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linux_options [2023/01/02 11:45]
scott update lab names
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 In order of preference: In order of preference:
  
-  - Use the Linux workstations set up in EB 424,425 (Analog Lab). +  - Use the Linux workstations set up in EB 424-425 (Analog Lab). 
-  - Use the Linux workstations set up in EB 423 (Digital Lab) //**during open times**//.+  - <del>Use the Linux workstations set up in EB 423 (Digital Lab) //**during open times**//.</​del>​
   - Use a Linux VM image on a flash drive (specs: 128 GB, USB 3, 100 MB/second access speed). You can then plug the flash drive into a Windows or Mac computer that has VMware installed.   - Use a Linux VM image on a flash drive (specs: 128 GB, USB 3, 100 MB/second access speed). You can then plug the flash drive into a Windows or Mac computer that has VMware installed.
   - Use your own personal computer to run a Linux VM if you have at least 60 GB of drive space for VMware and the Linux image. If you don't have 60 GB of space, you can use a flash drive for the VM image as described in the previous option.   - Use your own personal computer to run a Linux VM if you have at least 60 GB of drive space for VMware and the Linux image. If you don't have 60 GB of space, you can use a flash drive for the VM image as described in the previous option.
-  - Run Linux native on your personal computer ​(spec: Ubuntu 22.04).+  - Run Linux native on your personal computer
  
-For those options involving a Linux VMa Zipped image is available [[https://​byu.box.com/​s/​q5gis2iz8hwmaw39yhraeqwllwb8jy09|here]]. Do not use the VM image from the 330 website, although the [[https://​byu-cpe.github.io/​ecen330/​setup/​vm/​| VM setup instructions]] may be helpful to you.+If you need to install ​Linux, ​use Ubuntu 22.04. Do not use the VM image from the 330 website, although the [[https://​byu-cpe.github.io/​ecen330/​setup/​vm/​| VM setup instructions]] may be helpful to you.
  
-In all cases, you will need access to a ZYBO board. The Analog and Digital Labs have ZYBO boards near a workstation. ​However, ​the Analog Lab only has a few laser tag backpacks ​(with ZYBO boards) in the back of the room that can be shared. ​When needed, plug these into the host computer with a USB cable. **Do not move bare ZYBO boards between the labs.**+In all cases, you will need access to a ZYBO board. The Analog and Digital Labs have ZYBO boards near a workstation. ​**Do not move bare ZYBO boards between ​the labs.** The Analog Lab only has a few laser tag kits (with ZYBO boards) in the back of the room that can be shared ​for testing and pass off.
  
 **When connecting a ZYBO board to a host computer, please make sure not to disconnect the USB cable from the board micro connector (the small connector). Please connect/​disconnect the big end of the USB cable. The micro-USB connector on the ZYBO board is very fragile and is nearly impossible to repair.** **When connecting a ZYBO board to a host computer, please make sure not to disconnect the USB cable from the board micro connector (the small connector). Please connect/​disconnect the big end of the USB cable. The micro-USB connector on the ZYBO board is very fragile and is nearly impossible to repair.**
  
 **Finally, it is the student'​s responsibility to backup their files. If you lose files and are unable to restore from a backup of those files, there is nothing that I can do.**  For those using the VM, the easiest thing to do is to take regular snapshots of the VM and to store those snapshots in a secure location. VMs do get corrupted from time to time and it is usually an easy matter to restore your VM (and the filesystem) from a previously-saved snapshot. **Finally, it is the student'​s responsibility to backup their files. If you lose files and are unable to restore from a backup of those files, there is nothing that I can do.**  For those using the VM, the easiest thing to do is to take regular snapshots of the VM and to store those snapshots in a secure location. VMs do get corrupted from time to time and it is usually an easy matter to restore your VM (and the filesystem) from a previously-saved snapshot.
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