California Institute of Technology

The California Institute of Technology is a leading educational institution in the areas of mathematics, science, and engineering.

California Institute of Technology 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:

  • NFS server for other PCs and Unix systems.

• Print server:

  • Print spooler using lpd (Unix, NFS clients)

• Desktop environment:

  • GNOME.
  • Other.

• Office productivity software:

  • Document preparation with LyX.
  • Document preparation with TeX, LaTeX and derivatives.

• Backup services

  • Tar.

• HTTP servers

  • Apache.

• Internet client software - WWW

  • NetScape Navigator.
  • Lynx.

• Internet client software - mail

  • Pine.
  • Elm.
  • Mail.
  • Netscape's mail client.

• 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.
  • ``Regular'' (user-ID and password required) ftp server.
  • Accepts telnet connections.
  • Accepts secure-shell (ssh) connections.
  • Services finger requests.

• Network services provided to remote users over dial-up or the Internet:

  • Accepts telnet connections.
  • Accepts secure-shell (ssh) connections.

• Software development tools:

  • C and/or C++
  • Java
  • Perl
  • Guile
  • Tcl/Tk
  • Bourne, Korn, C or another shell; using sed, awk, grep and similar tools.
  • Fortran
  • Others.

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