package Installation ===

Users cannot installed additional RPM or DEB packages on ICS managed systems.  

If you are an undergraduate and you would like a software package installed for instruction, please work with your instructor to make a request to helpdesk.

If you are a graduate student and would like a software package installed for your research, please send an email to helpdesk@ics.uci.edu.


 [[commands:modules|Click here for more infromation regarding modules.]]


=== Snapshots ===

[[accounts:snapshots|Snapshots]] are located in your ICS home directory under the folder ~/.snapshot.  These folders are read-only and cannot be deleted.  These folder store backup copies of your home directory for the past 28 days.  These folders are not included when calculating your disk quota.  Users are not allowed to remove them.

Please see [[accounts:snapshots|Snapshots]] for more information regarding snapshots.



==== Jupyterlab @ ICS  and Jupyter Notebooks for Instruction  ====

ICS Computing Support is excited to announce [[virtual_environments:jupyterhub|Jupyterub@ICS]].  The [[https://hub.ics.uci.edu|ICS hub]] turns any web browser into a **Linux Terminal** AND offers several web-based apps, including a console, **Rstudio**, **XDesktop**, and **VSCode**.

[[https://hub.ics.uci.edu|{{:virtual_environments:jupyter.jpg?400|}}]]

===A personalized docker container===
  * Runing Ubuntu 20.04
  * Based on 
  * **Persistant Data*** 
    * User's ICS home directory mounted
    * Synchornized to openlab directories. 
  * IDE's
    * VSCode
    * Rstudio
  * Notebooks
    * Python
    * JavaScript
    * Julia 
    * R
  * CLI Tools
    * gcc/g++ and debugger
    * python3
    * R
    * Java
  * GIT Integration tools
  * X Server

[[https://hub.ics.uci.edu|Connect to the ICS Jupyterhub Portal]]

[[virtual_environments:jupyterhub|Follow the project here]]

   
**Last Quarter** 
  * [[:announce:fall-2020|Fall Quarter 2020 Announcements]]
  * [[:projects:maint-fall-2020|Fall Quarter 2020 Maintenance Schedule]]