2023 Standard Software for Bucknell-owned Computers

Lists the pre-installed standard software and additional software for self install for Bucknell-owned Windows, Mac and Linux computers.

2023 Windows Standard Configuration

NOTE: This is the standard software installed on faculty and staff Windows desktops and laptops.

Operating System: Windows 11 64-bit

Unsupported 16-bit applications may no longer work on a 64-bit environment.

Pre-Installed Software

This software is already installed on all desktop and laptop Windows computers.

• Adobe CC Creative Cloud
• Chrome current
• Firefox current
• Microsoft Edge
• Microsoft Office
  • Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • Publisher
• Browser Plugins

Additional Site-Licensed Software - Self Install (Faculty and Staff computers)

• Acrobat
• Dreamweaver
• Flash
• Illustrator
• InDesign
• Photoshop
• Reader XI
• ArcGIS
• JMP Pro
• Matlab
• Mathematica
• Minitab
• SigmaPlot
• SPSS
• Stata SE
• TextPad
• X-Manager Enterprise
• SAS (faculty only)

Additional software with limited licensing may be available for specific individuals, departments, depending on license availability.

2023 Mac Standard Configuration

NOTE: This is the standard software installed on faculty and staff Mac desktops and laptops.

Operating System: Mac Operating System version is dependent on the version shipped on the Macs.

Pre-Installed Software

This software is already installed on all desktop and laptop Mac computers.

• Adobe CC Creative Cloud
• Chrome current
• Firefox current
• Microsoft Office
  • Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
• Safari current
• SilverLight

Additional Site-Licensed Software - Self Install (Faculty and Staff computers)

• Acrobat
• Dreamweaver
• Flash
• Illustrator
• InDesign
• Photoshop
• Reader XI
• GarageBand
• iMovie
• iPhoto or Photos for OSX
• Matlab
• Mathematica
• SPSS
• Stata SE

Additional software with limited licensing may be available for specific individuals, departments, depending on license availability.

2023 Linux Standard Configuration

Operating System: Rocky Linux 8 (EL8)

Listed below are the "major" software packages.  There are numerous other software titles installed on Linux systems.  If you have a question about a specific package, please email ecst@bucknell.edu.

Pre-Installed Software

• Firefox
• GNU Compilers (gcc/g++)
• Google Chrome
• TeX Live
• LibreOffice
• Anaconda Python 3.x

Software Available for Install

• COMSOL Multiphysics
• IDL
• Mathematica
• Matlab

Additional software with limited licensing may be available for specific individuals, departments, depending on license availability.