LaTeX is part of the standard installation on DICE desktop machines. This installation includes local files which can be found in the following directory on SL6 machines: /usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/informatics/ The support team will maintain the local .sty, .cls and .def files and therefore you should request any changes to these files using the support form which […]
The open access printers in Appleton Tower are now part of the University’s central printing system. This means you have to have credit in your University “Print and Copy” account before you can print. All undergraduate students and taught MSc students have been given an initial credit. Further information about the charges and how to […]
The 1st minor update to ScientificLinux 6 (which is based on RHEL6) is now ready for deployment to the Informatics SL6 DICE office machines. A minor update like this provides us with the opportunity to update important software and fix any bugs which are not security issues (we apply security updates as soon as they […]
For DICE office desktop machines any user may power-off or reboot when they are on the console (i.e. logged into the machine which is sat in front of them). Beyond this (e.g. when logged in via ssh) we have traditionally required root access for a reboot or power-off operation. This is particularly inconvenient for a […]
If you use a Mac, this post is for you. I’m asking for the opinions of Mac users. There seem to be a lot of Macs in Informatics. Macs can be configured to access DICE services – for example AFS, printing, backups – but sometimes this can be excessively fiddly or difficult. I’m looking into […]
For anyone looking to provide an SSL certified service IS (through JANET) can provide COMODO certified certificates which are valid for 1,2 or 3 years. The certificates can only be used for non commercial or financial purposes and are signed by a C.A. which is available in most web browsers. If you want to make […]
SL6 is the first upgrade of DICE we’ve done since we removed the last of the Schools Solaris servers. Given we’re unlikely to be buying more we’ve done some spring cleaning on the PATH, MANPATH and various other environmental variables. If you manipulate your PATH via .benv and setpath/pathfix you may find that it’s different […]
The 6th minor update to the, now slightly venerable, ScientificLinux 5 (based on RHEL5 which was first released on 2007-03-15) is now ready for deployment to the Informatics SL5 DICE office machines with the updates to the servers following over the next few weeks. A minor update like this provides us with the opportunity to […]
Some of you may be interested in how we have spent the Computing budget for 2010/2011. If you have any questions, please ask. Capital Expenditure Desktops (£90,000) – replacing 170 elderly and unreliable desktops and adding an additional 24 desktops to the Appleton Tower teaching labs. The new desktops are more capable of being put […]
A Lot of Trees Over 200000 sides of paper per month are printed within the School during term time, more than half of them emerging from the 6 AT computing lab printers. At a rough cost of 5p per side for mono printing and 30p per sheet for colour, this adds up to a considerable […]
