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 You can, of course, replace XYZ with any software package name.
+There are a few software packages that are installed but do not use the modules system. These include OpenFOAM and some commercially licensed software packages. For these, check the [[howto|howto section]] for details. If you cannot find your software package there, then you can ask us to install it for you by sending an email to helpdesk@chpc.ac.za. But:
+It must run on linux
+If it is commercially licensed, you must contact the license holder to arrange to fulfill the licensing requirements. In most circumstances, the CHPC will not provide the license for you or pay for it. Note that if you intend to do commercial work with it, you must have a commercial license - we may not bend any licensing rules.
+Also note that it is sometimes considerably more complex to install software on a supercomputer than on a laptop - you may have to be a little patient while we do this.

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