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Computing Systems

Computing Systems

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Appleton Tower DICE machine upgrades and temporary closures of individual labs

This summer we are upgrading the operating system of the approximately 300 DICE machines in Appleton Tower student labs from the current version Ubuntu Jammy Jellyfish (22.04) to the newer Noble Numbat (24.04) in time for the new teaching Semester.  Some versions of software packages may differ in the new OS.  As part of this […]

6 June 2025 0

Ubuntu Focal End-of-Life

We would like to remind any users of Ubuntu Focal Fossa (20.04) that it will reach the End of Standard Support in May 2025, also known as End Of Life (EOL).

23 May 2025 0

Router upgrades – Tuesday 20th May 6pm

As part of the critical upgrade from SL7 to Ubuntu, we are replacing the core Linux routers serving each of our sites over the coming weeks. The Linux routers are our edge (and sometimes internal) firewalls as well as providing routing between our subnets and EdLAN, and onwards to the internet. They are connected to […]

15 May 2025 0

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