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- | =====Presentations===== | ||
- | - {{:sesion1.pdf|}} | ||
- | - {{:session_distro.pdf|}} | ||
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- | =====Tasks===== | ||
- | ====Day 2 Tasks==== | ||
- | === 1.2 Day 2 === | ||
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- | Desktop Environments like Gnome, gnome-shell, KDE. | ||
- | Basic Administration | ||
- | File system hierarchy( /etc, /proc etc..) | ||
- | User management ( user, superuser) | ||
- | process management | ||
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- | Package Management | ||
- | Installation of packages using apt-get and synaptic | ||
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- | === 1.2.1 Exercises === | ||
- | == Basic == | ||
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- | 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 | ||
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- | == Advanced == | ||
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- | 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 | ||
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- | == References == | ||
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- | 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 |