Today, the latest version of Ubuntu Linux - Hardy Heron (8.04) - was released. For folks at Thayer and Dartmouth, we have ISO images of the CDs available for download here:
http://ubuntu.thayer.dartmouth.edu/iso/hardy/
Be sure to check out our main Ubuntu page at:
http://ubuntu.thayer.dartmouth.edu/
Here, you’ll find instructions on how to set up your system to obtain updates from our local repositories.
You may also want to explore our new Linux @ Dartmouth Help Wiki. There’s not too much here yet, but we’ll be adding more linux support [snip...]
After an operating system like XP has been out for — what is it now? 17 years? — it can seem as though all the great little tricks and tips have been exposed. Well, it can seem this way to me, anyway, since I do this for a living.
But sometimes there’s a little nugget that happens to arise out of the blue making you wish you had know about it years ago. To wit:
When copying a folder from one location to another, if any files [snip...]
In between keeping all things computing running at Thayer, we always have several projects in the works. Here’s a quick overview of projects we’re currently working on or planning. In no particular order…
Email and collaboration tools
Dartmouth’s Council on Computing has constituted a task force to determine Dartmouth’s requirements for future email and collaboration tools. Thayer School’s Director of Computing Services is on the task force and seeks your thoughts on the subject.
Hard drive based back up server
We are a “belt and suspenders” computing staff. To [snip...]
