Software Manager
As shown in the figure below, the Software Manager is one of several platform views. This view lets you install, uninstall, or simply review all software modules installed
in a remote JACE platform. By default, this view compares the platform’s modules against your “locally available” modules, meaning the most
current modules in the software database on your
Figure 72. Software Manager compares remotely installed modules to locally available
The first time you run the Software Manager, it copies modules from your Sys Home !/modules folder into a build-named subfolder in your “software database” (!/sw), for example !/sw/3.8.107. Note this can take several seconds, with a popup similar to the one below.
Figure 73. Copying modules into your software database
NOTE: Copying also occurs whenever you “import” software into the
Then every time you access the Software Manager it rebuilds the modules list, reflecting the latest revision of your available modules, as well modules currently installed in the opened platform.