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General Software Installation

Our custom-built software all lives in /usr/sup. Look there before asking for a package. If you want a software package installed on CS/ECE Linux systems, including new libraries for Python, Ruby, Node, or other languages, don’t try to install it yourself. Instead, send mail to staff@eecs.tufts.edu.

Software we won’t install includes:

  • Sublime Text. Sublime is payware and they don’t offer an educational discount. As the cost of a suitable license for our systems would be prohibitive, and we have numerous other editors available, we will not install Sublime Text.

Remote Access

  • Accessing the EECS VPN
  • Using Pulse Secure
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  • Secure Shell (SSH)
  • X11 Forwarding
  • Secure File Transfer

Software Installation

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  • General Software Installation
  • Installing Heroku

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