Linux & SSH

🐧 Intro to Linux & SSH

Linux is an open-source operating system that is fundamentally relevant and empowering to research computing in many disciplines.  Linux is used at Wellesley, from personal workstations to mid-level facilities to high-performance computing clusters, and this session will explore the landscape of Linux capabilities and tools on campus.  SSH is a tool that allows connection to and communication with remote computational resources, often running Linux.  This session pairs well with The Terminal workshop, although that workshop is not a prerequisite.  This session will focus more on how and where Linux is implemented at Wellesley, how to locate and connect with those tools using SSH, and how to find support resources related to Linux and SSH on campus.  Workshop attendees are typically extended access to a development sandbox Linux workstation.

Please consult our workshops list for specific offerings.

✨  Workshop Preparation

In preparation for the Linux & SSH workshop, attendees are requested to fill out this information request to help tailor the scope of the workshop  and, if interested,  fill out this access request for a Linux development machine account for sandbox workstation use.  If you have any questions, please ask!

Attendees may choose to bring a Mac, Windows, or Linux laptop, including sufficient battery or charger.  If you are a Windows user and choose to bring a laptop, you could consider setting up Git for Windows' Git BASH software as outlined in the terminal workshop preparation instructions.

A variety of quick references, cheat sheets, resources, and texts are available related to Linux.

🌐  Additional post-workshop resources

🌐 Typical SSH syntax to access Linux workstations

• $ ssh -X annie@cannon.wellesley.edu

🪟 Windows user access to a full Linux environment on your own machine

• Windows Subsystem for Linux (at Microsoft)

• Windows Subsystem for Linux (at Ubuntu)

• Windows Subsystem for Linux (at Microsoft Store)

🌐 Some common text editors

• nano & pico - terminal-based

• emacs & xemacs - graphical and terminal-based

• vim & vi - terminal-based

• subl (Sublime Text) - graphical

• pulsar & atom - graphical

• gedit - graphical

• Difference between Word Processor and Text Editor

🌐 Useful resources for all users

• Unix/Linux Command Reference

• Bash Scripting Cheatsheet

• How to Create and Use Bash Scripts

• Introduction to SSH✨

• SSH Cheat Sheet: Common Commands and Secure Config

• SSH Cheat Sheet: Advanced Commands

• The Carpentries (Software, Data, Library)

• Wellesley Bazaar: Scientific Computing, Coding, and Data