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6 September 2003 ~ Jumping in head first

Topics: History ~ installation ~ logging in & out ~ Reboot & shutdown

Readings

• History & background
  • An Overview of the UNIX Operating System ~ http://www.bell-labs.com/history/unix/tutorial.html ~ From the folks at Lucent, formerly Bell Labs, where UNIX was invented
  • The Creation of the UNIX Operating System ~ http://www.bell-labs.com/history/unix/ ~ Bell Labs, the inventors of UNIX, tell the story (stupidly broken up over page after page after page, instead of on one big page … *sigh*)
• The new kernel: 2.6.0
  • Linux v2.6 scales the enterprise ~ http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/01/30/05FElinux_1.html?s=feature ~ "Bigger, stronger kernel sizzles in our performance tests"
  • How the Linux kernel gets built ~ http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/01/30/05FElinuxdev_1.html?s=feature ~ A nice overview of the kernel development process.
  • Migrating to Linux kernel 2.6—Part 1: Customizing a 2.6-based kernel ~ http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT3855888078.html
• Linux distributions
  • LinuxISO ~ http://www.linuxiso.org/
  • Comparison of Linux Distributions ~ http://www.distrowatch.com/
  • CD-based Linux Distributions ~ http://www.distrowatch.com/cd.php ~ Linux distros that fit on one CD & allow you to boot off them without affecting your computer.
  • Knoppix gives bootable, one-disk Linux ~ http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-knopp.html?ca=dgr-lnxw02Knoppix
  • Looking at Libranet GNU/Linux 2.8 ~ http://www.linuxiran.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=232
  • Fedora and Red Hat to Merge ~ http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7169
• Installation
  • Red Hat 8.0 Installation for Flo Valley Community College ~ /teaching/fvwindow/rh80inst/index
  • The Official Red Hat Linux x86 Installation Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/install-guide/
  • Boot Loaders, from The Official Red Hat Linux Reference Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/ref-guide/ch-grub.html
  • Installing Linux over NFS: The How's and Why's ~ http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/nfs_install.htm
• Partitioning
  • Linux Partition HOWTO ~ http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/mini/Partition/ ~ The complete explanation about all facets of partitioning disks in Linux.
  • Disk Partitioning Setup, from The Official Red Hat Linux x86 Installation Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/install-guide/s1-diskpartsetup.html
  • An Introduction to Disk Partitions, from The Official Red Hat Linux x86 Installation Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/install-guide/ch-partitions.html
  • Proper Filesystem Layout ~ http://linux.oreillynet.com/lpt/a/1221 ~ "… some basic guidelines for how to partition your all-important data"
• Root
  • Root 101: If you don't 'get it,' you probably haven't got it ~ http://www.iodynamics.com/education/root101.html ~ "This article is intended to help explain what root access is, whether you need it, what you can do with it, and how you can get it."

