NDSU CS Department Wiki

1. Student hardware requirements.
2. I have a problem.
3. Authentication
4. Connecting to a remote computer.
   1. SSH from Linux/Mac
   2. SSH from Windows
   3. RDP to a remote windows desktop
      • New Remote Desktop procedures to connect to NDSU ITS Labs.
5. How to edit a file on the remote computer
   1. Using Nano (A command line editor.)
6. How to transfer files to/from a remote computer.
   • From Linux/Mac
     • SCP From Linux/Mac CLI
     • SFTP From Linux/Mac CLI
     • SFTP From Linux GUI
   • From Windows
     • Using WinSCP
7. SVN (Subversion)
   • TortoiseSVN on Windows
8. How to use the CS Department Linux lab (QBB 244)
9. Databases in the CS Department
10. Languages used in the CS Department (a noninclusive list).
    • C/C++
      • gcc/g++ is available in the QBB 244 Linux lab.
    • COBOL
      • OpenCOBOL is available in the QBB 244 Linux lab.
    • Java
      • Zulu OpenJDK 11 is available in the QBB 244 Linux lab and the QBB 1st floor ITS Windows labs.
    • LISP
      • CLISP is available in the QBB 244 Linux lab and the QBB 1st floor ITS Windows labs.
    • Perl
      • Perl 5 is available in the QBB 244 Linux lab.
    • PHP
      • PHP 8.1.x is available in the QBB 244 Linux lab.
    • Python
      • Python 3.10.x is available in the QBB 244 Linux lab. Python 3.8.x in the 1st floor ITS Windows labs.
      • Using Python on a shared computer like the 244 lab.
      • For CUDA in virtual environment:
        • pip install nvidia-cudnn-cu11==8.6.0.163
        • python3 -m pip install –upgrade tensorrt
          • or: pip install nvidia-pyindex
          • pip install nvidia-cudnn
          • CUDNN_PATH=$(dirname $(python -c “import nvidia.cudnn;print(nvidia.cudnn.file)”))
          • export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$CONDA_PREFIX/lib/:$CUDNN_PATH/lib
    • R - For statistical computing and graphics.
      • R 4.1.x is is available in the QBB 244 Linux lab.
    • Visual Studio .NET C, C#, & Visual Basic
      • Available QBB 1st floor ITS Windows labs, or just download the community version at https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/
11. The Web Browser
    • If pages don't refresh as expected, you may have to clear the browser's cache.
      • How to clear the browser cache in Chrome. The procedure in other browsers may differ.
12. Antivirus
    • It used to be that on Windows you should run two independent antivirus system. Now the recommendation is to just be careful at what you do online.
    • Just run the included Windows Defender (Or whatever it's currently called).
13. Firewalls
    • Set your firewall to block unnecessary incoming connections. This is usually ALL connections on a non server device.
      • Block inbound connections on Ubuntu.
      • Blocking inbound connections on Windows 10.
14. Email
    • Email is the official mode of communication at NDSU. Check your @ndsu.edu account for class, fin. aid & billing reminders.
    • You are responsible for monitoring both your Inbox and Junk mail folders for official communications from NDUS and NDUS departments as well as messages from Faculty.
    • If a valid message arrives in my Junk mail folder, how do I prevent this in the future?

Informative Videos:

• Cloud$ vs Metal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O66xpoRpyRk&list=WL&index=4