CSAIL Debian

CSAIL Debian is TIG's custom GNU/Linux distribution, used throughout the lab and fully supported by TIG. It runs on standard x86 and amd64 (x86_64) hardware. CSAIL Debian comes pre-configured with the most commonly used applications in the CSAIL environment, and is integrated with CSAIL Kerberos for authentication, 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. As a derivative of Debian GNU/Linux, CSAIL Debian provides access to over 15,000 software packages in the stable repository.

• 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.

Debian 6.0 (squeeze) is the only version of CSAIL Debian currently available for new installations. For earlier versions, TIG can assist with upgrading them to squeeze.