ANNOUNCING: user-setup version 2.0 user-setup is a menu driven interface to the Modules Package. The Modules Package is described in the paper "Modules: Providing a Flexible User Environment", presented at the USENIX LISA V conference held in San Diego, October 1991. user-setup is described in the paper "user-setup: A System for Custom Configuration of User Environments, or Helping Users Help Themselves", presented at the USENIX LISA VI conference held in Long Beach, CA, October 1992. Copies of these papers are included in their distributions. user-setup version 2 requires the Modules version 2.0 release. Both of these packages are available for anonymous ftp from: server: ftp.eng.auburn.edu [131.204.10.91] directory: /pub/Modules files: Modules-v2.0.tar.Z (183457 bytes) user-setup2.0.tar.Z (141156 bytes) The Modules Package also requires the Tool Command Language, Tcl, version 6.3 or later. Tcl is available from sprite.berkeley.edu and you should find a release available in the /pub/Modules directory on ftp.eng.auburn.edu. user-setup: A System for Custom Configuration of User Environments, or Helping Users Help Themselves Richard Elling and Matthew Long ABSTRACT Large sites often have the problem of too much software, too many users, and not enough support staff. This paper describes user-setup: an easy to use system which allows users to customize their environment by selecting their preferred applications. The system is easy to administer, scales well, and does not limit advanced users. user-setup generates correct by construction C-shell "dot" files and customized OpenLook Window Manager menus. Thus, a user can have a personally customized environment that works without having to learn shell languages, X window manager menu languages, or text editors. The infrastructure is based upon the Modules package [Furlani91]. ------ Richard Elling Manager of Network Support Auburn University Engineering Administration richard.elling@eng.auburn.edu kb4hb.ampr.org (205)844-2280