Software and Licenses

OS

Windows 11

Office suites

Microsoft Office 365

Antivirus software

Bitdefender

Web browsers

Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome

Software for media playback

VLC

Software for image processing

Paint.net

Software for e-meetings

Zoom
Teams (included in Microsoft Office 365)

VPN client

Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client (laptops)

Other software

Adobe Acrobat Reader
Box Drive
Box for Office
Team Viewer Host
Snow Inventory Client
System Center Configuration Manager klient

OS

Latest version of MacOS

Office suites

Microsoft Office 365

Antivirus software

Bitdefender

Web browsers

Safari, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome

Software for media playback

VLC media player

Software for e-meetings:
Zoom
Teams (included in Microsoft Office 365)

Other software

Adobe Reader DC
Box Drive
NoMAD (Lnu:s lösenordshanterare)
Cisco AnyConnect (VPN klient)
Java
Polycom People + Content IP
Snow Inventory Client (inventeringsprogramvara)
TeamViewer

Software that, at no cost, can be ordered at computer installation, or that you can install from Software Center (PC) or from Self Service (Mac).

Software that can be ordered for PC

• SPSS Statistics, SPSS Amos (IBM)
• EndNote (reference management)
• SpellRight (Oribi support software)
  
• StavaRex (Oribi support software)
• Claro Read, Claro Capture, Claro ScreenMarker, Claro ScreenRuler, Claro View (support software)
• FileZilla (FTP application)
• GIMP (image processing)
• irfanView (image viewer)
• Notepad ++ (text editor)
• Photostory 3
• Sunet Mail filter Outlook plugin (mark email message as Spam)

Software that can be ordered for Mac

• SPSS Statistics, SPSS Amos (IBM)
• EndNote (reference management)

Guide for installing software with Software Center (PC) or Self Service (Mac) in the Service Portal.

Order software in Self Service.

Linnaeus University's agreement with Adobe gives you as an employee access to Adobe Creative Cloud products, such as Photoshop, Designer, Acrobat DC and more.

You can order a license for Adobe CC via the order form below. License costs are added and paid per year.

Order form for Adobe CC in Self Service.

Adobe FAQ for Personnel in the Service Portal.

Learn more about installing the Adobe Control Panel and upgrading the Adobe software in the Service Portal.

Licenses for computers owned by the University

Linnaeus University has a campus agreement for SPSS which means that SPSS Statistics can be installed on computers for employees and public computers owned by Linnaeus University (not on employees´ private computers). The campus license also includes SPSS Amos for Windows.

The contract period runs from Februari 1 to January 31 following year.

Guide for installation and renewal of licens code of SPSS in the Service Portal.

Licenses for students

Campus Agreement also includes licenses to students' private computers at no additional cost. This applies to students attending courses in which SPSS is a tool in the course. The agreement includes SPSS Statistics for Windows and Mac, Linux as well as SPSS Amos for Windows.

The licenses are valid one year from February 1 to February 28 following year.

Order SPSS licenses for students in Self Service.

Note! It is only the course coordinator or the teacher on the course who can order licenses for students.

Information about how students can access the SPSS program will be sent to the person who made the order.

Office 365 is installed as standard on all computers owned by the University.

Guides and FAQ for Office 365 in the Service Portal.

Guide for installing Lnu:s templates for Office in Windows in the Service Portal.

Guide for installing Lnu:s templates for Office in Mac in the Service Portal.

Here you will find information about the Linnaeus University's templates, including the Office programs.

As an employee of the University you have the opportunity to take part of Microsoft's Software Assurance Home Use Program (HUP), which means that for a small fee you can order selected Microsoft applications for installation on a private computer.

The agreement with Microsoft means that you can use the program on a private computer as long as you are employed at Lnu and as long LNU campus agreement with Microsoft applies.

Guide for how to order and get support at the Microsoft Home Use Program

Linnaeus University offers a number of support software for students with various disabilities, such as reading and writing. The programs are installed on most public computers, in the university computer labs and the university library.

They can also be downloaded and installed on private computers.

More information at the University Librarys site.

Support programs on computers owned by Linnaeus University

If you want a more permanent installation of any of the assistance programs listed on the University Library's it can be installed for free on the computer owned by the University, such as employees´ computers, public computers or on the computers in a computer lab.

Ordering support software

If you wish to order an installation of support software on an employee computer, public computer or in a computer lab, contact either your IT department or your local IT coordinator.
The order should contain the following information:

• Name of the software
• Name of the computer where the software will be installed
• If it is for Windows or for Mac
• The name of the person who will have the software in case of installation on a personal computer.

Support software on private computers

As an employee at Linnaeus University you can also download and install support programs on your personal computer as available to students at the University Library's site. The installation is limited in time.

Help with support software

Do you need guidance or help with getting started with the program, you can contact Rikard Björkman at IT Office.

As a university, we are obliged, according to the accounting regulation, to ensure procedures for accurate accounting of assets. Accurate information on equipment is a prerequisite for being able to plan, monitor and deliver efficient IT services.

In order to meet the above requirements and to provide with accurate information, such as investment needs, an automated inventory tool is needed. Linnaeus Universitys´ inventory system for hardware and software is called Snow.

Activities that is being conducted with Snow

• Inventory of installed software
  To comply with demands from suppliers on a proper license management in order to meet the requirements for license compliance and to identify, plan and monitor software upgrades. The tool does not read any documents, databases or other written information that you have in your computer.

• Registration of purchased application licenses
  To follow up of license compliance and to have as a basis for reinstallation / replacement of the computer, and to avoid new purchases in the event there are licenses over.

• Inventory of hardware
  For handling hardware-related support issues effectively by quickly identifying hardware related problems associated with support cases. Inventory is also made to provide correct documentation for computers before hardware upgrades.

• Inventory of the level of use of the software
  To follow up how Lnu's software is used in order to offer the best and most cost effective software agreements for LNU users. The inventory is also done to ensure that the installed software is updated from a safety and user perspective, for example, to facilitate the exchange of files between users.

More information about Snow Inventory on the following page, https://www.snowsoftware.com.