Linux/UNIX
Note: This documentation uses the words "Linux" and "Unix" interchangeably, as the only Unix-like operating system widely used within Maths is Linux (to be precise, Ubuntu 20.04).
For most programs and commands documentation can be obtained with one or more of:
- man program-name
- info program-name
- program-name --help
Getting started with the Maths Linux system
- The Maths Linux workstations now run Ubuntu 20.04.
- Quick reference list of Unix commands
- List of all Unix computers
- Using the command line
- Using the graphical desktop (XUbuntu, X11)
- Teams Progressive Web App (PWA) on Linux
Remote logins
- General information about remote access
- SSH (secure shell), for connecting from one Linux machine to another
- Connecting from Windows to Linux (WineX)
- Connecting from Linux to Windows (rdesktop)
Managing your files
- Who can read your files (file permissions)
- More about file permissions and sharing files
- Common file operations
- Linux text editors
- Data and scratch spaces (alternative storage space for temporary data)
- Your quota and managing your disk usage
- Packaging and compressing files
- Transferring files between Linux systems
