Contents 1 What is Linux 2 Using Linux at Case 2.1 Computer Labs Running Linux 2.2 Obtaining Linux 2.3 Linux Guides

[edit] What is Linux

Linux is a free computer operating system. More information can be found at WikiPedia:Linux.

[edit] Using Linux at Case

Setting up Linux to run at Case is a painless procedure. In nearly every case, assuming you can install Linux yourself, getting it to run at Case requires no special instructions.

[edit] Computer Labs Running Linux

Olin 404.5 has Sun Ray thin clients that connect to a Ubuntu Linux server volatile.case.edu. Furthermore, anyone with with an EECS account can connect to volatile.case.edu with SSH.

The current method of setting up an account is to telnet into cerne.case.edu and login as user newuser. You will be prompted for information needed to set up your account. More information on requesting an account can be found here.

More information on the lab is available in the EECS site at http://www.eecs.case.edu/tech/labs/unix

[edit] Obtaining Linux

Obtaining Linux can take up a lot of bandwidth. It is recommended that you obtain Linux through internal mirrors.

[edit] Linux Guides

There are guides on this wiki to help users better integrate Linux into the Case network.

See Case ntp services for information about setting up Network Time Protocol.

• Kerberos authentication on Linux - authenticate users using their Case network id and password
• SOLAR can be accessed from Linux