Monthly Archives: August 2012

Fighting through the LaTeX startup hassles

You kids know I’m not a Windows user, so I experience a different set of problems than you usually do. But the WinStat systems can be made to work, and the CRMDA systems can too. You just need to be … Continue reading

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New Linux System Setup: Don’t forget

For all users, put in place some protections and conveniences. In /etc/bash.bashrc or /etc/profile.d/safe.sh, add these alias lines: alias rm=’rm -i’ alias cp=’cp -i’ alias mv=’mv -i’ After that, the removal or destructive file copies will ask the user for … Continue reading

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