This page describes certain features of the "Linux Desktop 2.0" project. While this project has been in progress for some time, these notes begin in July 2018.
There are an estimated 200-300 Linux desktop users at SLAC. This project aims to provide a basic managed and maintained building block desktop from which users may customize to their specific needs. At this writing, either Ubuntu or CentOS are available options. This is very much a work in progress....
List of candidate add-on software to be included in CentOS 7 network-install image.
| Package | Status | Date installed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | required | 7/13/2018 | Basic CLI |
| X11 | required | 7/17/2018 | X11+gnome+gazillion dependencies |
| window manager | required | 7/17/2018 | gnome based - working on conf file |
| desktop | required | 7/17/2018 | (various convenience apps) |
| AFS | |||
| emacs | |||
chrome | |||
| thunderbird | |||
| NX | NoMachine client for use with NERSC | ||
| dbvis |
| ||
| citrix client | |||
| fastx | unsure | ||
| slack | |||
| zoom | (implies support for microphone, camera and speakers) |
Notes:
X11 & GUI installed in this way:
X11 and GUIcurl http://yum/centos-gui > /tmp/centos-gui /bin/sh /tmp/centos-gui