Common Software List for Communal VPC
A common set of software is installed on the VPCs of Communal VPC. The software list will be updated on a quarterly basis and software upgrades will be arranged by ITS through central deployment.
The latest software list is tabulated below:
Operating system: English Windows 10
Software installed:
7-Zip file Manager (version 19.00, 64-bit)
for file compression and decompression
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (version 20.009.20063)
for reading PDF (portable document format) files
Adobe Air (version 32.0.0)
a cross-platform runtime system for building desktop applications and mobile applications
- Apabi Reader (version 4.5.2.1785)
a reader document supporting the extension of CEB, PDF, HTML, TXT and OEB
Autodesk 123D Catch (version 3.0.0.54)
3D printing software
- CAJViewer (version 7.2.0 Build 113)
reading document with extension CAJ,NH,KDH
CDBurnerXP (version 4.5.8.7128)
for accessing DVD & CD .iso file
Code::Blocks (version 17.12)
an integrated development environment for C, C++ and Fortran
Core FTP LE (version 2.2 Build 1955)
a program for transferring files between a host and your PC
Endnote X9.2
a software tool for publishing and managing bibliographies
Google Chrome (version 89.0.4389.72)
a web browser
HKU Web Mail
a program link for accessing web mail
IBM SPSS 27.0, Base, Regression, Advanced Statistics, Custom Tables, Forecasting, Categories, Decision Trees, Data Preparation, Missing Values, Direct Marketing, Complex Samples, Conjoint, Neural Networks, Bootstrapping, Exact Tests, Visualization Designer, Sample Power and AMOS
a statistical package
Microsoft Edge version 89
a web browser
Irfan View (version 4.54, 64-bit)
a picture viewer
MATLAB (version 2020a)
for iterative analysis and design processes
Microsoft Access 2021
a personal database program
Microsoft DreamSpark Visual Studio Professional 2013 with Update 4 32-bit (English)
a programming environment for Visual Basic, Visual C++, Visual FoxPro, Visual J++ and Visual InterDev
Microsoft Excel 2021
a spreadsheet program
Microsoft Outlook 2021
a email reading program
Microsoft PowerPoint 2021
a presentation program
Microsoft Publisher 2021
a desktop publishing program
Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2013
a development environment for mobile and web application development
Microsoft Word 2021
a word processing program
Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2013
a specialized HTML editor and web design freeware for creating or modifying Microsoft SharePoint sites, workflows and web pages
Mozilla Firefox (version 78.8.0 ESR)
a web browser
NAG Fortran Compiler (version 7.0)
fortran compiler with program development environment
NAG Fortran Library
library of mathematical and statistical functions for Fortran application
Notepad++ (version 7.8.8, 32-bit)
a text and program editor with comparison of files
Octave UI (version 5.2.0)
for numerical computation
OpenJDK (version 13.0.2)
to collaborate on an open-source implementation of the Java Platform, Standard Edition, and related projects
Pageant (version 0.71)
an SSH authentication agent for PuTTY,PSCP,PSFTP and Plink
PuTTY (version 0.74)
a SSH program for establishing a connection to a remote computer
Python (version 3.7.3)
a software for programming
R (version 4.2.0, x64)
a software environment for statistical computing and graphics
Rstudio (version 4.2.0)
a set of integrated tools designed to help using R in a more productive way. It includes a console, syntax-highlighting editor that supports direct code execution, as well as tools for plotting, history, debugging and workspace management
SAS (version 9.4 M5, 64-bit)
a statistical package
Scilab (version 6.1.0, 64bit)
for numerical computation
SmartDraw 2019
to draw any type of chart, diagram
Sophos Home
a virus scanning program
Spyder (version 3.3.3)
a scientific environment written in Python, for Python, and designed by and for scientists, engineers and data analysts
VLC player (version 3.0.11)
a software player to play all region codes of DVD/VCD/CD
Zoom (version 5.5.4)
a software for video conferencing
Microsoft Teams (version 1.4.00.4167)
a software for video conferencing