Rocky Linux is a community based Enterprise Linux distribution established in the wake of the announcement that CentOS shifting to a new model focused on being a development branch rather than a rebuild of RedHat Enterprise Linux. The Rocky Linux community includes Special Interest Groups (SIGs) that help to push Rocky Linux further like Security, Cloud, additional Architectures, and HPC CIQ is the founding sponsor of Rocky Linux and provides support and optimizations for joint customers. CIQ also pushes the boundaries of Rocky Linux by providing variants of Rocky Linux for specific use cases like security as well applications for the next generation IT stack. In this session, we will go over the history of Rocky Linux, describe how SIGs are driving forward new features and how to get involved. We will also go over how CIQ supports and enhances Rocky Linux today and what is coming in the future for both CIQ and Rocky Linux.
Tmux (“terminal multiplexor”) is a Linux tool with two useful functions: 1) a user may run several terminal windows within a single Tmux session, and 2) the Tmux session can be run in the background. The latter functionality is particularly useful on remote computing systems (e.g., supercomputers) that require user access via ssh, because users may “reattach” to their Tmux session each time they login, minimizing loss of work between logins. This presentation will provide an overview, hands-on exercises, and a discussion of useful tools and best practices to streamline use of Tmux. To follow along with the hands-on exercises, register for a Research Computing account beforehand.
