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DICE desktops and servers

DICE desktops and servers run Linux (either Ubuntu or Scientific Linux). They're managed by the School's computing staff, using the School's machine configuration technology ⇒ LCFG.
- Ubuntu release notes
- Most DICE computers are being upgraded to Ubuntu Linux. When you try it, please check the release notes:
- Login account
- You will require a ⇒ DICE account before you can log in to a DICE desktop or server.
- Home directories
- Home directories on DICE machines are provided by the ⇒ Informatics AFS filesystem.
- The Shell
- DICE accounts require the use of
bash
as login shell. We've modified bash slightly: the~/.bash*
scripts have different names on DICE. If you wish to customise your shell with startup scripts, you should read ⇒ how the bash shell is configured under DICE.
Other useful info
- An introductory lecture on the DICE desktop is given at the start of the academic session.
- ⇒ Software on DICE explains how to find out what software we have and how to ask for more software to be installed.
- If you go away for a while please ⇒ leave your DICE computer on - here's why.
Last reviewed:
05/12/2019