13 September 2003 ~ Installation & GUIs

Topics: Installation ~ X Windows ~ KDE & GNOME overview ~ updating Linux

Commands

• halt, shutdown, logout, exit
• startx
• switchdesk

Programs

• Desktop environments: KDE, GNOME, & switchdesk
• Updating Linux: apt-get

Readings

• Updating Linux
  • Paranoid Penguin: Staying Current without Going Insane ~ http://linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6010 ~ "How tools like SuSE's YaST2, Red Hat's up2date and Debian's apt-get can help you maintain some measure of patch sanity."
  • Ximian Red Carpet ~ http://www.ximian.com/products/ximian_red_carpet/
  • Red Hat Network ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/RHNetwork/ref-guide/
  • Installing Software Linux style: Part 1 ~ http://www.linuxbeginner.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=406 ~ Part 1 focuses on installing from source.
  • APT
    • Power Upgrades with apt4rpm ~ http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6672 ~ APT for SUSE
    • Using apt with rpm and Red Hat Linux ~ http://freshrpms.net/apt/ ~ A brief overview of APT for Red Hat.
• X Windows
  • The X Window System, from The Official Red Hat Linux Reference Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/ref-guide/ch-x.html
  • The XFree86 Project, Inc. ~ http://www.xfree86.org/
• KDE
  • KDE ~ http://www.kde.org
  • The KDE Desktop Environment, from The Official Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/getting-started-guide/ch-kde.html
  • What is KDE? ~ http://www.kde.org/whatiskde/index.html
  • KDE Frequently Asked Questions ~ http://www.kde.org/documentation/faq/index.html
• GNOME
  • GNOME ~ http://www.gnome.org
  • Ximian ~ http://www.ximian.com
  • Unofficial Unsupported Ximianized ISO Images ~ http://uuxii.cofradia.org/
• Fonts
  • webFonts4Linux: High-quality TrueType fonts for the web ~ http://gongolo.usr.dsi.unimi.it/~vigna/webFonts4Linux/
• Printing
  • Printer Configuration, from The Official Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/getting-started-guide/ch-printconf.html
  • Printer Configuration, from The Official Red Hat Linux Customization Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/custom-guide/ch-printing.html
  • Printers and Printing, from The Official Red Hat Linux System Administration Primer ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/admin-primer/ch-printers.html
  • Overview of Linux Printing Systems ~ http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6729 ~ "A tour of printing options under Linux."
  • Turboprint ~ http://www.linuxlookup.com/html/reviews/software/turboprint1.4-1.html

20 September 2003 ~ Your data

Topics: Files & directories ~ Konqueror file manager ~ permissions ~ help

Commands

• cd, ls, pwd
• file
• cp, mv, mkdir
• rm, rmdir
• ln
• more, cat
• find, locate, whereis
• chmod, chown, chgrp
• man, info

Programs

• File managers: Konqueror, Nautilus

Readings

• File system structure
  • File System Structure, from The Official Red Hat Linux Reference Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/ref-guide/ch-filesystem.html
  • The proc File System, from The Official Red Hat Linux Reference Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/ref-guide/ch-proc.html
  • Managing Files and Directories, from The Official Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/getting-started-guide/ch-managers.html
• Journaling file system
  • Journaling File Systems: Advanced Linux file systems are bigger, faster, and more reliable ~ http://www.linux-mag.com/2002-10/jfs_01.html
• Files & directories using the command line
  • Shell Prompt Basics, from The Official Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/getting-started-guide/ch-basics.html
• Permissions
  • UNIX Tutorial: Lesson 6: File Permissions ~ http://www.ctssn.com/linux/lesson6.html

27 September 2003 ~ Administration using GUI tools

Topics: Webmin & built-in admin tools

Commands:

Programs

• Webmin ~ http://www.webmin.com

Readings

• System administration overviews
  • Linux System Administration Tools ~ http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=5918
• Networking
  • Network Configuration, from The Official Red Hat Linux Customization Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/custom-guide/ch-network-config.html
• Users and Groups
  • User and Group Configuration, from The Official Red Hat Linux Customization Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/custom-guide/ch-redhat-config-users.html
  • Users and Groups, from The Official Red Hat Linux Reference Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/ref-guide/ch-users-groups.html
  • Managing Accounts and Groups, from The Official Red Hat Linux System Administration Primer ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/admin-primer/ch-acctsgrps.html
• System Administration
  • Controlling Access to Services, from The Official Red Hat Linux Customization Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/custom-guide/ch-services.html
  • Time and Date Configuration, from The Official Red Hat Linux Customization Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/custom-guide/ch-dateconfig.html
  • Gathering System Information, from The Official Red Hat Linux Customization Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/custom-guide/ch-sysinfo.html
  • Log Files, from The Official Red Hat Linux Customization Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/custom-guide/ch-logfiles.html
• Using the /proc virtual filesystem
  • Administer Linux on the fly: Use the /proc filesystem to get a handle on your system ~ http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-adfly.html?ca=dgr-lnxw02LinuxOnTheFly

4 October 2003 ~ Software installation

Topics: Installing software ~ building from source ~ recompiling the kernel

Commands

• rpm, apt-get
• ftp
• tar
• configure, make, make install
• make xconfig, make menuconfig, make config
• make dep, make clean, make bzImage
• make modules, make modules_install

