Announcements and updates related to the operating systems and software applications available in the CAEN Lab Software Environment (CLSE).
The campus site license for Materials Studio will expire on May 31, 2025, and will not be renewed. As a result, members of the College of Engineering community will no longer have access to Materials Studio through the university’s site license after this date.
CAEN has compiled a collection of open-source and no-cost alternatives to Continue Reading »
In preparation for the 2025-26 school year, the CAEN Lab Software Environment (CLSE) will be undergoing many software upgrades.
The following is a list of popular applications (and their expected new versions) that will be updated for the start of the Fall 2025 term:
Attention College of Engineering Faculty and Staff:
The location where your files are stored (your home directory) when using a CAEN Engineering Base Desktop (EBD) computer, will be migrated to a new storage system at 11:00 p.m. on Friday, November 1, 2024.
While this migration is taking place, we recommend you do not use Continue Reading »
Approximately 140 new computers were installed in various CAEN computer labs and learning centers over the summer. These computers have the following specifications:
Locations where the new computers are installed:
CAEN has removed Python 2.7 on computers running the CAEN Lab Software Environment (CLSE). Python 2 scripts may no longer run due to the major changes in Python 3.
Refer to the article: How to port Python 2 Code to Python 3 for more information about migrating between the two versions.
The Python software Continue Reading »
Starting this fall, you can access Linux applications in the CAEN computer labs by using the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). This will allow you to run all the same lab software you are familiar with, without needing to wait for the computer to restart or log in to VNC. Because the computer is Continue Reading »
In preparation for the 2024-25 school year, the CAEN Lab Software Environment (CLSE) will be undergoing many software upgrades.
The following is a list of popular applications that will be updated for the start of the fall 2024 term:
The CAEN AppsAnywhere software on-demand portal has been updated! New features include a recently launched applications tab, faster validation, and a new user interface.
The Fall 2023 CAEN Lab Software Environment (CLSE) for Windows has been updated to Windows 11. Watch for an updated look and feel with CLSE 2023 for Windows due to the new Windows 11 user interface, as well as improvements to AppsAnywhere, and version upgrades for key software applications. Additional changes include expanded Continue Reading »
In preparation for the 2023-24 school year, the CAEN Lab Software Environment (CLSE) will be undergoing many software upgrades.
The following is a list of popular applications that will be updated for the start of the Fall 2023 term: