There are GNU/Hurd boxes that we're offering shell accounts on. These are generally available for people interested in contributing, and who have already shown some level of involvement in the project. If you simply want to try the Hurd, the easiest way is running it in a virtual machine.
An alternative to online shell access may be using a QEMU image.
| Hoster | Name | Distribution | Machine Specs | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bddebian | blubber | Debian GNU/Hurd | Celeron 2.2 GHz; 222 MiB | Xen domU on zenhost; for experimental stuff; deactivated until needed again (apart from tschwinge, only scolobb has an account, but is not active at the moment) |
| bddebian | clubber | Debian GNU/Hurd | PIII 1 GHz; 384 MiB | |
| bddebian | flubber | Debian GNU/Hurd | Celeron 2.2 GHz; 666 MiB | Xen domU on zenhost |
| bddebian | snubber | Debian GNU/Hurd | Celeron 2.2 GHz; 243 MiB | Xen domU on zenhost |
| bddebian | gnubber | Debian GNU/Hurd | PII 733 MHz; 384 MiB | |
| bddebian | goober | Debian GNU/Hurd | ? | |
| bddebian | grubber | Debian GNU/Hurd | Celeron 2.2 GHz; 554 MiB | Xen domU on zenhost; for experimental stuff |
| bddebian | zenhost | Debian GNU/Linux | Celeron 2.2 GHz | Xen dom0 for several hosts |
| sceen | darnassus | Debian GNU/Hurd | Core i5 3.1 GHz, 1.8 GiB | KVM guest on shattrath; public Hurd box; web server |
| sceen | ironforge | Debian GNU/Hurd | Core i5 3.1 GHz, 1.8 GiB | KVM guest on shattrath; Debian buildd |
| sceen | exodar | Debian GNU/Hurd | Core i5 3.1 GHz, 1.8 GiB | KVM guest on shattrath; Debian porterbox, all Debian Developers have access |
| sceen | shattrath | Debian GNU/Linux | Core i5 3.1 GHz | KVM host |
| Debian | strauss | Debian GNU/Hurd | Sempron 2800+ | all Debian Developers have access |
| libav | x86_32-hurd-gcc-4.7 | Debian GNU/Hurd | libav instance of the FATE Automated Test Environment | |
If you are a Debian Developer, you can log into the exodar or strauss machines with your DD account, your public ssh keys are already there. To request a non-DD account on them, please contact admin@{exodar,strauss}.debian.net, with your Alioth account name and a public ssh key.
To request an account on the bddebian or sceen machines, please contact hurd-shell-account@gnu.org (don't forget to include your desired user name and public SSH key). Also use that contact address for requesting support, such as get additional packages installed.
For easy access, you should append your public SSH key(s)
to ~/.ssh/authorized_keys on the remote machine.
Also, add the following stanza to the ~/.ssh/config file of the machine
you're connecting from.
# Stanza from <http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/public_hurd_boxen.html>,
# 2011-11-06.
Host blubber.bddebian.com blubber
HostName blubber.bddebian.com
Host clubber.bddebian.com clubber
HostName clubber.bddebian.com
Port 2251
Host flubber.bddebian.com flubber
HostName flubber.bddebian.com
Port 2250
Host gnubber.bddebian.com gnubber
HostName gnubber.bddebian.com
Port 2254
Host goober.bddebian.com goober
HostName goober.bddebian.com
Port 2255
Host grubber.bddebian.com grubber
HostName grubber.bddebian.com
Host snubber.bddebian.com snubber
HostName snubber.bddebian.com
Host zenhost.bddebian.com zenhost
HostName zenhost.bddebian.com
Port 2260
Host blubber.bddebian.com blubber grubber.bddebian.com grubber snubber.bddebian.com snubber
# Tunnel through zenhost.
ProxyCommand ssh zenhost exec socat - TCP4:%h:%p
Host *.bddebian.com blubber clubber flubber gnubber goober grubber snubber zenhost
# Don't worry about the IP address (dial-up connection).
CheckHostIP no
User [user name]
Host darnassus.sceen.net darnassus
HostName darnassus.sceen.net
Host *.sceen.net darnassus
User [user name]