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A good way to prettify and enhance the outlook of a linux bash terminal is to use synth-shell. Do: git clone --recursive https://github.com/andresgongora/synth-shell.git cd synth-shell sudo chmod +x setup.sh ./setup.sh Additionally, neofetch can be installed on top synth-shell to further enhance the way in which the system summary is presented on the log-on screen. However, this requires root access to use apt, yum or dnp package manager. Since for remote clusters the root access is usually not available, this is optional....

As a member of only the KAGRA collaboration and LIGO, in the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA or IGWN Consortium, the process of obtaining access to LIGO Data Grid (LDG) clusters is not straight-forward. First of all, follow steps from Eric’s page here if ya have a LIGO account. KAGRA members need to request LDG authentication access using the form available at this link: https://registry.igwn.org/registry/co_petitions/start/coef:25 Once you have filled the LDG access form, you should be able to see an option to add your computer’s SSH public key....

Basic gwpopulation installation To install gwpopulation do: Create a new Conda environment : conda create --name monash Activate the new environment : conda activate monash Use conda-forge to install gwpopulation : conda install -c conda-forge gwpopulation Check if import the installed package works or not : python3 -> import gwpopulation Maybe there is a package dependency conflict and the import doesn’t work ! Perhaps, it’s the following error that pops up :...

If you’re a researcher, student, or academic drowning in PDFs and journal articles, Zotero might be the tool you didn’t know you needed. It’s a powerful, free, and open-source reference manager that helps you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share your research materials with ease. In this post, we’ll look at how to set up and optimize Zotero for managing a growing library of research papers, especially PDFs. We’ll also explore helpful features and best practices to avoid common pitfalls....