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Revision as of 11:03, 4 October 2021

Here are minimal instructions to get started in the group:

Printers

Working remotely

lbox needs to run the xfce virtual desktop (ask Lothar); your laptop needs to run an x2go client
DUE has a campus license for Microsoft Office; use it for home laptops/desktops to avoid formatting issues when exchanging files.
- The DUE website does not have instructions for Mac OSX; you'll have to search for how to include the license for this system

Sciebo cloud Sciebo is a statewide (NRW) cloud service for research, studies and teaching, which is operated from the university in Münster.

Create your account using this link; look for registrierung.
- If interested, there's also a client you can download so you can see the documents offline more easily
Once the account is created, your username will have the format "xxx123x@uni-duisburg-essen.de".
At the moment, Sciebo unfortunately does not deal well with collaborative online work (e.g., word docs) where users simultaneously (or quasi) modify the same file. Use it for files that you want to send someone else, not for intense collaborative work

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 '''Sciebo cloud'''
-* Create your account using [https://idp.uni-duisburg-essen.de/idp/profile/SAML2/Redirect/SSO?execution=e1s1 this link]
+Sciebo is a statewide (NRW) cloud service for research, studies and teaching, which is operated from the university in Münster.
+* Create your account using [https://www.uni-due.de/zim/services/sciebo/ this link]; look for registrierung.
+** If interested, there's also a client you can download so you can see the documents offline more easily
+* Once the account is created, your username will have the format "xxx123x@uni-duisburg-essen.de".
+* At the moment, Sciebo unfortunately does not deal well with collaborative online work (e.g., word docs) where users simultaneously (or quasi) modify the same file. Use it for files that you want to send someone else, not for intense collaborative work