University of Botswana



Company name:	University of Botswana
Contact:	Mr. Dimane Mpoeleng
Phone:	(267) 355-2865
Fax:	(267) 356-591
E-Mail:	mpoeleng@noka.ub.bw
WWW URL:	http://www.ub.bw

Education
Computer Science student projects
Office Work
Research



University of Botswana 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:
  • Samba server for a network of PCs.
  • NFS server for other PCs and Unix systems.
  • File server for other types of clients.
• Print server:
  • Print spooler using lpd (Unix, NFS clients)
  • Print spooler using samba (PC clients)
• Office productivity software:
  • Document preparation with WordPerfect.
  • Document preparation with TeX, LaTeX and derivatives.
• Internet client software - WWW
  • NetScape Navigator.
• Internet client software - mail
  • Pine.
  • Netscape's mail client.
• Network management:
  • Internet or WAN router.
• Electronic mail server:
  • POP-3 server.
  • SMTP server (sendmail, others).
• Network services provided to local users:
  • Anonymous ftp server.
  • Accepts telnet connections.
  • Services finger requests.
  • Runs one or more database servers.
• Network services provided to remote users over dial-up or the Internet:
  • Anonymous ftp server.
  • Accepts telnet connections.
  • Services finger requests.
  • Runs one or more database servers.
• Software development tools:
  • C and/or C++
  • Java
  • Perl
  • Tcl/Tk
  • Bourne, Korn, C or another shell; using sed, awk, grep and similar tools.

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