==== Linux boxes     ====

There are currently 40 linux machines available. They are named l03 - l42. These are intended primarily for imaging work.

==== Linux User Group wiki  ====

There is a CBU linux user group wiki [[http://imaging.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/lug|here]], but there isn't much in it

==== Setting up a connection to a unix machine     ====
The recommended  way to do this is to use !PuTTY to establish a connection then,
if required, use VNC to run X. Links to pages elsewhere in the unit are given below:

   * [[http://maia.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/Computer-Support/PuTTY/install-PuTTY.shtml|Installing !PuTTY]]  
   * [[http://maia.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/Computer-Support/PuTTY/PuTTY.shtml|Configuring !PuTTY]]  
   * [[http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/Imaging/CBU/vncadvice.shtml|Setting up VNC]]  
   * [[http://maia.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/Computer-Support/PuTTY/Remote%20VNC%20Session%20v3.pdf|Configuring a remote VNC session]]

If you find you can't copy and paste between your PC and Unix, try typing "vncconfig&" on the linux machine you are runing your vnc session on.

==== File space and quotas  ====

Home direcctory space is limited to about 10Gb. If you need to store more data you can use
the language group space on /group/language/data. Make yourself a directory called
/group/language/data/firstname.lastname: 

{{{
cd /group/language/data
mkdir firstname.lastname
}}}

Note, if you just type 'ls /group' you won't usually see the files below /group. You need to use the full pathname.

You might want to put a symbolic link in your home directory (like a Windows shortcut, or a Macintosh alias) using the ln command:

{{{
ln -s /group/language/data/firstname.lastname WhateverYouWantToCallIt
}}}



-- Main.DennisNorris - 20 Apr 2006