Software on C&CZ News

Maple new version Maple2026

Arnoud Thörig — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200

The latest version of Maple, Maple2026, for Windows/macOS/Linux can be found on the Install network share and has been installed on C&CZ managed Linux computers. License codes can be requested from C&CZ helpdesk or postmaster.

Overleaf

Miek Gieben — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0100

Over the years we’ve had some requests to run an Overleaf instance for science users. To integrate this well in our environment we would need the enterprise version, which costs about € 8,- per user per month. This is prohibitive expensive for us to run, because we would need to pay for all science users, so we will not be pursuing setting up Overleaf any further in the science domain.

There are alternatives for this setup, they may or may not work for your use case:

Matlab R2025b available

Arnoud Thörig — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0200

The latest version of Matlab, R2025b, is available. The software and license codes are directly available for Science accounts and can be requested by other entitled users by sending mail to the helpdesk. The software can also be found on the install-share. All C&CZ-managed Linux machines have this version installed, the older version (/opt/matlab-R2025a/bin/matlab) will be available temporarily. The C&CZ-managed Windows machines will not receive a new version during the semester to prevent problems with version dependencies in current lectures.

Matlab R2025a available

Arnoud Thörig — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0200

The latest version of Matlab, R2025a, is available. The software and license codes are directly available for Science accounts and can be requested by other entitled users by sending mail to the helpdesk. The software can also be found on the install-share. All C&CZ-managed Linux machines have this version installed, the older version (/opt/matlab-R2024b/bin/matlab) will be available temporarily. The C&CZ-managed Windows machines will not receive a new version during the semester to prevent problems with version dependencies in current lectures.

New version of Mathematica 14.2.1

Arnoud Thörig — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0200

A new version of Mathematica (14.2.1) has been installed on all C&CZ managed Linux systems, older versions can still be found in /vol/mathematica.

When connected wired or wireless on campus or through VPN, the software for Windows, Linux and macOS can be found on the C&CZ Install disc.

During the installation you must specify:

 License server: mathematica.science.ru.nl
 License: L4601-6478

According to the Mathematica Quick Revision History: “Version 14.2.1 includes critical updates for Chatbook and code captions along with other bug fixes and stability improvements.”

Maple new version Maple2025

Arnoud Thörig — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0200

The latest version of Maple, Maple2025, for Windows/macOS/Linux can be found on the Install network share and has been installed on C&CZ managed Linux computers. License codes can be requested from C&CZ helpdesk or postmaster.

New version of Mathematica 14.2.0

Arnoud Thörig — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0100

A new version of Mathematica (14.2.0) has been installed on all C&CZ managed Linux systems, older versions can still be found in /vol/mathematica.

When connected wired or wireless on campus or through VPN, the software for Windows, Linux and macOS can be found on the C&CZ Install disc.

During the installation you must specify:

 License server: mathematica.science.ru.nl
 License: L4601-6478

According to the Mathematica Quick Revision History: “Version 14.2 introduces a powerful tool in Tabular, which provides a very streamlined and efficient way to handle tables of data laid out in rows and columns, with hundreds of other functions enhanced to make use of its special features. Additional new functions and improvements have been added to enhance neural nets and LLMs, work with game theory, improve GPU computation, and expand images and videos.”

New version of Mathematica 14.1.0

Arnoud Thörig — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0200

A new version of Mathematica (14.1.0) has been installed on all C&CZ managed Linux systems, older versions can still be found in /vol/mathematica.

When connected wired or wireless on campus or through VPN, the software for Windows, Linux and macOS can be found on the C&CZ Install disc.

During the installation you must specify:

 License server: mathematica.science.ru.nl
 License: L4601-6478

According to the Mathematica Quick Revision History: “Version 14.1 introduces the unified Wolfram application and expands Wolfram Language by offering new tools for working with neural nets and LLMs, for finding differences in content, for working with images and videos, and for exploring scientific evaluations through biomolecules, astrophysics and more”

Matlab R2024b available

Arnoud Thörig — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0200

The latest version of Matlab, R2024b, is available. The software and license codes are directly available for Science accounts and can be requested by other entitled users by sending mail to the helpdesk. The software can also be found on the install-share. All C&CZ-managed Linux machines have this version installed, the older version (/opt/matlab-R2024a/bin/matlab) will be available temporarily. The C&CZ-managed Windows machines will not receive a new version during the semester to prevent problems with version dependencies in current lectures.

New version of Bookings

Alexander Greefhorst — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0200

Last week, a new version of the Bookings Platform for Scientific Devices has been released.

Together with Emendis, we have given the application a total make-over: not only the look and feel have changed, but also the underlying technique has been revised. From now on, we will use SurfConext for authentication.

