Urban Voice Linux

Intro to Linux

Urban Voice -- Instructor: Lenny Bailes

Day 5 Agenda

1. Linux Quiz.
If you finish early, download the Boson RH Certified Linux Engineer Exam at http://www.boson.com/products/2379.htm and save it in your home directory. (Ironically, this exam is an .EXE file that needs to be run from Windows.)

You can also check out this tutorial on using the GIMP or try these Linux Practice Exercises.

2. More console options (Jang Ch. 6)

Use grep to search for word patterns in files (grep pattern file1 file2) (grep -l string * )
Combine commands with $ ( ln -s $(locate '*.jpg') jpegfiles
Use Ctrl+Z to suspend a program and fg to return to it.
Head and tail commands (Jang, p.223)
Changing file and folder permissions with CHMOD (See Jang, p. 225)
Working in Vi text editor (see Jang, p. 229-231) i=insert mode, ESC=command mode
StdIn and StdOut with pipe and redirection characters (See Jang, p. 262)
Special Shell Characters (see Jang, p. 265) ~, ^C, ^D, wildcards, quote marks
Alias command

3. Practical Application Exercises

Set up Ximian Evolution POP3 mail account
Capture Screen with GIMP
Make Linux floppy bootdisk. (See http://www.reallylinux.com/docs/bootdsk.html)
a) ls /lib/modules to determine kernel version
b) enter command type: mkbootdisk --device /dev/fd0 x.x.x-x
(replace the x.x.x-x with the kernel info you got from step a)
Use Mount and Umount commands to mount and unmount floppies, CD, and FAT partition (through directory) (See also http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/mounting.html)
Edit the /etc/FSTAB file to change permissions in the mounted VFAT partition.
Restart services (such as network service or Apache webserver) from command-line.
See http://linux.boeldt.net/linux_tips.asp
Use KPPP to create Internet dialup profile for modem
Update RH Linux system files with Up2Date.
Packages it might be useful to update: Xinetd (stop denial of service attacks), Printman (new printer manager, Foomatic, (printer drivers), redhat-config-network/tui (new network interface).
Add Network Printer (time permitting)

Homework:

Read/review Jang, Chapters 3, 18, 8
Pay particular attention to chapter 3. We'll reinstall RH Linux 9 in class, next week.
Practice installing RH Linux 9 at home (if possible). Take notes and report difficulties. (Feel free to email me, if you encounter difficulties.)

If possible, boot a RH Linux 9 computer under the KDE interface and experiment with the KDE graphic applications and utilities.

Test yourself on the Linux practice exercises at:
http://emerald.boisestate.edu/~vnorwood/VI_Linux/VI_Linux_base_webpage.html

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