VS Code Alternatives

Due to changes in some of the UT Dallas systems, we’re going to cover some extra methods to login just in case. Refer to Environment setup for alternatives.

Windows:

• Windows Terminal
• git for Windows
• MobaXTerm and VS Code Setup

MacOS:

• iTerm2

Once installed, open up a terminal, and try logging in.

Danger

When typing in your password, there won’t be any *‘s it will just be blank. This is normal.

ssh <netid>@sysbio.utdallas.edu

Create SSH Keys

While we’re at it let’s generate ssh keys so we don’t have to type in our password everytime, and use it with our git repos as well. Public key based authentication is most secure and has advantages over other methods as well.

GitHub Docs for generating a new SSH key

First, add the public key to your GitHub. Then copy it to the remote machine with

Windows

scp C:\Users\username\.ssh\id_ed25519.pub <netid>@sysbio.utdallas.edu:~/.ssh/authorized_keys

MacOS

scp ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub <netid>@sysbio.utdallas.edu:~/.ssh/authorized_keys