Announcements

Hi everyone!

Lab 11 is now released and available on the Decal website here. Lab 11 is completely optional and can be used to replace another lab you haven’t done for full credit if desired (i.e. you just need to complete any 10 labs).

Lab 11 is applicable to both tracks, and involves writing a Puppet script to auto-provision a Minecraft server!

This will also be the very last lab of the semester. All labs, including late labs and Lab 11, will have a final due date of Sunday, December 12 at 11:59pm (the weekend before finals). This will allow us to have time to process and submit grades.

We are very much hoping to give everyone credit for participating this semester! If the deadline is approaching and you feel like you are unable to complete the required labs, please either send us an email at decal@ocf.berkeley.edu or make a private Piazza post, and we will do what we can to accommodate your situation.

Hope y’all have an awesome Thanksgiving, and feel free to reply with any questions you have!

1. The tenth week’s labs and lectures have been released! You can view them in the schedule below. Lab 10 will be due on Saturday, 11/20.
2. Please complete your labs by Sunday, 12/12! All labs must be completed in order to recieve a passing grade unless you have the lab excused.
3. (For registered students) If you feel that you’ll need more time to complete labs, or have more than 2 late labs, fill out this form.
4. Lab 9 solutions have been released! You can access them in the schedule below.
5. Live lab sections will be held in a hybrid format at 8pm Tuesday/Thursday for both tracks. There won’t be a lab lottery; all students are free to attend either lab in-person!
6. The labs can also be joined online at ocf.io/decalzoom.
7. Office hours will be held after the lab section from 9-10 PM, these will be in-person at the OCF and remotely via Zoom.
8. If you’d like support of any kind, just make a post on Piazza!

1. The first five labs have all been graded on completion. You can view your score in Gradescope.
2. The ninth week’s labs and lectures have been released! You can view them in the schedule below. Lab 9 will be due on Saturday, 11/6.
3. (For registered students) If you feel that you’ll need more time to complete labs, or have more than 2 late labs, fill out this form.
4. Lab 8 solutions have been released! You can access them in the schedule below.
5. Live lab sections will be held in a hybrid format at 8pm Tuesday/Thursday for both tracks. There won’t be a lab lottery; all students are free to attend either lab in-person!
6. The labs can also be joined online at ocf.io/decalzoom.
7. Office hours will be held after the lab section from 9-10 PM, these will be in-person at the OCF and remotely via Zoom.
8. If you’d like support of any kind, just make a post on Piazza!

1. The eighth week’s labs and lectures have been released! You can view them in the schedule below. Lab 8 will be due on Saturday, 10/30.
2. (For registered students) If you feel that you’ll need more time to complete labs, or have more than 2 late labs, fill out this form.
3. Lab 7 solutions have been released! You can access them in the schedule below.
4. Live lab sections will be held in a hybrid format at 8pm Tuesday/Thursday for both tracks. There won’t be a lab lottery; all students are free to attend either lab in-person!
5. The labs can also be joined online at ocf.io/decalzoom.
6. Office hours will be held after the lab section from 9-10 PM, these will be in-person at the OCF and remotely via Zoom.
7. If you’d like support of any kind, just make a post on Piazza!

1. Please fill out the midsemester survey form. We greatly appreciate your feedback as it helps us improve the course!
2. If you are completing a lab late, please do not look at or copy off the solutions! From now on we are considering this academic dishonesty, and doing so may result in an NP grade or a report to the Center for Student Conduct.
3. The seventh week’s labs and lectures have been released! You can view them in the schedule below. Lab 7 will be due on Saturday, 10/23.
4. (For registered students) If you feel that you’ll need more time to complete labs, or have more than 2 late labs, fill out this form.
5. Lab 6 solutions have been released! You can access them in the schedule below.
6. Live lab sections will be held in a hybrid format at 8pm Tuesday/Thursday for both tracks. There won’t be a lab lottery; all students are free to attend either lab in-person!
7. The labs can also be joined online at ocf.io/decalzoom.
8. Office hours will be held after the lab section from 9-10 PM, these will be in-person at the OCF and remotely via Zoom.
9. If you’d like support of any kind, just make a post on Piazza!

