Your Account in the Department

• We expect all programs to compile and run on our linux servers.
• You can develop your code on any system, but they must run on the linux machines in the end.
• This might be something you are resistant to
  • The environment is different
    • This is a valid observation but not a valid point.
    • If you stay in this profession
      • You will most likely work in a number of different environments
      • And the environments will change as your career progresses.
  • It is somewhat more primitive than you might hope.
    • That is not really true.
    • We will introduce the most basic access
    • Which works from anywhere connected to the internet
    • But if you are in the lab, you can do much better.
  • I don't like it.
    • Oh well.
• The machines
  • cslab100: A real machine running CentOS 6.5,
    • This machine is a server and accessible from anywhere on the network.
  • cslab101: A virtual machine running CentOS 6.5
    • This machine is a server and accessible from anywhere on the network.
  • cslab1xx: The machines in the lab, running Fedora 23,
    • these machines are in the lab and not directly accessible from outside.
  • There are other machines that are created specifically for a class
    • csci311, csci312, ...
  • There is a unified file system
    • Your files are accessible on all machines.
    • Your user name and password are the same on all machines.
  • There are a number of windows machines in the lab as well
    • Your username and password are the same on these machines as the linux machines
    • Your files are not accessible across architectures
    • Your username and password are the same on these machines as the linux machines
    • Your files are not accessible across architectures
• Your credentials
  • You have an account on the machines in this department.
    • This account will last as long as you are enrolled.
    • So your files will be available your entire time here.
  • Your user name is
    • Your first initial
    • The last six digits of your banner id
    • Your last initial.
    • For
      • Dan Bennett
      • banner id @01234567
      • The user name is d234567b
  • Your default password is
    • Based off you your birthday
    • Jan 31, 2015
    • The password is 013115
      • 01 - the month code for January
      • 31 - the day, use 01 for the first day
      • 15 - the year.
    • You will be asked to change this password the first time you log in.
• Tools
  • Mac people, you are essentially linux people, with a little more work.
    • OS-X is a unix based Operating system.
    • All of the tools are available, but you might need to install them
    • But Mac people seem to be capable of doing this.
  • Working on a windows machine vs working on a linux machine,
    • The tools we are using are directly and usually installed by default on a linux machine.
    • The tools we are using can be installed on a windows machine.
    • Any machine can be used to access the network
  • Bare minimum: Text Environment
    • Use a terminal or terminal emulator to connect to cslab100
      • Linux/Mac terminal already installed
      • Windows, get putty
    • I use terminals in my office
    • 
    • You will use the following software
      • A text based editor
        • There are many many such editors.
        • joe is a popular local choice
          • A joe tutorial.
        • vi is my choice, but not easy to use
          • A vi tutorial.
          • Don't learn vi unless you intend to be a unix/linux person
        • You need to learn keypresses to make things happen
        • The learning curve is steep.
      • g++: the compiler
      • The shell and other utilities
  • Graphical Environment
    • Easier to learn, more difficult to set up.
    • Linux/Mac:
      • Use the editor Kate
      • gcc
    • Windows
      • Any graphical editor, but it looks like Kate is available
      • Install gcc
      • This might be somewhat complex.
  • IDEs: integrated development environment
    • codeblocks
      • Open Source
      • Installed in the lab
      • Cross platform
      • Language Neutral
      • Seems to be the local choice for those that use it
    • KDevelop
      • Open Source
      • Linux/Unix only(it seems)
      • There might be a windows version
      • Language neutral
    • eclipse
      • Open Source/Free
      • Cross Platform
      • Seems somewhat java centric
      • But supports other languages
      • I know this is popular elsewhere.
    • Microsoft visual studio
      • Proprietary
      • Closed Source
      • Microsoft centric