Programs

• RPM: Gnome RPM, Package Manager, Red Carpet
• Kernel configuration: xconfig

Readings

• RPM
  • Package Management, from The Official Red Hat Linux Customization Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/custom-guide/part-pkg-management.html
  • Linux with RPM ~ http://tech.irt.org/articles/js145/index.htm
• apt
  • Using apt with rpm and Red Hat Linux ~ http://freshrpms.net/apt/ ~ A brief overview of apt for Red Hat.
  • apt+rpm HOWTO ~ http://bazar.conectiva.com.br/~godoy/apt-howto/
• Windows equivalents
  • The table of equivalents / replacements / analogs of Windows software in Linux ~ http://linuxshop.ru/linuxbegin/win-lin-soft-en/table.shtml ~ An enormous list, but not updated in a while. Still, quite useful.

11 October 2003 ~ Commands galore

Topics: BASH shell ~ commands ~ basic sysadmin

Commands

• grep, cat, more, head, tail
• | (pipe), >, <
• *, ?, []
• alias, unalias
• &, ps, kill
• mount, umount
• df, du
• gzip, gunzip

Programs

• Add users (& much, much more): Linuxconf

Readings

• Collections
  • Alphabetical Directory of Linux Commands ~ http://www.onlamp.com/linux/cmd/
  • 'Dogs' of the Linux Shell ~ http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6158 ~ head, tail, tac, nl, fmt, fold, tr, pr, basename, dirname
  • Free Online Unix Training Materials: Unix Commandline Skills ~ http://www.kegel.com/linux/training.html ~ Manuals and course notes, listed in order of increasing skill level
• Archiving
  • CLI for noobies: making and melting tarballs ~ http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/11/19/2314243
  • UNIX Tutorial: Lesson 8: Archiving Utilities ~ http://www.ctssn.com/linux/lesson8.html
• Various commands
  • Concatenating files with cat ~ http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-tiptex2.html
  • Using the ps command ~ http://www.linux.ie/newusers/beginners-linux-guide/ps.php
  • A Very Valuable Find ~ http://www.linux-mag.com/2002-09/power_01.html

18 October 2003 ~ Day to day work

Topics: Text editors ~ office software ~ printing ~ Web browsers ~ Email

Commands

• pico, vi
• aspell

Programs

• Text editors: pico, vi, emacs, Kate, gEdit, KWrite
• Calendar: ical, calendar, KOrganizer
• Word processing: AbiWord
• Spreadsheet: Gnumeric
• Office Suite: OpenOffice, StarOffice, KOffice
• Web browsers: Mozilla, Netscape, Konqueror, Galeon, Opera
• Email: Evolution, Mozilla Mail, KMail, Sylpheed, balsa, pine
• Calculator: Calculator
• Personal Finance: GnuCash

Readings

• Web browsers
  • Web Browsing, from The Official Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/getting-started-guide/ch-browsers.html
  • Mozilla ~ http://www.mozilla.org
  • Konqueror ~ http://www.konqueror.org
  • Galeon ~ http://galeon.sourceforge.net
  • 2002 Linux Web Browser Review ~ http://www.robval.com/linux/2002/browsers.html
  • Install Java ~ http://linux.bryanconsulting.com/stories/storyReader$11
• Email
  • Email Applications, from The Official Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/getting-started-guide/ch-emailclients.html
  • Ximian Evolution ~ http://www.ximian.com/products/ximian_evolution/
  • A User's Guide to Ximian Evolution ~ http://primates.helixcode.com/~aaron/evolution-guide/index.html
• Office suites
  • The OpenOffice.org Suite, from The Official Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/getting-started-guide/ch-docs.html#S1-DOCS-OO
• Text editors
  • Intro to vi and emacs ~ http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~wjk/UnixIntro/Lecture6.html
  • EMACS vs. vi: The endless geek 'holy war' ~ http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/12/04/0326236
  • vi
    • vim ~ http://www.vim.org
    • Vi Lovers Home Page ~ http://www.thomer.com/vi/vi.html
    • Guide to VI and EX editors ~ http://www.bo.infn.it/alice/alice-doc/mll-doc/linux/vi-ex/vi_ex.html
    • The vi text editor ~ http://www.kegel.com/linux/training.html#vi
  • Emacs
    • Emacs Beginner's HOWTO ~ http://family.zawodny.com/jzawodn/emacs/emacs.html
    • GNU Emacs Reference Card ~ http://www.geek-girl.com/emacs/refcard.html
• PDFs
  • Viewing PDFs, from The Official Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/getting-started-guide/s1-docs-pdf.html
• Multimedia
  • Audio, Video, and General Amusement, from The Official Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/getting-started-guide/ch-fun.html
  • Working with Images, from The Official Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/getting-started-guide/ch-images.html
  • Linux Multimedia ~ http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=5456 ~ "Sander gives tips on how to play CDs, MP3s, MPEGs and DVDs on Linux". Be sure to read the comments at the bottom of the page.
  • Burning CDs on Linux ~ http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-cdburn.html?ca=dgr-lnxw02BurnCDs ~ "mkisofs and cdrecord at the command line make it all possible".
• Everything else
  • Balancing your books? GnuCash is the answer ~ http://www.linuxworld.com/site-stories/2002/0916.gnucash.html ~ " The only thing Joe Barr regrets about this personal-accounting software is that he didn't praise it sooner."

