In addition to the software you'll normally find in /usr/local, these packages were compiled specifically to work on the cluster.
Compilers:
Debuggers:
MPI Libraries:
NetCDF:
NetCDF is compiled against each of the available compilers.
Note that when you load the module for your compiler, the NetCDF libraries are also loaded.
Modules:
Modules are used to quickly and easily setup your computing environment.
Loading a module will correctly set up the paths to your binaries and libraries so you don't have to do it manually.
To use modules, you only need a few simple commands or use "module help" to see all options:
Software?
Are we missing software that you need to do your work?
If so, send an email to help@ucar.edu and we can discuss its installation on the cluster.