===== Software Installation on Caviness ===== First see if your software is installed by using ''vpkg_list'' on Caviness, and then check the [[software:software|Software]] documentation for all software which is organized in alphabetical order on the sidebar to see if there are any specific instructions provided for use and/or installation on Caviness. The HPC team has a set of standards and technology used to reduce complexity and bring consistency to the process of software installation and management. Software is generally built, installed, and accessed using the [[software:valet:valet|VALET]] system (not Modules but similar) developed by Dr. Jeffrey Frey. VALET provides the ability to modify your environment **without** modifying your startup files like ''.bashrc'' and ''.bash_profile'' as it prevents jobs from failing by keeping a clean login environment. This process of basic software management and installation is described in [[technical:recipes:software-managment|Software Management]] and [[abstract:caviness:install_software:workgroup-sw|Workgroup Directory]], where both can also be found on the sidebar under [[abstract:caviness:install_software:install_software|Install Software]]. With that said, you may need to use other methodologies for installing your software such as a [[software:python:python|Python]] virtualenv or a container technology like [[software:singularity:singularity|Singularity]] on the cluster along with creating a VALET package to properly add it to your environment.