The Linux Knowledge Base

The Linux Knowledge Base is a central repository for Linux resources and documentation at Olin College. The contents focus primarily on Ubuntu, Olin's officially supported Linux distribution. Some documentation is distribution-neutral, and community-contributed documentation for distributions other than Ubuntu is welcomed and encouraged.

Install Ubuntu

• Install Ubuntu 22.04 alongside Windows (COMING SOON)

Protect Your Data

• Backup your Ubuntu Home Directory to Google Drive (COMING SOON)

• Protect Ubuntu System Files with Timeshift Snapshots (COMING SOON)

• Best Practices for Backing up and Restoring Your Data (COMING SOON)

Configure Your System

• Setup OLIN WiFi in Ubuntu (COMING SOON)

• Setup Zoom in Ubuntu (COMING SOON)

• Setup Microsoft Teams in Ubuntu (COMING SOON)

• Setup Pulse Secure VPN Client in Ubuntu 22.04 (COMING SOON)

• Setup Git in Ubuntu (COMING SOON)

• Setup Docker in Ubuntu (COMING SOON)

• Resize partitions using GParted (COMING SOON)

• Set up printing (COMING SOON)

• Install Matlab (COMING SOON)

• Setup WiFi in previous versions of Ubuntu (COMING SOON)

• WiFI Issues in previous versions of Ubuntu (COMING SOON)

Access Windows Resources

• Access a Windows network share (COMING SOON)

• Access your local Windows C:\ drive (COMING SOON)

Get Help

• Get Linux Help (COMING SOON)

• What Information Technology supports when it comes to Linux (COMING SOON)

About This Knowledge Base

This wiki is maintained by the Information Technology department, but anyone who wishes to contribute is strongly encouraged to do so. If you wish to add or edit content, create an account for yourself by clicking the Login button below. Logged-in users have write privileges to all pages except the IT Policies page.

IT reserves the right to modify or remove any user-submitted content that is in violation of established IT and/or College policies.