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== Alternative Linux option == | == Alternative Linux option == | ||
[[Mako]] has built an alternative configuration (suitable for anybody running Debian or Ubuntu is) that doesn't require the GlobalConnect client. This has two main benefits: (1) it doesn't require installing the normal client which includes a proprietary sort of spyware tool that sends details on what packages are installed to NU every time you use it, and (2) it allows you to proxy only a single ssh connection and ''not'' your entire Internet connection. Folks who are not at NU may want to use this. | [[User:Mako]] has built an alternative configuration (suitable for anybody running Debian or Ubuntu is) that doesn't require the GlobalConnect client. This has two main benefits: (1) it doesn't require installing the normal client which includes a proprietary sort of spyware tool that sends details on what packages are installed to NU every time you use it, and (2) it allows you to proxy only a single ssh connection and ''not'' your entire Internet connection. Folks who are not at NU may want to use this. | ||
To install it you can download the software from the [[CommunityData:Git|CDSC Git repository]] like: | To install it you can download the software from the [[CommunityData:Git|CDSC Git repository]] like: |