LINUX SYLLABUS

WHAT IS LINUX?

• Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open-source software development and distribution.
• These operating systems share the Linux kernel. ○ Typically have the GNU utilities
• Comes in several “distributions” to serve different purposes.

WHO IS LINUX

• Linux is an O/S core originally written by Linus Torvalds. Now almost 10,000 developers including major technology companies like Intel and IBM
• A set of programs written by Richard Stallman and others. They are the GNU utilities.

WHERE IS LINUX

• World Wide Web ○ 67% of the world’s web-servers run Linux (2016)
• Research/High-Performance Compute ○ Google, Amazon, NSA, 100% of TOP500 Super-computers
• Modern Smartphones and devices The Android phone, Amazon Kindle, Smart TVs/Devices

WHY LINUX

• Free and open source
• Powerful for research data centers
• Personal for desktop and phones
• Universal
• Community and business driven

COURSE CONTENT

FUNDAMENTAL LINUX SKILL:

• The Shell
• Basic Linux Commands
• Getting help at the command line
• Working with directories
• Listing files and understanding LS Output
• File and directory permissions
• Viewing files and the nano editor
• Graphical editors
• Deleting, Copying, Moving and Renaming files

INTERMEDIATE LINUX SKILL

• Wildcards
• Redirections
• Comparing Files
• Searching in Files and using pipes
• Transferring and copying files over the network
• Aliases
• Environment variables
• Process and Job control
• Shell history and tab completion

ADVANCED LINUX SKILL

• Installing software
• Scheduling repeated task with cron
• Bash scripting