Finding Installed Software

Most software that is installed on the HPC is not loaded by default, to keep requirements low and to avoid having to purge unneeded software. This is important when starting a session or submitting jobs to the scheduler.

To list currently loaded modules you can use the command

module list

To find if the program you need is installed and what versions you can use the command

module avail

For example

module avail matlab

Shows that MATLAB/2024b is available as well as any other version of Matlab that may be installed in the future.

Once you’ve found the program you wish to load you need to use the command

module load MATLAB/2024b

The terminal for loading the software and the commands are case sensitive so make sure you type with capitals.

You can use the command spider to get a brief description of the software searchable by the module avail command.

module spider MATLAB/2024b

[decostal@hpc05-n02 ~]$ module spider MATLAB/2024b

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MATLAB: MATLAB/2024b
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Description:
MATLAB is a high-level language and interactive environment that enables you to perform
computationally intensive tasks faster than with traditional programming languages such as C, C++,
and Fortran.


This module can be loaded directly: module load MATLAB/2024b

Help:

Description
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MATLAB is a high-level language and interactive environment
that enables you to perform computationally intensive tasks faster than with
traditional programming languages such as C, C++, and Fortran.


More information
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- Homepage: https://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab

On the Getting started on the HPC page, there are a few commands to load up and start commonly used programs with the current version of software that are installed.

If you wish to load an older or newer version of the software check module avail to see what’s available.

If any software you want to use is not currently available on the HPC please contact eresearch@cqu.edu.au