LINUX-BIZ: University of Rio Grande, CS Dept.
2 and 4 year degrees in Computer Science
University of Rio Grande, CS Dept. uses Linux for the following functions:
- X-Windows:
- X-Windows terminal (display, keyboard, mouse -- applications run elsewhere)
- X-Windows server (runs applications, possibly exports display)
- Network file server:
- Samba server for a network of PCs.
- NFS server for other PCs and Unix systems.
- File server for other types of clients.
- Print server:
- Print spooler using lpd (Unix, NFS clients)
- Desktop environment:
- Office productivity software:
- Document preparation with Star Office.
- Document preparation with TeX, LaTeX and derivatives.
- Graphics prepared with Xfig.
- Graphics prepared with GIMP.
- Backup services
- HTTP servers
- Databases
- Internet client software - WWW
- Internet client software - mail
- Electronic mail server:
- POP-3 server.
- IMAP server.
- SMTP server (sendmail, others).
- Network services provided to local users:
- HTTP (World-Wide Web) server or cache.
- Software development tools:
- C and/or C++
- Java
- Perl
- Bourne, Korn, C or another shell; using sed, awk, grep and similar tools.
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