jupyter.nesi.org.nz release notes 02/06/2022

Release Update - 2. June 2022

New and Improved

• Updated JupyterLab version to v3.4.2
• Updated RStudio-on-NeSI (v0.22.5): fix library path when using NeSI R package in RStudio (e.g. R-bundle-Bioconductor)
• Plotly extension re-added (missing in the previous release)
• Added papermill extension
• Updated NeSI Virtual Desktop to v2.4.1

  • # Image changes
     - Update default Firefox version.
     - Update to use singularity 3.8.5.
     - Switched to rocky8 image.
     - Added chrome, strace, sview and xfce-terminal to image.
     - Added some libraries need for ANSYS
     - Added missing GLX libraries.
    
    # Bug fixes
     - Fixed faulty startup messages 
     - Fixed entrypoint duplication issue.
     - unset 'SLURM_EXPORT_ENV' before starting desktop.
    
    # Refactoring
     - Removed dependency on system vdt repo.
     - Removed faulty & uneeded bind paths.
     - Removed debug by default and hardcoded verbose.
     - replaced VDT_HOME with XDG equiv