We wish to thank all colleagues who helped us to test the new application, and in particular, we thank for all his efforts in the last years.

Science software licenses URL

Thu, 30 May 2024 00:00:00 +0200

All license info, including the license codes, are now readily available for all Science users at the Science license overview page for the Science software managed by C&CZ.

Matlab R2024a available

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0200

The latest version of Matlab, R2024a, is available. The software and license codes can be obtained through a mail to postmaster for those entitled to it. The software can also be found on the install-share. All C&CZ-managed Linux machines have this version installed, the older version (/opt/matlab-R2023b/bin/matlab) will be available temporarily. The C&CZ-managed Windows machines will not receive a new version during the semester to prevent problems with version dependencies in current lectures.

Maple new version Maple2024

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100

The latest version of Maple, Maple2024, for Windows/macOS/Linux can be found on the Install network share and has been installed on C&CZ managed Linux computers. License codes can be requested from C&CZ helpdesk or postmaster.

NI LabVIEW license prolonged and new version

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100

The license for the LabVIEW from NI has been prolonged until April 16, 2025. This license is for the versions 2022Q3 and higher, that use a subscription model.

The new 2024Q1 software can be found on the C&CZ Install disc. The license server is:

labview.science.ru.nl:28000

In order to be able to check out a license, names of pc’s and/of users have to be entered by C&CZ in the license server. For remote pcs this DNS suffix has to be added to the IPv4 DNS configuration: science.ru.nl

New version of Mathematica 14.0.0

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0100

A new version of Mathematica (14.0.0) has been installed on all C&CZ managed Linux systems, older versions can still be found in /vol/mathematica.

When connected wired or wireless on campus or through VPN, the software for Windows, Linux and macOS can be found on the C&CZ Install disc.

During the installation you must specify:

 License server: mathematica.science.ru.nl
 License: L4601-6478

According to the Mathematica Quick Revision History: “Version 14.0 continues to expand the scope and breadth of our computational coverage while streamlining and polishing existing areas.”

SageMath on loginservers and JupyterHub, Digital Security and Math clusternodes

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0100

The free open-source mathematics software system SageMath version 9.5 has been installed on Science loginservers and JupyterHub, Digital Security and Math clusternodes.

The mission of SageMath is to create viable free open source alternative to Magma, Maple, Mathematica and Matlab.

SageMath builds on top of many existing open-source packages: NumPy, SciPy, matplotlib, Sympy, Maxima, GAP, FLINT, R and many more. Access their combined power through a common, Python-based language or directly via interfaces or wrappers.

New Intel compilers (oneAPI Base and HPC Toolkits)

Fri, 27 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0200

The newest versions of the Intel compilers, available under the name Intel oneAPI, do no longer require a license, they are freely available. The 2023.2 version has been installed on C&CZ managed Ubuntu systems, clusternodes with Ubuntu 22.04 and loginservers. When these compilers are available, the module command

module avail

will list among others “compiler/latest”. Then e.g. the Intel C (icc) and Fortran (ifort) compilers can be used after typing

module add compiler/latest

SSH

Wed, 21 Dec 2022 13:20:00 +0000

SSH Secure Shell

SSH is used to get a secure terminal-connection to a login server. All Linux loginservers can be reached with SSH client software.

NB: as of December 2022, not all science logins are allowed to login on the login servers anymore. Should you have trouble logging in on our loginservers, please contact postmaster.

Recommended SSH client software

Windows:
- MobaXterm. From the MobaXterm website: “MobaXterm is an enhanced terminal for Windows with an X11 server, a tabbed SSH client and several other network tools for remote computing (VNC, RDP, telnet, rlogin). MobaXterm brings all the essential Unix commands to Windows desktop, in a single portable exe file which works out of the box.” The support of OpenGL could also be a reason to start using MobaXterm. If you use it professionally, you should consider subscribing to MobaXterm Professional Edition. MobaXterm is available on the S-disc.
- Mosh (mobile Shell) when roaming and intermittent connections.
- PuTTY.
- The OpenSSH client provided by Cygwin.
Linux: Your computer should have ssh installed by default. Otherwise, install the openssh-client package. Install Mosh (mobile Shell) when roaming or having intermittent connections.
OS X: the ssh client should be available on your Mac. For graphical/X11 functionality one can install XQuartz. Install Mosh (mobile Shell) when roaming or having intermittent connections.
Android: JuiceSSH or ConnectBot. Install Mosh (mobile Shell) when roaming or having intermittent connections.

Recommended software for filetransfer

Windows: MobaXterm or WinSCP
Linux: scp
OS X and Windows: Cyberduck

SSH keys

ssh can use login and password to authenticate with the server, but you can also use ssh keys as an alternative authentication method. ssh keys are public-private key pairs that you can generate using the ssh-keygen command on linux. Read the manpage man ssh-keygen to learn more. You can set a password on the private key, to prevent it from being copied and used by someone else to impersonate you.

