SPO600 Host Setup

For SPO600, remote access to Linux systems is provided. Howerver, it is strongly recommended that you have access to a personal x86_64 (64-bit AMD/Intel) system. I recommend running the latest release of Fedora (or, optionally, CentOS).

This system could be set up:

• On your laptop
• As a virtual machine on your laptop
• On a computer at your home, ideally with SSH access (so you can connect to your home system from class)
• On a removable disk pack (note: this is not preferred, because you will not be able to use it during class in the ALC)

You may want to installing virtual machine/emulation/simulation software on this machine, in which case a fast/large system is desirable.

Recommended system configuration (especially if using emulation):

• x86_64 (avoid installing a 32-bit version of the OS or using a 32-bit-only computer)
• Minimum 2GB RAM
• Minumum 50GB disk space

Initial software to install:

• Development tools and libraries (on Fedora: yum groupinstall "Development Tools" "Development Libraries").
• A GUI is optional and may not be required (especially if the system is being accessed remotely).
• You may want to consider setting up AArch64 QEMU User Space Emulation.