My College Did Me Dirty

Sepero · 12-24-2004, 12:02 AM

apt-get install <program> --print-uris
Use this to determine dependancies.

man apt-get

Code:

--print-uris
              Instead of fetching the files to install their URIs are printed.
              Each URI will have the path, the destination file name, the size
              and  the  expected md5 hash. Note that the file name to write to
              will not always match the file name on the remote site! This al-
              so works with the source and update commands. When used with the
              update command the MD5 and size are not included, and it  is  up
              to  the  user  to decompress any compressed files. Configuration
              Item: APT::Get::Print-URIs.

JaseP · 12-24-2004, 12:07 AM

If this is a state school, have someone you know who is connected contact a state senator to contact the university... The threat of a funding cut will motivate them. If it's a private school, then find someone who knows a Fed. Senator, and can get one of their staffers to drop a hint that happy constituents mean less likelihood of killing grants...

Remember, it's not what you know, but WHO you know,... always has been.

Kahless · 03-26-2005, 05:29 AM

"The heat would cause toxens to emit from the cat5e cable. Don't be stupid.

DO NOT put cat5e cable down a heating vent."

If its riser rated cable, mabey.... but if you use Plenum rated cable, which is designed to be in air ways and not to emit fumes in the case of overheating/fire/ect.... it would be fine.

sadly plenum rated cable costs about 350 bux per roll, and you cant buy pre-made patch cables that fit the bill.

"speedway"? its called a raceway. not really nessesary or even used for a single drop. Cablin standards just dictate that any hook that holds the cable up be at least one inch in width... as standard J hooks are. However, in this situation.... your better off with just the bare minimum.... a 1/4th inch hole (tops) and a cable.... add the connectors after the cable is fed. The more modification to you, the more likey you are to get a fine or loose your security deposit for messing with the room.

The very best thing would be the other persons suggestion about the wirless connection... .as it is the least destructive. If you throw a card in the box you may even find that there is already wireless availible form one of your neibors with a laptop

Kahless · 03-26-2005, 05:39 AM

oh and on the bright side.... at least you dont go to Thompson Institute (where my brother goes)

They dont provide internet access OR phone lines in the doors. You want internet? you call comcast. You want phone? you call verizon. Of course as much as they charge for the rooms they SHOULD provide these services, but of course they dont :P

You have the light at the end of the tunnel knowing that its gonna be up eventually.

Oh yeah.. .and they dont allow linux there either, unless you can make their network THINK your linux box is part of their windows network, and join their super-anal active directory domain on your own after reverse engeneering your windows installs setup (which they insist on installing from a ghost image, and seems to take them two months to complete if you dont have the exact hardware config their ghost image was made on)

gulo · 03-26-2005, 12:37 PM

Have you tried the OMBUDSMAN office yet? The Ombudsman exists to resolve conflicts and problem-solve. They may be able to help and/or to light a fire under Housing's butt.

At my university (U of Michigan) the office was in the Student Union. Write up a letter detailing what the problem is with your internet access, what sort of problems this has caused you, especially since you run Linux, as well as difficulties this has caused you in your academic research and progress and go drop it off and try to talk to someone with some real power in that office.

from umich.edu:

Quote:

The Ombuds office is a place where student questions, complaints and concerns about the functioning of the University can be discussed confidentially in a safe environment. The Office offers informal dispute resolution services, provides resources and referrals, and helps students consider options available to them. The Office operates independently as a supplement to existing administrative and formal dispute resolution processes and has no formal decision-making authority. The Office is not an advocate for either side in a dispute. Instead, the Ombuds Office is an impartial advocate for fair and consistent treatment. The Office reports administratively to the Vice President for Student Affairs.