OriginLab

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 16:37:04 +0000

OriginLab

Origin by Originlab is scientific graphing and data analysis software.

License

C&CZ acquired a network license for FNWI for the use of OriginPro. One can get the software and installation/licensing keys of OriginPro from C&CZ system administration.

The network license can only be used by computers on the Internet. For standalone use, there are home-use licenses included. The current support contract ends August 2026.

If you get a message that the license will expire soon and you are using a standalone version you can update the license by clicking on Activate in the Help menu.

Electronic Lab Journals

Simon Oosthoek — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0200

Availability of Elab software

ElabFTW

Chemotion

TODO

Matlab

Bram Daams — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 16:29:14 +0000

Matlab

Matlab, a “matrix laboratory” for interactive scientific calculations of The Mathworks Inc. is an integrated software package, it combines numeric calculations, data visualization and a programming language.

License

A number of departments in the university have bought shares in the network license that C&CZ has arranged for the use of Matlab. When one has bought a share, one can get the software and installation/licensing keys of Matlab for either Linux, Mac or MS-Windows, also for older versions of Matlab, from C&CZ system administration.

Software licences

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 12:45:46 +0000

Science software licences negotiated by C&CZ

All info can be found on the Science licenses pages. Questions: please contact C&CZ.

Most software can be found on the install share. On a PC with MS-Windows (or a Linux “Samba client”), one can connect to the service:

\install.z.science.ru.nl\install

RU software licences negotiated by ILS

ILS negotiated license agreements for the RU for a number of software packages. This makes that software relatively cheap (bulk license) or even free (campus license) for use by students and employees.

Labservant

Luuk Van Summeren — Thu, 19 May 2022 12:05:09 +0000

General

Account

The procedure below only works for employees with an U-number. For access with an E-number account please contact labservant@science.ru.nl

All employees and guests who need to access to labservant can obtain an account using the following steps:

Request labservant access via the secretariat of your department, they can grand labservant access via RBS.
After labservant access is granted in RBS, login to labservant using your RU account (https://labservant.science.ru.nl)
During your first logon an account is created based on your personal data in RBS
After a successful login (you should see the Labservant home screen), the lab-manager of your department can grant you the authorizations needed.

When the message “Logged in but no verified check” is displayed after logon, try to login again using a capital letter in your user name (U-number). If the message persists the most probable cause is that labservant access was not granted in RBS by your department’s secretariat.

ChemDraw Prime / ChemBioOffice

Ben Polman — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 11:52:47 +0000

Starting December 2022 the ChemOffice+ license is being replaced by a ChemDraw Prime campus license.

ChemDraw Prime is a complete “entry-level” drawing program that provides all the tools you need to quickly create chemically intelligent, publication-ready chemical structures and reactions, laboratory notes and experiment write-ups. As well as a full set of chemical structure essentials such as rings, bonds, chains, atoms and functional groups, ChemDraw Prime includes chemical and lab equipment templates and handy TLC and Gel Electrophoresis Plate drawing tools.

Matlab R2022a available

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 12:16:00 +0100

The latest version of Matlab, R2022a, is available for departments that have licenses. The software and license codes can be obtained through a mail to postmaster for those entitled to it. The software can also be found on the install-disc. All C&CZ-managed Linux machines have this version installed, an older version (/opt/matlab-R2021a/bin/matlab) is still available temporarily. The C&CZ-managed Windows machines will not receive a new version during the semester to prevent problems with version dependencies in current lectures.

LabVIEW

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 13:43:09 +0000

C&CZ administers the licenses for the use of LabVIEW within FNWI. LabVIEW by NI is a graphical programming environment engineers use to develop automated research, validation, and production test systems.

From version 2022Q3 LabVIEW no longer works standalone and unlimited in terms of time. C&CZ manages a LabVIEW license server with a small number of licenses that have to be renewed every year. Users of this license must be registered on the license server.

Mathematica

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 23:34:06 +0000

Mathematica is a mathematical software package made by Wolfram Research.

C&CZ manages the network license for the concurrent use of Mathematica within Radboud University.

The license for a small number, ca. 20, of concurrent users of Mathematica, is paid for by C&CZ and may be used freely by students and staff of the Faculty of Science. Until the end of 2023, there temporarily was an unlimited license for all RU staff and students. Users/departments from other parts of the campus can use Mathematica for a yearly reimbursement of the license costs.

Maple

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 23:25:59 +0000

Maple by Waterloo Maple’s Maplesoft is an interactive computer-algebra system, for which C&CZ has acquired a license.

