UbuntuScience is a great source of information on hundreds of freeware and open source science software for the unbuntu operating system (linux), including:
- KStars - A virtual planetarium
- Coot - Superb tool for crystallographers
- R - for statistical computing and graphics
- LaTeX - text mark up system used by scientists in several fields (e.g., physics, mathematics) to write papers
- BOINC - A software platform for distributed computing using volunteered computer resources. Projects include: Climateprediction.net, Einstein@Home, LHC@home, Predictor@home and SETI@home.
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