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Written by Matthew Miller
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Wednesday, 16 April 2008 |
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We are ready to release an updated version of the BU Linux 5.0 (Monde) installer. This will feature updated drivers, required for installation on some new hardware. It should also be somewhat faster, and more reliable with upgrades for any machines still running old BU Linux versions. When this is released in a week or so, all CD images will need to be updated from our new ISO image. Please contact us if you'd like to help with our final testing. Thanks! |
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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). Download and installation instructions are available at http://linux.bu.edu/installation/. Later this fall, pre-made installation CDs will be available for $5 from the Office of Information Technology at 111 Cummington Street. 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 ( Friday, 27 July 2007 )
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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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