{"id":7565,"date":"2020-05-15T14:59:25","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T18:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/?page_id=7565"},"modified":"2026-06-02T14:59:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:59:28","slug":"software-installation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/scs-laptop-requirement\/software-installation\/","title":{"rendered":"Software Installation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Software Installation\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<h2 id=\"software-installation-laptop-specific\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Software Installation (Laptop Specific)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You will require some software when you are taking a computer science course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#ITSsoftware\">Carleton University Software for students<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"#antivirus\">Anti-virus<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"#vm\">Virtual Machines<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"#SCSsoftware\">Free software for School of Computer Science students<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"carleton-university-software-for-students\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"ITSsoftware\"><\/a>Carleton University Software for students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Listed are some software that you will need and instructions on how to install it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/its\/help-centre\/remote-access\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Remote Access (VPN)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/its\/help-centre\/wireless\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connecting to Carleton&#8217;s Wireless Network<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Carleton University offers Microsoft software free of charge to all students:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/its\/onedrive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OneDrive (file storage and backups)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Windows 10 Education is available for free to all computer science students via <a href=\"https:\/\/azureforeducation.microsoft.com\/devtools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Azure Dev Tools for Teaching<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/its\/ms-offer-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MS Office available to students free of charge<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Carleton ITS offers some site-licensed software to students:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/its\/all-services\/computers\/site-licensed-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Site Licensed Software<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"anti-virus\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"antivirus\"><\/a>Anti-virus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Carleton university does not offer anti-virus to students. However, there are options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Every Windows 10 O\/S comes with a built-in anti-virus called <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/help\/17464\/windows-10-help-protect-my-device-with-windows-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows Defender<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If your internet provider is Bell or Rogers they offer free anti-virus to their customers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"virtual-machines\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"vm\"><\/a>Virtual Machines<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>During the course of your program, you will be using virtualization technologies. Every course will have its own software requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/tech-support\/virtual-machines\/virtual-machine-technical-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virtual Machines Technical Support<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"free-software-for-school-of-computer-science-students\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"SCSsoftware\"><\/a>Free software for School of Computer Science students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There is free software available for computer science students such as Microsoft development tools, VMWare, Matlab, OnTheHub software offers, Virtualbox, Nextcloud client, x2go and more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/tech-support\/software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Free software for School of Computer Science students<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Software Installation (Laptop Specific) You will require some software when you are taking a computer science course. Carleton University Software for students Anti-virus Virtual Machines Free software for School of Computer Science students &nbsp; &nbsp; Carleton University Software for students Listed are some software that you will need and instructions on how to install it. 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