is your introduction to the magic of GNU/Linux. The title is
inspired from the famous books titled "xxx in a nutshell". This title
exploits the metaphor of "spoon-feeding" (have you ever heard
about nutshell- feeding ?).
Note :The following is only a tentative outline. The course
contents or structure are likely to be modified or altered.
Course objective:
To give a quick overview of the Linux Operating
System. The course is particularly suitable for senior
management who would like to get a feel of Linux and its
potential. The course would also benefit students and
professionals who are looking for a quick introduction to
Linux, and a possible career in Linux related activities.
Expected participant profile:
Fundamental knowledge of
operating
systems. But, no knowledge of Unix or Linux is necessary or
expected.
Course duration:
Two days. Four sessions of 90 minutes
each, per day.
Course methodology:
Lectures and live demos.
Handouts:
A CDROM containing useful documentation and
plenty of tutorial material.
Suggested (tentative) course structure:
Note: This is just a tentative framework. The extent and depth to
which these topics may be covered will depend on the participants'
background and interaction, and availability of time.
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Day 1
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Teaspoon #1 -- The Linux phenomenon.
History. Linux vs others. Some myths and
facts. Distributions. Governing principles.
Procuring and installing Linux. Office suites.
Demo: LILO. Device-naming conventions.
Pseudo-terminals.
Teaspoon #2 -- Getting started
Pre-installation steps, choosing a distro,
repartioning, co-existing with other OS,
utilities -- tar, RPM, text editors. After
installation -- what next ?
Demo: Installation, configuring X, utilities,
post-installation script
Teaspoon #3 -- Breaking the shell
The role of shells. Command completion.
History. Redirection. Some essential commands.
Files and permissions. Shell scripts
Demo: creation of scripts
Teaspoon #4 -- Under the hood
Organisaton. Environment variables. Startup.
Profile files. Man pages. HOWTO.
Demo: HOWTOs and manpages, course CDROM
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Day 2
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Teaspoon #5 -- Development tools
Governing principles. Programming under Linux.
Compilers, utilities, libraries, SCCS, GCC,
G++, Java, Make, GDB, RAD, RCS, CVS
Demo: RCS or CVS
Teaspoon #7 -- System administration
Account creation and management. Quotas.
Sharable resources. Security issues.
Demo: sys. admin chores
Teaspoon #6 -- Networking
Installation and configuration. Internet
access. Gateways. Proxy server. Samba.
Demo: network configuration
Teaspoon #8 -- Wrap up
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You have the option of joining any of our scheduled courses, or
asking for a special course to be conducted in your own
institution/organisation.
Contact Algologic for organising this course in your city,
institution, organisation.
Course Director
This course is being offered by Dr. S. Parthasarathy, an internationally respected software scientist and trainer. The
teaspoon concept for training, is his invention. He has
conducted this "teaspoon" course (and many other courses)
successfully, at many locations.
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