CSAIL Debian
CSAIL Debian is TIG's custom GNU/Linux distrubution. It is the standard Linux system used in the lab and supports x86 and amd64 (x86_64) hardware . It is intended to provide easy access to all major lab services and is fully supported by TIG. Based on the Debian GNU Linux distribution, CSAIL Debian has over 15000 software packages available to it. CSAIL Debian comes pre-configured with the most commonly used applications in the CSAIL environment. It uses the KDE desktop by default and is integrated with the CSAIL Kerberos realm, AFS/NFS filesystems, and printing infrastructure. This allows easy, transparent access to all the standard network resources without you needing to know the details of how everything works.
- Installation -- Installing CSAIL Debian.
- Printing -- Accessing the CSAIL printers.
- Admin -- How to customize your CSAIL Debian system.
- Voiding your warranty -- Things you should not do on your CSAIL Debian machine.
- Amd64 Support -- 64 bit hardware.
- CJK Language Support -- East Asian language support
- Dot Files -- Customizing your user-specific environment.
- Dot Software -- How to access things like Java, Eclipse, Matlab, and more.
- Setting up SSH -- How to properly Kerberize your machine.
- VMware on CSAIL Debian -- How to install vmware and building the necessary kernel modules on a CSAIL Debian host.
- Useful KDE Hints -- KDE is the default desktop for Debian Linux. It is powerful and customizable.
- CSAIL Debian FAQ? -- Frequently asked questions about CSAIL Debian; a work in progress
We're getting ready to upgrade our machines to the Debian 4.0 (etch) release. See the
Etch upgrade page for details!