25 October 2003 ~ Networking via NFS

Topics: Networking ~ Internetworking ~ NFS

Commands:

Readings

• Network File System (NFS), from The Official Red Hat Linux Customization Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/custom-guide/ch-nfs.html
• Network File System (NFS), from The Official Red Hat Linux Reference Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/ref-guide/ch-nfs.html
• What is NFS and how do I set it up? ~ A one-page quickie guide ~ http://www.linux-mag.com/2001-10/tech_support_01.html
• Linux NFS-HOWTO ~ http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/NFS-HOWTO/index.html

1 November 2003 ~ Samba

Topics:

Commands:

Programs:

• LinNeighborhood
• KSambaPlugin

Readings

• SAMBA ~ http://www.samba.org
• Setting up & configuring Samba
  • The Unofficial Samba HOWTO ~ http://hr.uoregon.edu/davidrl/samba.html ~ Up-to-date & very complete. An excellent place to start.
  • SMB HOWTO ~ http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/SMB-HOWTO.html ~ The original, but now somewhat outdated
  • Samba, from The Official Red Hat Linux Customization Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/custom-guide/ch-samba.html
  • Diagnosing SAMBA ~ http://us1.samba.org/samba/docs/DIAGNOSIS.html
  • Using Samba~ http://samba.he.net/using_samba/ ~ The entire O'Reilly book, online
  • World's Shortest SAMBA How-To ~ smbclient how-to ~ http://www.rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=2693
  • Large Scale Samba Installations ~ http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6604 ~ "How to install and set up various scenarios for Samba and Windows2000/XP Professional"
• Tools
  • LinNeighborhood ~ http://www.bnro.de/~schmidjo/
  • LinNeighborhood Red Hat 8.0 RPM ~ http://java.thn.htu.se/~toor/rpms/LinNeighborhood-0.6.5-1.i686.rpm
  • KSambaPlugin ~ http://ksambakdeplugin.sourceforge.net/
  • KSambaPlugin Red Hat 8.0 RPM
• Samba as a Windows PDC
  • Configuring Samba as a Windows NT Primary Domain Controller ~ http://pro.linuxorbit.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=3
• Samba and Windows Active Directory
  • Samba 3: Linux File Serving for the Active Directory Generation ~ http://www.enterpriseitplanet.com/networking/features/article.phpr/2246911 ~ "Samba shows that if the day ever comes that NT domains are antique, Samba will be ready to contribute, fast, inexpensive AD compatible servers."
• If You're Feeling Hardcore …
  • Just what is SMB? ~ http://samba.anu.edu.au/cifs/docs/what-is-smb.html ~ An explanation of the underlying protocol
  • Implementing CIFS ~ http://ubiqx.org/cifs/ ~ More detail than you can shake a stick at
  • SMB/CIFS by the Root ~ http://www.phrack.org/phrack/60/p60-0x0b.txt ~ You wanted detail, you got it

8 November 2003 ~ Working with Windows

Topics: Windows partitions & floppies ~ Win4Lin ~ Wine

Commands:

