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## Installing the SBGrid software collection
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+[Installing the software](#installing-the-software)
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+ - [complete site installation](#site-installation)
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+ - [Graphic installation for MacOS](#graphical-installation-for-macos)
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+ - [Command Line installation client](#command-line-installation-client-for-linux-and-macos)
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-- [Installing the software](#installing-the--software)
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-- [Supported Operating Systems](#supported-operating-systems)
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- - [Linux](#supported-operating-systems_linux)
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+[Supported Operating Systems](#supported-operating-systems)
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+ - [Linux](#supported-operating-systems_linux)
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- [OS X Intel](#supported-operating-systems_os-x-intel)
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- [OS X PowerPC](#supported-operating-systems_os-x-powerpc)
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- [IRIX](#supported-operating-systems_irix)
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-### Installing the software
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+## Installing the software
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The SBGrid Software Suite contains 300+ Scientific software applications for [Linux and OS X](operatingsystems).
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The software can be installed using one of 3 methods:
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-[ * Site installation : A script-based installation that includes the complete software collection for Linux and/or MacOS.](installation_admin)
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+### Site installation
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+[A script-based installation that includes the complete software collection for Linux and/or MacOS.](installation_admin)
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This is ideal for large labs, shared and departmental installations that use a shared network file storage for their programs. The installation is updated automatically on a monthly basis. [This installation is large and can take some time to install.](size_graph)
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-[ * Graphical installation for MacOS](client_install)
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-The MacOS GUI installation client allows users to select the applications they need when they need them through a MacOS-native graphical client. Applications are updated on a rolling basis and are available to the user at their convenience. Updates are reported to be available, but are managed by the user.
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+### Graphical installation for MacOS
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+[A Graphical stand-alone installation client for MacOS](client_install)
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-[* Command line installation using the SBGrid package mangager for Linux and MacOS ](client_CLI_install)
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+The MacOS GUI installation client allows users to select the applications they need when they need them through a MacOS-native graphical client. Applications are updated on a rolling basis and are available to the user at their convenience. Updates are reported when available, but are managed by the user.
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+### Command line installation client for Linux and MacOS
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+[Command line installation using the SBGrid package managager program for Linux and MacOS ](client_CLI_install)
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The SBGrid CLI tool allows users to choose the titles they wish to install using a command-line driven package manager. Applications can be installed and updated as convenient. Updates are released on a rolling basis and can be installed by the user as necessary. This client can be made automatic or used in manual mode.
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Currently Supported:
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-* OS X Intel 10.9 - 10.12
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-* As above with earlier versions of linux, there are many software applications that are fully functional on earlier versions of MacOSX in the SBGrid tree. We work to maintain an environment compatible with these OS versions, though they may not receive the latest applications available.
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+* OS X Intel 10.11 - 10.13
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+* As above with earlier versions of linux, there are many software applications that are fully functional on earlier versions of MacOSX in the SBGrid tree. We work to maintain an environment compatible with these OS versions, though they may not receive the latest applications.
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## OS X PowerPC
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The OS X PowerPC branch is currently frozen. The applications are stable and work well on our PowerPC hardware, but they are not being updated.