Environment modules are used on HPC to allow multiple versions of any given piece of software to sit on the same OS, giving you the ability to choose a version of software. HPC cluster nodes have some convenient aliases configured:
| Using alias | is equivalent to ... | |
|---|---|---|
module load gcc4 | module load gcc/4.9.4 | |
module load gcc5 | module load gcc/5.4.0 | |
module load gcc6 | module load gcc/6.3.0 | |
module load gcc7 | module load gcc/7.1.0 | |
module load python2 | module load python/2.7.13 | |
module load python3 | module load python/3.6.1 | |
module load java6 | module load java/1.6.0-sun | |
module load java7 | module load java/1.7.0-oracle | |
module load java8 | module load java/1.8.0-oracle | |
module load openjdk6 | module load java/1.6.0-openjdk | |
module load openjdk7 | module load java/1.7.0-openjdk | |
module load openjdk8 | module load java/1.8.0-openjdk |
A Brief Introduction to using environment modules
To view software under environment modules control, use the command:
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