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Linux

On June 1, 2015, University IT's agreement with Red Hat expired, and the centrally managed Red Hat repository (aka Satellite or yum server) is no longer available. 

If you have a Red Hat license that you plan to continue updating, you should purchase either a self-support license or support from DLT. You may also submit a Help request with Stanford Software Licensing to be put in touch with the vendor rep.

Product Description

Product Linux – Stanford only
Vendors Debian, and Ubuntu
Description

Linux is an open-source operating system used by many units across Stanford. There are a large variety of "flavors" of Linux; University IT generally works with Debian, and Ubuntu. UIT provides local mirrors of these versions of Linux for local Stanford users.
Platform/Version
  • Debian Linux 7 (wheezy-lts) (i386 and x86_64)
  • Debian Linux 8 (jessie) (i386 and x86_64)
  • Debian Linux unstable (sid) (i386 and x86_64)
  • Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS (Trusty) (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS (Xenial) (32-bit and 64-bit)
Eligibility

Debian and Ubuntu are free for public distribution.
License Year N/A
Ordering See info in Product Details below for obtaining and installing

Product Details

Debian and Ubuntu Linux

Debian and Ubuntu Linux are free for public distribution, and are mirrored locally at Stanford. These URLs not accessible through a web browser. Instead, point your '/etc/apt/sources.list' file at one of the following:

  • Debian Linux - <http://debian.stanford.edu/debian>
  • Debian Backports - <http://debian.stanford.edu/debian-backports>
  • Debian Volatile - <http://debian.stanford.edu/debian-volatile>
  • Ubuntu - <http://debian.stanford.edu/ubuntu>

For instance, on a Debian Lenny system, this '/etc/apt/sources.list' would read:

# The main Debian archive and source tree.
deb http://debian.stanford.edu/debian jessie main non-free contrib
deb-src http://debian.stanford.edu/debian jessie main non-free contrib

Debian and Ubuntu i386 and x86_64 (amd64) releases are mirrored; for Ubuntu, generally only the latest LTS (long-term support release) plus the current and previous releases.

Product Support

Debian and Ubuntu Linux

Online support may be found through the open source communities, or buying a support contract from a designated professional support service

Free Support:

Paid Support:

Additional Stanford-specific Software Packages

University IT staff develop a variety of Stanford-specific software packages for Linux systems. These include:

  • filter-syslog
  • remctl
  • wallet-client

Additionally, ports of other commonly-used Stanford tools - 'openafs', 'shibboleth', etc - may be available.

Debian and Ubuntu Linux

  1. Add the following to the file '/etc/apt/sources.list':
    deb http://debian.stanford.edu/debian-stanford jessie main
  2. Add the following to '/etc/apt/preferences':
    Package: *
    Pin: release o=Stanford
    Pin-Priority: 200
  3. Run 'aptitude update' as root.

You should now be able to install Stanford provided packages by running (e.g.) 'aptitude install wallet-client'.

This repository is signed; to get the keys install the package stanford-keyring.

Last modified July 20, 2021