The license of Maple is a 4-user concurrent license in 2023 and a 2-user in 2024.

Maple new version: Maple2021.2 and license continued

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 00:24:00 +0100

The C&CZ administered “4 concurrent user” license for Maple has been continued until December 31, 2022. The latest version of Maple, Maple2021.2, for Windows/macOS/Linux can be found on the Install network share and has been installed on C&CZ managed Linux computers. License codes can be requested from C&CZ helpdesk or postmaster.

National Instruments LabVIEW Spring 2021 on Install network share

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 11:59:00 +0200

To make it easier to install NI LabVIEW for departments that participate in the license, the newly arrived “Spring 2021” version has been copied to the Install network share. Install media can also be borrowed. License codes can be obtained from C&CZ helpdesk or postmaster. For macOS/Linux this version is necessary, for MS Windows one can also install LabVIEW from the NI website.

Matlab R2021b available

Sun, 03 Oct 2021 14:10:00 +0200

The latest version of Matlab, R2021b, is available for departments that have licenses. The software and license codes can be obtained through a mail to postmaster for those entitled to it. The software can also be found on the install-disc. All C&CZ-managed Linux machines will soon have this version installed, an older version (/opt/matlab-R2021a/bin/matlab) is still available temporarily. The C&CZ-managed Windows machines will not receive a new version during the semester to prevent problems with version dependencies in current lectures.

MestreNova

Luuk Van Summeren — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 15:31:55 +0000

Mnova is a multivendor software suite designed for processing data from NMR, LC-MS, GC-MS, and Electronic & Vibrational Spectroscopic techniques (UV-VIS, FT-IR etc.).

Mnova is available for installation on Windows, Linux, and MacOS machines. Employees and students from the Faculty of Science can install mestreNova under the university site licence on their personal computer.

Currently the faculty holds a site license for MNova 15. Installation & license files can be found on the install share in \install\science\MestreNova.

CourseFiles

Tue, 23 Jun 2020 16:22:15 +0000

How can I access my course file?

The course files is an network disk that can be attached on campus. Off-campus, VPN must be used to attach this network disk. More info on how to attach a network disk and on using VPN is available. Linux users have the alternative to login with ‘ssh’ on the Science loginserver lilo, followed by a cd to /vol/cursusdossiers.

Windows:

At ‘File Explorer’, choose the option ‘Map Network Drive’, and type in file://cursusdossiers-srv.science.ru.nl/cursusdossiers and pick your drive letter of choice. By doing so, you will link up the network disk to your local computer. The next options are also possible to get a more limited set of courses:

Intel compilers

Thu, 26 Sep 2019 15:40:21 +0000

New Intel compilers (Intel OneAPI Base and HPC Toolkits)

The newest versions of the Intel compilers, available under the name Intel OneAPI, do no longer require a license, they are freely available. The 2023.2 version has been installed on C&CZ managed Ubuntu systems. When they are available, the module command

module avail

will list among others “compiler/latest”, so e.g. the Intel C (icc) and Fortran (ifort) compilers can be used after typing

Proquota

Tue, 27 Nov 2018 09:41:23 +0000

ProQuota, what does it do ?

When you log in on a managed PC, your private settings (Profile) of Windows and the applications are copied from the network to your current PC. During the session, these copied settings on the PC are used and changed if necessary. At logout, the (altered) settings are copied back to the network. When you log in, at a later point in time, on a different managed PC, these settings are copied to the new PC and your own settings are available again. You may locate these settings under C:\Documents and Settings\<loginname>.

Install share

Wed, 10 Jan 2018 15:14:49 +0000

Most licensed software that can be freely used by students and staff of the Science faculty can be found in the install network share.

You can connect the install share in MS Windows using the path:

\\install-srv.science.ru.nl\install

Info

Consult this page on how to connect to a network share.

It is often possible to install this software directly from the install share. Usually a license key is needed. Install info and licenses can be found on the Science licenses pages. If you need more info, please contact postmaster.

T-schijf

Fri, 14 Nov 2014 11:44:26 +0000

T-disk

On pc’s in computer labs which are managed by C&CZ, not only the S-disk is available but also the T-disk (a network share). On this network share, a large number of programs for a large number of courses is available that can be run directly from this share (no local installation on the pc necessary). Lecturers can manage the course software themselves. These programs may also be used on pc’s that are not managed by C&CZ.

S-schijf

Fri, 14 Nov 2014 11:32:29 +0000

S-disk

On pc’s managed by C&CZ the S-disk (a network share) is available by default. On this share a large number of programs is available that can be run directly form this share (no local installation needed). These programs can also be used on pc’s not managed by C&CZ.

Attach the network share as \\software-srv.science.ru.nl\software using Drive letter S because some software might depend on the driveletter S.