“The Random Factory (Tucson AZ) announces the availability
of the latest product in the “Linux for Astronomy”
series.“
“The new release of Linux for Astronomy includes over 3Gb of
Astronomical software precompiled for the Linux (x86) operating
system. Applications include a wealth of general purpose image and
signal processing tools, as well as the state-of-the-art algorithms
in use at observatories and universities worldwide. Facilites for
processing the data products of the major space-based instruments
(Hubble Space Telescope, EUV, Einstein, ROSAT, IUE, etc) are also
included.”
“A 2 cdrom set, this release contains the largest collection of
Astronomical software for -any- operating system. All the
applictions are prebuilt for Linux (x86). The RPM packaging format
is used to support a variety of installation methods. Applications
are automatically integrated into the KDE/GNOME desktop menu
systems.”