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Resources and Useful Links

Need to Know​

List of resources:

Documentation and Reading Materials​

You can find the documentation for the operating systems course at this address. You will need to log in using the UPB institutional account.

Calendar​

You can find the full calendar in multiple formats below:

  • Calendar ID: 9a0798c60c5a4a2dad36cde37ef6cbcfc001ccd2d4de2a74e6fa1861a679bbea@group.calendar.google.com
  • XML
  • ICAL
  • HTML

You can also find the course planning here.

Virtual Machine​

You can use any Linux environment (native install, WSL, virtual machine, docker environment, etc.) for the OS class. We provide Linux virtual machines with all the setup ready.

VirtualBox / VMware​

You can download the Linux virtual machine with NO GUI here and WITH GUI here. You will need to log in using your UPB account.

You can import the .ova file in VirtualBox or VMware. Follow the instructions on the official websites for installation.

UTM (macOS >= 11 users)​

If you are using an M1 Apple system, you will not be able to run the virtual machine using VirtualBox or VMware. You will need to use UTM, along with a .qcow2 image. You will need to log in using your UPB account.

After you install UTM and download the .qcow2 image, you should use it via emulation. Please, follow the instructions provided here.

You can also follow the instructions for running the VM using qemu.