🛠️ Software & Tools

Software & Tools

Short, practical guides for getting common software running on your RACE environment — regardless of which platform you’re on. Each guide notes platform-specific differences where they matter.

Data Science & Analysis

Guide	Description
Jupyter Notebooks	Interactive computing for data science and research
Anaconda / Conda	Python distribution and environment management
RStudio	IDE for R programming and statistical analysis

Development Tools

Guide	Description
VS Code Remote	Remote development with Visual Studio Code over SSH
Git for Research	Version control basics for research code and collaboration
Docker Containers	Running containerized workloads on your workspace

HPC & Simulation

Guide	Description
Spack Package Manager	Installing scientific software on HPC clusters
Slurm Job Scripts	Writing and optimizing job scripts for PCluster

Platforms

These guides assume you have a running environment. If you don’t yet, start here:

Platform	Guide
Compute Service	Getting started
Loome	Getting started
AWS Direct	Getting started
PCluster	Getting started

Package Managers Quick Reference

OS / Platform	Package Manager	Notes
Amazon Linux 2	`yum`	Use `amazon-linux-extras` for extras
Ubuntu	`apt`	Most common Linux distro
Windows	`winget` / `choco`	Or download installers directly
PCluster	Spack	Best for HPC/scientific software
Any (Python)	`conda` / `pip`	See Anaconda guide

Need Help?

If you hit issues with software installation, check the Support & Troubleshooting section or contact the RACE team.