Miscellaneous Documentation

Is there an obscure point of technology that confuses you? Is there something that you can't get to work. Well, you've come to the right place. In the first instance, you should check to see if someone has written up the solution to your problem; if there is no link here, then try the Linux documentation project, searching the web or e-mailing jcn-help@jesus.cam.ac.uk (jcn-help archives are also available).

Please send any comments, suggestions or bug reports to: jcn-documentation@jesus.cam.ac.uk.

College Computing

• Setting up a Debian Linux system to work under NAT  (PDF) (SGML)
• How to use Windows Networking (SMB)
• e-mail lists in Jesus College (PDF) (SGML)
• How to edit the JCSU website (PDF) (SGML)
• How to copy your hermes mail onto Zeus (for Graduands)
• Using the JCN WWW proxy (or how to access sites which require you to be in .cam.ac.uk when you aren't)  (PDF) (SGML)
• How to use the SRCF VPN from within Jesus (PDF) (SGML)

• An introduction to Kwok Linux (PDF) (SGML)
• Setting up printing under Kwok Linux
• Using Kwok Linux to replace Exceed (PDF) (SGML)
• A Guide to Kwok Linux (PDF) (SGML)

Web

• How to write a basic webpage
• How to use SSI on your Zeus web page
• HTML on a page of A4 (list of important tags)

CVS

• JCN CVS FAQ (was "How to use CVS with the Zeus repositories") (PDF) (SGML)
• "CVS for the Uninterested"
• CVS Manual

UNIX and GNU/Linux

• Setting up passwordless ssh (PDF) (SGML)
• A quick guide to some standard UNIX tools (PDF) (SGML)
• Netscape font sanity
• Cross compilation under Linux systems

UNIX/Linux System Administration

• Hints and tips for system administration (PDF) (SGML)
• Finding debian packages, and using apt (PDF) (SGML)
• Creating Debian packages

Miscellaneous

• How to get CNM started on lambda

JCN Seminars

• Concepts in Parallel Computing

JCN Projects

• How to write JCN Documentation (PDF) (SGML)
• Using SGML for JCN Projects (PDF) (SGML)

Miscellaneous

• How to use PVM within Jesus
• Technical Details of Kwok-Linux (PDF) (SGML)
• Technical details of Netlinux (PDF) (SGML)
• Technical details of TrustedCVS (PDF) (SGML)
• JCN Protocol for JCSU Exec Changover (PDF) (SGML)

Rooms Database

The Rooms Database documentation is now part of the rooms database site.

• Programmers Guide
• Administrators Guide
• Installation Guide

Other documentation sources

This section lists other websites, some within Cambridge, which have documentation you may find useful.

• The University Computing services Documentation
• The Engineering Departments collection of Computer help
• The Linux Documentation Projects website

These pages are maintained by JCN. This file was last modified on 18/10/05. Copyright © JCN, 1998-2005.