Maple Software 

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ISS has a site licence for Maple software. Maple is a symbolic mathematics package running on the IUS (Interactive UNIX Service). Maple is available for Windows XP and Windows 7 (recommended). Linux and Mac(Intel) versions are also available but are not supported by ISS.

About the Maple Site Licence

  • The latest version of Maple is version 16.
  • The Maple site licence (campus network version) can not be installed off campus.
  • A single home user version (13) of the software is available from the library and is intended for use off campus or for computers not connected to the Lancaster University network.
  • Maple 14 (campus network version) is available in the ISS Labs running Windows XP
  • If you are using an ISS 'Managed XP PC' or Supported Windows 7, Maple 14 (campus network version) has been pre-packaged so you can install it from your PC using 'Add/Remove programs' option in your computer's control panel.
  • There is a Maple 12 legacy version available.

Installing Maple - Control Panel or Network or DVD

Install: Managed/Supported PC (see below) | On-Campus - Network | Home User / non-network - DVD

If you are connected to the campus network, then you must choose the 'Network' installation option. If you are a home user or use a laptop that does not connect to the network, use the 'Home User - DVD' installation.

A Mac version of the software is available from the library but is not supported by ISS.

Installing Maple on Managed/Supported PCs - (recommended) 

If you have a 'Managed XP PC' or a 'Supported Windows 7', you can install Maple 14 from the Control Panel (Recommended).

  1. uninstall previous versions of Maple.
  2. click on the 'Start' button, then click on the 'Control Panel' option - see list of options.
  3. click on the 'Add/remove Programs' option - see list of programs.
  4. click on the 'Install a program from the network' option.
  5. double click on the 'Maple xx' item - see Maple install.
  6. click 'Done'.

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