Test

Machine's name: markus002.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca
- May be moved to another server in the winter term
Server's name:
- Server1
- Server2

TESTING

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Notes

UbuntuInstallSteps - Dave and Daniel's notes on Ubuntu 5.10 install steps / prep for UbuntuXhierHowto
UbuntuLocales - /etc/environment set to UTF-8 by default; causes display problems on older software. How to switch back to POSIX.
SSHHostBasedAuthentication - cookbook howto for fixing ssh host-based authentication
MirrorDotCS - overview of HW, mirror contents, sources, frequency of mirroring.
- MirroringUbuntu - mirror's ubuntu archive notes. includes sources.list files for ubuntu versions through 6.06.
- UwDebianMirror - mirror's debian archive notes. includes stable sources.list.
CSLinuxWorkingGroup - contains date-stamped meeting notes
UbuntuImageChangeLog - disk image for students' desktops (mike's notes).
LinuxStandardFeatures - features we want to see on all CSCF linux systems
PineOnDebianAndUbuntu - where to find PINE on the mirror (For i386 debian and ubuntu)
DapperInstallNotes - short notes on making dapper work properly.
UbuntuUdevHacks - udev is a complex daemon and set of tools. a few notes on fixing HW on ubuntu by reinstalling udev package.
BuildingPackageRepository - building a .deb from source, and adding the package to a repository such as http://mirror.cs/uwaterloo/ .
PinningDebianAndUbuntuPackages - "holding back" older packages for debian/ubuntu to preserve compatibility.

GraphicsLabMachineInstallation - installing/restoring Graphics Lab image (from cs-appserv ghost image).
- GraphicsLabXhier
NortelCITLab - fraser's nortel lab page
also see SunHardware and SunBiosUpgrade below under CSCF

KdePerformance and KdeMultiUser - tweaks to kde for better performance in a shared environment.
MEFUbuntuFrontendFAQ - for help-desk consultants, answering questions about front-end servers.
SetupCsUbuntuFrontEnds

CF.Xhier - contains the list of Xhier 101 meeting minutes (some of these are referenced in the following docs)
XHierIntroForNewUsers
XhierHowtos - shorter howtos including diagnosing, upgrading
- eg., XhierHowtos#Enabling_passwordless_login_on_L inux - making rsh passwordless.
- UbuntuXhierHowto - supplement for Ray's solaris-specific xhier install howto, with Ubuntu-specific steps.
  - UbuntuXhier and BreezyXhier - notes (not howto), mostly by mpatters.
SettingUpNewUbuntuArches - step-by-step for turning a fresh Ubuntu install into a new arch-master.

StartechKVM - usage, description, hosts
SunHardware - warranty procedure on sun hardware for nortel lab, as well as management info for sunfire V20z/v40z
- SunBiosUpgrade - nortel w1100z workstation BIOS upgrade procedure
AutomatedInstallAndConfiguration - draft beginning of a cfengine/FAI config manager.
CycladesConfigurationProject - notes on a tool to manage cyclades configs (stale) and how-to additions to the existing documentation for setting up a Cyclades TS2000
CycladesUpgrade140dash3 - step by step for upgrading Cyclades TS2000 from 1.3.4 to 1.4.0-3.
NewCscfEmployeeGuideFAQ - written in my first month.

Ubuntu Bug Reports.
- https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/gdm/+bug/61726 - see RT# 54117. GDM sources scripts in a buggy way (AKA "noglob" problem)
- https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/libcairo/+bug/61303 - gtk apps segfault on gnome 'Human' theme, only from XDMCP
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/59953 - Upgrade from breezy to dapper on amd64 error on 'python2.4-twisted-conch' (minor bug) (Fixed in 6.10)

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