=====Presentations=====

  - {{:sesion1.pdf|}}
  - {{:session_distro.pdf|}}

=====Tasks=====
====Day 2 Tasks====
=== 1.2 Day 2 ===
    
    Desktop Environments like Gnome, gnome-shell, KDE.
    Basic Administration
        File system hierarchy( /etc, /proc etc..)
        User management ( user, superuser)
        process management
        
        
    Package Management
        Installation of packages using apt-get and synaptic
        

=== 1.2.1 Exercises ===
== Basic ==

       Install Any Gnu/Linux OS using Virtual Box. 
       Imagine a new user being created on a GNU/Linux computer. Please explain the file system in context to this user and how can he utilise the filesystem and suggest a best way of organising his files in pre-existing folders in the operating system.
       Experiment with different file systems(ext3,ext4,reiserfs,xfs)
       Practise following commands using various options:
       ps, cat, diff, ls, top, htop etc..
       Create 4 partitions in a pendrive using following tools and commands
       -fdisk
       -gparted
       -cfisk
       Install following packages: 
       vlc, gftp, gimp, filezilla using apt-get 
       What is the command to change the date stamp of a file.
       Imagine a new user being created on a GNU/Linux computer. Please explain the file system in context to this user and how can he utilise the filesystem and suggest a best way of organising his files in pre-existing folders in the operating system.
       Change the boot timing in Grub
       Change default entry in Grub2(Clue: /etc/grub.d)
       Make a USB device as a bootable installation media
       Restore Grub2 
       
         
== Advanced ==


        Install Openbox with Slim
        Remove Slim and replace it with xdm
        Configure the following shortcuts in Openbox environment
        Keybinding	Application
        Win+f	Iceweasel
        Win+t	Terminator
        Win+v	VLC Media Player
        Install tint2 and use it as a panel
        Replicate Alt+F2 functionality as in gnome ( Clue: gmrun)
        Create a symlink of all hidden files to the folder "dotfiles" and copy them to the other computer
        Create a user with his home directory to be stored under /home2
        Change the apache root to /home/user/site
        Insert the USB disk and record the changes that happen to the dbus into a text file
        Run iceweasel ; print the pid of iceweasel (Note: Only Pid nothing else. Eg: 14321)
        Close iceweasel using a single command using its pid
        Make a text file which has a line by line list of all package names installed in the system
        Download xmoto source code and install it by compiling the sources
        Download latest linux kernel and compile it
        
== References == 

        Installing packages using the apt-get reference http://www.cyberciti.biz/howto/question/linux/apt-get-cheat-sheet.php
        Basic Linux commands refereces http://www.comptechdoc.org/os/linux/usersguide/linux_ugbasics.html
        Complete Overview of the File system http://tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/html/sect_03_01.html