Please bring a laptop computer to class. By using Linux on your own computer you can more quickly incorporate what you learn into your own research. Before the first class, please…

1. Select a computer to bring to class
2. Learn how to open the linux terminal on your computer
3. Download and install all required software
4. Request a Summit user account

You will need to bring either a MAC laptop or a laptop running Windows 10 (build 1607+) or a linux laptop. We will no longer be supporting PC laptops running Windows versions less than 10. If you don't have a Mac, Windows10, or linux laptop, please contact Erin Nishimura. We have Mac OS laptops you can borrow for part or all of the course, available for use during the class time. You will still need to make your own arrangements to perform Assignments outside of class in some other way.

What is a linux terminal? It should look something like this:

Here are the options for accessing a a linux terminal on different systems. Again, please verify you can access your terminal before class:

Lucky you! Your MAC runs on a Linux-like operating system. All you need to get running is to familiarize yourself with the Terminal application.

1. Go to Finder
2. Go to Applications
3. Go to Utilities
4. Click on Terminal to open the application
5. For faster access, you can drag and drop Terminal into your Dock.

If you are running 64-bit version of Windows 10 Anniversary Update or later (build 1607+), you can install Linux on top of the Windows operating system. Please read Install the Linux Subsystem on Windows 10 to install the system.

If you have a laptop that is running a Linux distro natively, you are all set to go. To access the terminal, search the DASH for Terminal. Click on the Terminal icon to open the application.

If you can't access a Linux terminal, please contact Erin Nishimura prior to class.

You will need…

1. a text editor
2. an ftp client

Everyone will need to install a text editor for writing and modifying plain text files.

• Mac: we recommend TextWrangler, available in the App Store.
• Windows 10: we recommend **Notepad++**
• We do not recommend TextEdit, Wordpad, Notebook, or Microsoft Word.

We will use an interactive ftp client to transfer and edit files on remote servers. We recommend FileZilla . To download and install, follow these steps:

• Go to FileZilla
• Click on 'Download the FileZilla Client' (not the server)
• Click on 'Download' listed under FileZilla (not FileZilla Pro)
• Check that FileZilla detected your appropriate operating system
• Click on 'Download FileZilla Client'
• Skip testing your internet speed
• Once download is complete, navigate to the location on your hard drive where the file was downloaded
• Double click on the file 'FileZilla_xxxxx.zip' where xxxxx is some gibberish regarding the version and operating system
• Double click on the installation application
• Click “I Agree” to agree to the license agreement
• Click “No, thanks” so that you avoid having Yahoo take over your life. Click “Next”.
• The application should install and open

Summit is a high performance computing cluster (a.k.a. supercomputer) that is housed at the University of Colorado Boulder and available for us to use. Please request access to Summit by following Step 1 and Step 2 under HPC Summit: Get Started.