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--- techstaff:phd_orientation_2017 [2017/09/19 10:58] – kauffman
+++ techstaff:phd_orientation_2017 [2017/09/19 11:01] – [Printers] kauffman
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 All CS systems that permit logins require SSH over the standard port (22).
 =====Desktops=====
-Each student is supplied with a desktop.  The configuration is:
+Each student is supplied with a desktop with the following general configuration:
-* Intel i7 with 4 cores/8 hyperthreads
+  * Intel i7 with 4 cores/8 hyperthreads
-* 500GB disk drive
+  * 500GB disk drive
-* 8GB of RAM
+  * 8GB of RAM
-* NFS-mounted home directory which is mounted on all Techstaff administered computers.  It is backed up regularly.
+  * NFS-mounted home directory which is mounted on all Techstaff administered computers.  It is backed up regularly.
-* Running Linux (Ubuntu 14.04 or 16.04)
+  * Running Linux (Ubuntu 14.04 or 16.04)
-* Large software installation (instructional and research related software)
+  * Large software installation (instructional and research related software)
-* Your desktops are configured and managed by Techstaff using automated build and configuration management systems which allows the systems to easily maintain current software revisions, quickly reconfigure or rebuild if required, and maintain consistency amongst CS systems to minimize differences in behavior between the systems.
+  * Your desktops are configured and managed by Techstaff using automated build and configuration management systems which allows the systems to easily maintain current software revisions, quickly reconfigure or rebuild if required, and maintain consistency amongst CS systems to minimize differences in behavior between the systems.
 =====Services=====
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 ====Personal website====
-Instructions for using a personal website are available at the following URL
+[[techstaff:personal_homepage|Instructions for using a personal website are available.]]
-https://howto.cs.uchicago.edu/techstaff:personal_homepage
 The site can then be accessed at the following URL
 http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~your_cnetid  for example, http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~rdb
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   * chinkapin.cs.uchicago.edu located in Ry 162
-Basic information about these printers can be found at the following URL https://howto.cs.uchicago.edu/techstaff:printer_locations
+[[techstaff:printer_locations|Basic information]]]
 There are also black and white printers available in the larger student offices.
 These printers are all available on all Techstaff managed linux systems.  You will need to add them to any personally managed system.