CS357 Summer 2013

UNIX resources
A Unix tutorial for beginners. It introduces the basics of the UNIX environment. You should read up on common shell commands such as ls, rm, cp, and man. (By the EE Dept. at U of Surrey, UK)
CCSO Unix tutorial
Linux resources
A user guide for navigating the (GNOME) Linux desktop.
A user guide to make your (GNOME) Linux desktop more attractive.
Ubuntu, the most popular Linux. It's free!
Fedora, the second most popular Linux, the free version of Red Hat Linux (the one you're using).
Files can be transfered from a Windows computer to EWS via the free software winscp.
Matlab resources
Intlab: http://uivtx.cs.cas.cz/~rohn/matlab/primer/intlab_primer.html
Free Matlab for UIUC students: Matlab
matlab primer (.pdf)
Scilab , a free Matlab clone. It runs on Windows. Not 100% compatible!
Other useful links
Files can be transfered from a Windows computer to EWS via the free software winscp.
Open Office.org, a free office productivity suite similar to Microsoft Office
Ghostview, a free program for viewing PostScript files.
Adobe Acrobat Reader, for viewing PDF files.
EWS lab locations & hours. click here
Problems with Mozilla? click here
Work from home (for students logging into EWS machines with AD password)! click here

UNIX resources