Lesson 1 Date: 1/22/2009

User accounts, files and directories, processes, system commands.

Linux for Engineering and IT Applications

Course agenda Lectures (on Thursdays at period #5) in D-112 lab; Practical recitations (to be scheduled today) in the Linux lab (D-112); Midterm exam (March 2009); Final exam (May 2009). Textbook "Linux Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition" by Paul Sheer Available online and at www.amazon.com. 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 Take me to the Course Website