Linux Fundamentals

Prerequisites

• You should have general computer literacy and be familiar with a keyboard.

Audience

• System Administrators
• Network Administrators
• Software Developers
• Programmers
• Operators
• Technical Users

Ways to save

Course Objectives

• Understand and manage the Linux file system
• Use the command interface
• Utilize input and output redirection
• Manage file and directory permissions
• Use shell basics and advanced features
• Edit files with the vi editor
• Create basic shell programs

Next Steps

• Linux system administration I (H7091S)

Benefits to you

• Learn to use your Linux system effectively and save time by automating tasks with shell programs.
• Customize your Linux system to meet your individual needs.

Course outline

Topics covered in this course include:

• What is Linux?
• UNIX origins and Linux timeline
• GPL
• Linux kernel
• Linux distributions
• Multi-user Concepts
• Log in to LINUX
• Switching user sessions
• Gathering system information
• Getting help
• The Linux File System
• Linux file system features
• Hierarchy
• Disk usage and quotas
• File ownership and permissions
• Manipulating Files
• Directory and file manipulation
• File creation and removal
• Physical file structure
• Searching the file system
• Text Processing
• Searching inside files
• Streaming editor
• Text sorting
• Extracting columns of text
• Merging files
• Shell Basics
• Role of command shell
• Communication channels
• File redirection and pipes
• Filename matching
• Wildcards
• Environment variables
• Quoting and nesting commands
• Regular Expressions
• Overview
• Regular expressions
• Archiving and Compression
• Directory archive with tar
• Using cpio
• The compress utility
• Using gzip and bzip2
• Text Editing
• Pico / GNU Nano
• Basic vi
• Advanced vi
• Emacs
• Command Shells
• Shells
• Changing the shell
• Configuration files
• Command line history
• Command completion
• Command Shells
  • Shells
  • Identifying the Shell
  • Changing the Shell
  • Shell Configuration Files
  • Shell Script Execution
  • Shell Prompts
  • bash: Bourne Again Shell
  • bash Configuration Files
  • bash Command Line History
  • bash Command Editing
  • bash Command Completion
  • bash Shortcuts
  • bash Promp
• Introduction to Shell Scripting
  • Shell scripting
  • Positional parameters
  • Input & output
  • Doing math
  • Conditional statements and loops
• Process Management and Job Control
• What is a process?
• Process creation and states
• Viewing processes
• Signals
• Job control basics
• Using screen
• Messaging
• Command line messaging
• Mesg utility
• Internet relay and instant messenger clients
• Sending mail
• Overview of PINE
• The Secure Shell (SSH)
• Secure shell
• Remote shells
• Transferring files
• Managing Software
• Downloading software
• FTP, ncFTP and other utilities
• Installing software
• Uisng rpm
• Compiling and installing from source
• Installing RPM packages
• Printing
• Linux printer subsystems and standard print commands
• Format conversion utilities
• Ghostscript, enscript and mpDownloading software
• Mounting File Systems
• Filesystem concepts
• Mounting filesystems, NFS and SMB
• File system table and automating mounts
• Removable media and mtools
• X Window System
• X modularity
• Xfree86
• Starting X
• Display manager concepts and XDMCP
• X security
• Customizing and desktop environment
• GNOME
• KDE