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===Useful Links===
===Useful Links===


* [http://xanana.ucsc.edu/~wgscott/xtal/wiki/index.php/Scientific_Computing_on_Ubuntu Crystallography on Ubuntu Linux]
* [http://xanana.ucsc.edu/~wgscott/xtal/wiki/index.php/Crystallography_on_Ubuntu Crystallography on Ubuntu Linux]


==Mac OS X==
==Mac OS X==

Revision as of 13:30, 18 March 2008

Operating Systems

Linux

GNU/Linux aims to be a free and open-source unix (or unix-like) operating system that will run on most types of computer hardware and uses an X11 graphical user interface. Various distributions of GNU/Linux exist that have different package management systems and other features. Most of these are ideal platforms for X-ray crystallography and other scientific computational requirements.

Linux Distributions

Useful Links

Mac OS X

Mac OS X is a proprietary BSD-unix-derived operating system that runs on Apple's computers. The BSD-subsystem, called Darwin, attempts to be open-source. Unlike most other flavors of unix, OS X is not based on an X11 windowing system, but instead uses a proprietary Aqua graphical user interface. For crystallographers and others who need the conventional X11 windowing system, an Xserver for OS X is available, and installs by default on the most current version of OS X.

Links:

Irix (SGI)