General Unix Help

Unix is the operating system that runs on the Lyle Unix servers, and you will use Unix for running the CAD tools in X-Windows. If you are new to Unix, or need a review, the following links may be helpful:

Unix tutorial for beginners. The first set (up through Tutorial Two) will give you the basic Unix commands that you will need to run the CAD tools.

Unix Text Editors - Emacs

A useful text editor in Unix is Emacs - this is installed on the Lyle Unix servers. To start the editor in X-Windows, type emacs & (the & will start Emacs in a new window). Then, click here for a begineers guide to Emacs.

Emacs on Xming installed on Windows - font display issues

If you are using Xming as your X-windows emulator on Windows 8 or later, you may notice font display issues when starting Emacs. To address this problem, start emacs using the following command: emacs -fn fixed &

T. Manikas Last update 2014 Oct 1