Odin
Odin is the primary Linux server for IS&T programming classes. Accounts are automatically generated for faculty and students that need to use the system.
Odin users are limited to 1GB of storage, 80 processes, and 100 minutes per job.
How to Log in to Odin
Important You must use the VPN to connect from off-campus, which includes the dorms. Instructions are below.- Sign up for TrueYou Duo (if you haven't already) by following TrueYou Instructions
- Install and connect to the VPN by following these instructions
- Debian Linux users follow these instructions
For help with the VPN, please call 402.554.4357.
Connect from Window, Mac or Linux
- From a terminal, type: ssh your-NUID@odin.unomaha.edu
- Example: For the UNO User named Jane Smith, with a NetID of janesmith and NUID of 12345678 the command would be: ssh 12345678@odin.unomaha.edu
For help with using or connecting to ODIN, please ask your instructor or contact the CS Learning Center.
Webpages
Should you need to create web pages for an assignment, you must store your files in your public_html folder. This folder is located directly inside your home directory. No publish script is required.
Your webpages will be available from on-campus or from off-campus while connected to the VPN in the following format: odin.unomaha.edu/~your-netid/filename
Python, Perl, and CGI
To run Python, Perl, or CGI files that reside in your public_html folder, you will need to make them executable with the chmod command. Below is an example for a file named: test.pl
chmod +x test.pl
Software on Odin
- Apache
- Biopython
- Clingo 5.6.2
- emacs
- Flex (Fast Lexical Analyzer Generator)
- Git
- GNU C
- GNU C++
- Haskell
- Julia
- LaTeX
- Matplotlib 2.1.0
- MySQL + MySQL Python
- NLTK 3.7
- Numpy 1.16.6
- OpenJDK
- Perl
- PHP + php-mysql
- Python 2.7.16 & 3.7.3
- R
- Raku
- Rust
- sqlite3
- tcsh
- Tkinter 8.6
- vim
To request software installs, email us at uno-ist-support@unomaha.edu.
GitHub
If you would like to use GitHub on Odin, there are guides for students and teachers at the links below.
github.com/UNO-IST-Support/GitHubClassroom_for_UNOStudents
github.com/UNO-IST-Support/GitHubClassroom_for_UNOTeachers
Database Information: MySQL
MySQL databases permissions are pre-provisioned. You'll create a database and name it the same as your UNO NetID username. Here are some of the commands you'll need to use.
- To access MySQL on Odin, type: mysql then press Enter
- To create your database, type: CREATE DATABASE dbname; (use your NetID in place of dbname)
- To view existing MySQL databases type: SHOW DATABASES; then press Enter