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Written by Pamela Andrews
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Tuesday, 24 June 2008 |
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BU Linux is based on CentOS, the open source version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. With the release of RHEL 5.2 this spring, and CentOS 5.2 this summer, we experienced a deluge of updated and new RPMs (over 300 of them, 40 of which we regularly modify). While the sun was hot and the air muggy, the team rebuilt and tested all of them, including the brand-new Firefox 3. In this year's release, you 'll see drivers for new hardware and many bugfixes. We also consoilidated many of the updates so the installation is faster. The CD for BU Linux (32 or 64 bit) can be purchased in the Front Office of the Office of Information Technology, located at 111 Cummington Street, for $5. Or you may download for free. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 02 September 2008 )
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Written by Matthew Miller
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Friday, 27 July 2007 |
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The Boston University Office of Information Technology is pleased to announce the release of our newest desktop-focused operating system, BU Linux 5.0 (Monde). This is our first desktop-oriented release based on the CentOS Community Enterprise Operating System project. CentOS comes from the same lineage as the Fedora distribution on which previous desktop BU Linux releases were based, and is already the basis for our BU Linux server edition. Using CentOS as a base platform assures a stable, secure underlying technology with a supported lifetime long enough to meet our needs. The desktop edition of BU Linux endeavors to track the leading edge of Linux development while still providing a stable computing platform suitable for daily use. Like all versions of BU Linux, it features an easy installation process, integration with the Boston University networking environment, and automated security updates. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 02 September 2008 )
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Written by Matthew Miller
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Tuesday, 05 April 2005 |
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Linux is an increasingly popular open source Unix-like operating system. These pages aren't intended as a general guide (for that, check out our list of resources) but rather information specific to using Linux here at Boston University, and particularly to using our custom distribution, BU Linux. BU Linux is based on Fedora and on CentOS Linux, but specifically tailored for the BU environment. We've added security updates, made modifications to make software work better with the way things are set up here, and added some applications that we think you might like to have. For details, see the FAQ. The latest release of BU Linux for desktop systems is BU Linux 5.0 (Monde). The latest release for servers is BU Linux 4.5 Server Edition (Zodiac). Currently, Zodiac and Monde are available for i386 and x86_64 (Opteron, Athlon64, and Intel EM64T). |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 01 October 2007 )
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