Readings

• WINE
  • WINE ~ http://www.winehq.com
  • Codeweavers Wine ~ http://www.codeweavers.com/technology/wine/
  • Codeweavers CrossOver Plugin ~ http://www.codeweavers.com/products/crossover/
  • Codeweavers CrossOver Office ~ http://www.codeweavers.com/products/office/
  • Running MS Office under Linux with CodeWeaver's CrossOver Office ~ http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6153
• Win4Lin
  • Win4Lin ~ http://www.win4lin.com
  • Win4Lin Networking Support ~ http://www.netraverse.com/support/docs/win4lin-30-relnote.html#2.6
  • Can't give up your Windows applications? Win4Lin 4.0 is for you ~ http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/06/07/1954228
  • Win4Lin 5: A Real Win for Linux Users ~ http://www.ofb.biz/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=243

15 November 2003 ~

22 November 2003 ~

29 November 2003 ~ No class: Thanksgiving

6 December 2003 ~

13 December 2003 ~ Security / Goodbyes

Topics: Monitoring your system ~ securing security

Commands: top

Readings

• The Official Red Hat Linux Security Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/security-guide/
• Secure distributions
  • Security-Enhanced Linux ~ http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/index.html
• Security resources
  • Security Focus ~ http://www.securityfocus.com
  • Qaddisin ~ http://www.qaddisin.com
  • Qaddisin Security Blog ~ http://blog.qaddisin.com/ ~ News & commentary about the world of security
• System hardening
  • UNIX System Hardening Checklist ~ http://www.linuxmagazine.com/2002-09/harden_list.htm
  • Go Directly to Jail: Secure Untrusted Applications with Chroot ~ http://www.linux-mag.com/2002-12/chroot_01.html
• Firewalls
  • Basic Firewall Configuration, from The Official Red Hat Linux Customization Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/custom-guide/ch-basic-firewall.html
  • Linux Productivity Magazine: IPTables ~ http://www.troubleshooters.com/lpm/200305/200305.htm ~ An excellent, lengthy introduction to IPTables.
• User tools
  • OpenSSH, from The Official Red Hat Linux Customization Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/custom-guide/ch-openssh.html
  • SSH Protocol, from The Official Red Hat Linux Reference Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/ref-guide/ch-ssh.html
  • Getting Started with Gnu Privacy Guard, from The Official Red Hat Linux Customization Guide ~ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/custom-guide/ch-gnupg.html
• Intrusion Detection
  • Real-time alerting with Snort, part 1, part 2, & part 3 ~ "Snort is built to perform one task and perform it very well. It does a magnificent job of detecting intrusions."
• Assessment tools
  • Audit Your LAN Before the Bad Guys Do with nmap ~ http://networking.earthweb.com/netsecur/article/0,,12084_1429131,00.html ~ A very brief intro to one of the most useful security tools available: nmap.
  • Scanning and Defending Networks with Nmap ~ http://www.linuxsecurity.com/feature_stories/feature_story-4.html ~ A more detailed look at nmap.
  • Introduction to Nessus, a Vulnerability Scanner ~ http://www.linuxsecurity.com/feature_stories/nessusintro-printer.html ~ An excellent step-by-step overview of Nessus: how to install it & how to use it.
  • Police your network traffic with IPTraf ~ http://techupdate.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t481-s2109393,00.html ~ An intro to an open source, free, "simple, reliable network monitoring tool"
  • Bridge the Gap Between Physical and Virtual Networking with netstat ~ http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6613 ~ "Use netstat and a variety of options to see what services are available on what hosts, where the vulnerabilities are and more."
  • Making a Connection with tcpdump ~ http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6446 ~ "How to use tcpdump and what to do with the data you collect."
  • Incident Response Tools For Unix, Part One: System Tools ~ http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1679 ~ "… tools that are useful during incident response and investigation after a compromise has occurred …"
• Open source security
  • Viruses: a concern for all of us ~ http://tldp.org/linuxfocus/English/September2002/article255.shtml ~ An excellent overview of viruses, trojans, and the like, along with reasons that open source software is safer.