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Desktop Environments like Gnome, gnome-shell, KDE.
Basic Administration
File system hierarchy( /etc, /proc etc..)
User management ( user, superuser)
Package Management
Installation of packages using apt-get and synaptic
Install Any Gnu/Linux OS using Virtual Box.
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
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