Re: LUG: linux help - Wed, 16 Nov 2005 17:51:47 -0500

Subject : Re: LUG: linux help

From : Alex Marten <alex.marten@gmail.[redacted]>

Date : Wed, 16 Nov 2005 17:51:47 -0500

Out of curiosity I tried running the MATLAB benchmark program a few
times and had no troubles.

On 11/16/05, Jack Neely <jjneely@pams.ncsu.[redacted]> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 15, 2005 at 03:17:19PM -0500, Alex Marten wrote:
> > I am not an expert on the Realm linux kit offered by NCSU so I am not
> > fully aware of all it offers the user in terms of NCSU services. I do
> > however feel that the versions available free of charge and based on
> > older Red Hat distros are out of date. I do not know the status of
> > the Realm kit for Fedora maybe someone else could chime in here.
>
> The free versions from the ftp site, etc. are quite out of date. For
> NCSU's supported Linux solution we have migrated to using RHEL.
> Unfortunately, at this time I am not able to make RHEL availible to
> students which is something that I am trying to fix.
>
> I am looking for a student that would be interested in developing and
> maintaining Fedorae Core based versions of Realm Linux. There is some
> notes and information on the CLS web site and the CLS wiki for building
> and maintaining Realm Linux.
>
> >
> > Personally I suggest Ubuntu for any box that will be used for academic
> > research purposes. My reasoning is as follows: it is straight forward
> > and easy to use, it will just work, and therefore allow you to just
> > work. Upgrades do not break the box. Installing and upgrading
> > software with apt (which has a graphical and command line interface)
> > in my opinion is more efficient than other package management tools
> > out there. Out of the box hardware support is better than most
> > distros available.
> >
> > Ubuntu plays well with the NCSU AFS environment allowing you to access
> > files and run programs (such as MATLAB, SAS, etc.) with very little
> > effort. I put together a brief howto
> > (http://www.equivalentsystems.net/marten/ubuntuafs.php) if you do
> > decide to go the Ubuntu route.
>
> Run matlab and type 'bench'. It will segfault during the benchmarks
> most of the time. Welcome to my world of pain. :-)
>
> Jack
>
> >
> > On 11/15/05, Jeff Laiosa <jeff_laiosa@ncsu.[redacted]> wrote:
> > > Hello All,
> > >
> > > I would like some help installing linux on a on-campus box. I am getting
> > > a little lost in all of the NCSU Linux documentation out there. Between
> > > CLS and the Realm Linux docs, I am going a little cross-eyed trying to
> > > figure out which is most current and accurate. Could someone lay it out
> > > for me? Specifically, Here are a few things I'm a little confused about:
> > >
> > > 1.) What do I need to get started? I have a Dell that is a few years old
> > > and will more than likely meet all of the hardware requirements.
> > > 2.) Is Realm Linux widely supported on campus? What are the advantages
> > > of going with Realm Linux over the many other choices of distros out
> > > there? Are there licensing issues? How much do they cost?
> > > 3.) Am I really that much better off using Realm? Or should I pick some
> > > other distro like, Red Hat, Fedora, etc.
> > >
> > > I already posted this to realmlinux-user@ncsu.[redacted] and have received no
> > > response.
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > >
> > > Jeff Laiosa
> > > NC State University, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
> > > Communication Services
> > > jeff_laiosa@ncsu.[redacted]
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Alex Marten
> > alex.marten@gmail.[redacted]
> >
>
> --
> Jack Neely <jjneely@ncsu.[redacted]>
> Campus Linux Services Project Lead
> PAMS Computer Operations at NC State University
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>

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Alex Marten
alex.marten@gmail.[redacted]

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