Archive for the ‘Learning Linux’ Category

00-Basic Linux Training

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

Please note... This information no longer exists at the referenced locations.  This is only a copy of what was available in 2003. Basic Linux Training™ This reference is from http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/22104 Henry White and Anita Lewis run this low-key mailing list and Web site that is the best free program on the 'Net, dedicated ...

01 – Instructions

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

Please note... This information no longer exists at the referenced locations.  This is only a copy of what was available in 2003. Basic Linux Training™ Welcome message - blt-newuser@basiclinux.net Anita Lewis Take a moment to review this message and file it ...

02 – An Overview of Linux

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

Please note... This information no longer exists at the referenced locations.  This is only a copy of what was available in 2003. Basic Linux Training™ - New Users An Overview of Linux Henry White Table of Contents History of Unix Development of Linux System Features About Linux's Copyright Differences Between Linux and Other ...

03 – Hardware Requirements & Selecting a Distribution

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

Please note... This information no longer exists at the referenced locations.  This is only a copy of what was available in 2003. Basic Linux Training™ Hardware Requirements & Selecting a Distribution Barrie James Table of Contents Hardware Requirements Choosing a Distribution Obtaining the Installation Media Linux Distributions Other Sources for CD-ROM Assignments Hardware Requirements Linux installation tools are getting better all the ...

04 – Preparing Your Hard Disk

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

Please note... This information no longer exists at the referenced locations.  This is only a copy of what was available in 2003. Basic Linux Training™ Preparing Your Hard Disk Diane Labrosse Table of Contents How Much Hard Disk Space? Prune Backup Scandisk defrag DOS Format Floppies Create an Emergency DOS Boot Diskette Create an FIPS Floppy Create a BOOTDISK Create a ROOTDISK Assignments How Much Hard ...

05 – Partitions & Partitioning

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

Please note... This information no longer exists at the referenced locations.  This is only a copy of what was available in 2003. Basic Linux Training™ Partitions & Partitioning Anita Lewis Table of Contents Requirements Mechanics Assignments Requirements As we discussed in our last lesson, every hard disk contains a partition table which can contain space ...

06 – Booting & Boot Managers

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

Please note... This information no longer exists at the referenced locations.  This is only a copy of what was available in 2003. Basic Linux Training™ Booting & Boot Managers Anita Lewis Table of Contents Background Boot concepts lilo grub loadlin init Assignments Background After the BIOS performs the POST (Power On System Test), initializing the screen and keyboard, and testing main memory; it ...

07 – Filesystem

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

Please note... This information no longer exists at the referenced locations.  This is only a copy of what was available in 2003. Basic Linux Training™ Filesystem Henry White Table of Contents Filesystem Types Working with Directories File Ownership and Permissions Links Assignments Filesystem Types Generally speaking, each operating system has its own unique filesystem. Files created on one operating system are ...

08 – Essential System Management

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

Please note... This information no longer exists at the referenced locations.  This is only a copy of what was available in 2003. Basic Linux Training™ Essential System Management Henry White Table of Contents Your New Job Description passwd group at, batch, cron motd Assignments Your New Job Description You now have new responsibilities as the system administrator for your new Linux installation. Actually, ...

09 – Basic Unix/Linux Commands & Concepts

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

Please note... This information no longer exists at the referenced locations.  This is only a copy of what was available in 2003. Basic Linux Training™ Basic Unix/Linux Commands & Concepts Gary Leaf Table of Contents Filesystem Prompt Listing Directories Permissions chmod, chown, chgrp Linking files Wildcards Processes Assignments Filesystem If you are comfortable at the DOS prompt, you should see a lot of similarities in ...