1. The sixth week’s labs and lectures have been released! You can view them in the schedule below. Lab 6 will be due on Saturday, 10/16.
2. (For registered students) If you feel that you’ll need more time to complete labs, or have more than 2 late labs, fill out this form.
3. Lab 5 solutions have been released! You can access them in the schedule below.
4. Live lab sections will be held in a hybrid format at 8pm Tuesday/Thursday for both tracks. There won’t be a lab lottery; all students are free to attend either lab in-person!
5. The labs can also be joined online at ocf.io/decalzoom.
6. Office hours will be held after the lab section from 9-10 PM, these will be in-person at the OCF and remotely via Zoom.
7. If you’d like support of any kind, just make a post on Piazza!

1. The fifth week’s labs and lectures have been released! You can view them in the schedule below. Lab 5 will be due on Saturday, 10/9.
2. (For registered students) If you feel that you’ll need more time to complete labs, or have more than 2 late labs, fill out this form.
3. Lab 4 solutions have been released! You can access them in the schedule below.
4. Live lab sections will be held in a hybrid format at 8pm Tuesday/Thursday for both tracks. There won’t be a lab lottery; all students are free to attend either lab in-person!
5. The labs can also be joined online at ocf.io/decalzoom.
6. Office hours will be held after the lab section from 9-10 PM, these will be in-person at the OCF and remotely via Zoom.
7. If you’d like support of any kind, just make a post on Piazza!

1. The fourth week’s labs and lectures have been released! You can view them in the schedule below. Lab 4 will be due on Saturday, 10/2.
2. Solutions for the third week’s labs have been released.
3. Live lab sections will be held in a hybrid format at 8pm Tuesday/Thursday for both tracks. There won’t be a lab lottery; all students are free to attend either lab in-person!
4. The labs can also be joined online at ocf.io/decalzoom.
5. Office hours will be held after the lab section from 9-10 PM, these will be in-person at the OCF and remotely via Zoom.
6. Any questions? Just make a post on Piazza!

1. The third week’s labs and lectures have been released! You can view them in the schedule below. Lab 3 will be due on Saturday, 9/25.
2. Solutions for the second week’s labs have been released, from now on we will be releasing solutions after the lab is due.
3. We have added a new policy for requesting excused lab extensions under the Lab Assignments section on the About page on our website.
4. If you need to request an excused lab extension, please fill out this form. Doing so will not affect your two unexcused late labs.
5. DigitalOcean VMs have been sent out to all students. If you have not recieved one and would like to, please make a private post on Piazza.
6. Live lab sections will be held in a hybrid format at 8pm Tuesday/Thursday for both tracks. There won’t be a lab lottery; all students are free to attend either lab in-person!
7. The labs can also be joined online at ocf.io/decalzoom.
8. Office hours will be held after the lab section from 9-10 PM, these will be in-person at the OCF and remotely via Zoom.
9. Any questions? Just make a post on Piazza!

1. The second week’s labs and lectures have been released! You can view them in the schedule below. Lab 2 will be due on Saturday, 9/18.
2. The VM’s for the course should be ready and sent out by next week.
3. Live lab sections will be held in a hybrid format at 8pm Tuesday/Thursday for both tracks.
4. Please fill out the lab-lottery form by Monday, 9/13, 8pm if you want to attend lab in-person this week.
5. The labs can also be joined online at ocf.io/decalzoom.
6. Any questions? Just make a post on Piazza!

1. For all administrative/personal inquiries, please either make a private post on Piazza or send an email to decal@ocf.berkeley.edu.
2. The first week’s labs and lectures have been released! You can view them below in under calendar.
3. Fill out the onboarding form by Monday, 9/6 at 11:59pm!
4. Live lab sections begin this week at 8pm Tuesday and Thursday! Due to increased demand for the beginner track, we are now opening up Thursday to beginner students as well. Please let us know your preferences on the onboarding form, and we’ll try to get students interested in coming in-person a spot in the lab.
5. All meetings will be hybrid and can also be joined online at ocf.io/decalzoom.
6. Any questions? Just make a post on Piazza!

1. The Linux SysAdmin Decal is back for Fall 2021!
2. Registration is currently closed. If you completed Lab 0, we will send you an email to notify you of enrollment status by the end of Sunday, 9/5.
3. Course content will begin on the week of Sept. 7.
4. Any questions? Contact us at decal@ocf.berkeley.edu!
5. Looking for a previous semester’s materials? You can view it in the archive.