Lesson 1
Date: 1/18/2012
User accounts, files and directories, processes, system commands.
Linux for Engineering and IT Applications
Course agenda
Lectures (on Wednisdays at period #5) in the Linux lab, D-112 lab;
Practical recitations (to be scheduled today) in the Linux lab, D-112;
Midterm exam (March 2012);
Final exam (May 2012).
Textbook
"Linux Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition" by Paul Sheer
Available online.
Online resources
The Linux Document Project, tldp.org
Vendor and Developer web sites
Introduction
Topics
Agenda
Recitations
Foundation of Linux
What makes Linux different
Linux is a kernel
Login to terminal
User accounts
Linux shells
Files and Directories
Files Permissions and Ownerships
Sticky bit
Links
Processes
Process data streams
Background processes
System commands
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