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* Chapter 1 in class experimentation
=Chapter 1=
* Demonstrate directory navigation and other basic shell tasks
* Demonstrate use of environment variables
* Demonstrate methods of getting help for a command in Linux
* Demonstrate redirection and piping
* Demonstrate use of all text processing commands
=Chapter 2=
# Install Fedora as a second virtual machine
## Download an RPM file for a program in Fedora
## Use the RPM utility to query for information about the RPM package
## Install a program using RPM in Fedora
## Download and install a program using YUM in Fedora
# Download and install a program using apt-get or aptitude in Ubuntu
# Use ldd to get information about what libraries a program uses
# Use ps and top to view processes running on the system
# Use job control to start and stop jobs as well as run jobs in the background and list all currently running jobs
=Chapter 3=
# Experiment with viewing data about system hardware and driers using the following utilities
#* cat /proc/interrupts
#* cat /proc/ioports
#* cat /proc/dma
#* lspci
#* lsmod
#* lsusb
#* dmesg
# Create a new virtual hard drive file and add it as a secondary hard drive to your Linux VM
# Partition the second hard drive into multiple partitions
# Format the partitions on the second hard drive
# Mount and unmount the formatted partitions to various mountpoints you have created within your filesystem

Revision as of 16:45, 17 September 2010

Chapter 1

  • Demonstrate directory navigation and other basic shell tasks
  • Demonstrate use of environment variables
  • Demonstrate methods of getting help for a command in Linux
  • Demonstrate redirection and piping
  • Demonstrate use of all text processing commands

Chapter 2

  1. Install Fedora as a second virtual machine
    1. Download an RPM file for a program in Fedora
    2. Use the RPM utility to query for information about the RPM package
    3. Install a program using RPM in Fedora
    4. Download and install a program using YUM in Fedora
  2. Download and install a program using apt-get or aptitude in Ubuntu
  3. Use ldd to get information about what libraries a program uses
  4. Use ps and top to view processes running on the system
  5. Use job control to start and stop jobs as well as run jobs in the background and list all currently running jobs

Chapter 3

  1. Experiment with viewing data about system hardware and driers using the following utilities
    • cat /proc/interrupts
    • cat /proc/ioports
    • cat /proc/dma
    • lspci
    • lsmod
    • lsusb
    • dmesg
  2. Create a new virtual hard drive file and add it as a secondary hard drive to your Linux VM
  3. Partition the second hard drive into multiple partitions
  4. Format the partitions on the second hard drive
  5. Mount and unmount the formatted partitions to various mountpoints you have created within your filesystem