Transitioning from Windows to Linux Syllabus, Summer 2002
15 May 2002 ~ Jumping in head first
Topics: History ~ installation ~ logging in & out ~ Reboot & shutdown
Readings
- Crash Course5-27, 32-33
- 7-8 Partitioning
- 9-10 Naming disks (/dev/hda1)
- 20-23 Printers
- 25-27 Logging in & out
- 32-33 Shutting down
- Complete Reference2-26, 28-49
- 3-23 Introduction
- 23-26 Distributions
- 29-33 Requirements
- 37-49 Installation
- Web
- LinuxISO ~ http://www.linuxiso.org/
- Comparison of Linux Distributions ~ http://www.distrowatch.com/
- Linuxconf ~ http://www.solucorp.qc.ca/linuxconf/
22 May 2002 ~ GUIs
Topics: Ximian install ~ X Windows ~ KDE & GNOME overview ~ updating Linux
Commands
- halt, shutdown, logout, exit
- startx
- switchdesk
Programs
- Desktop environments: KDE, GNOME, & switchdesk
- Updating Linux: Red Hat Network, Red Carpet
Readings
- Crash Course213-222, 27-32, 35-41, 199-207
- 213-222 X Windows
- 27-32 GNOME & KDE intro
- 35-41 GNOME & KDE background & themes; switchdesk
- 199-207 Red Hat Network
- Complete Reference51-65, 207-209, 244-248, 888-893, 211-242, 83-87
- 58-62 GNOME & KDE
- 207-209 Ximian GNOME
- 244-248 Window Managers
- 888-893 X Windows
- 211-242 KDE
- 83-87 Red Hat Network
- Additional Readings from Complete Reference175-280, 893-924
- 175-280 GNOME
- 893-924 X Windows
- Web
- GNOME ~ http://www.gnome.org
- Ximian Red Carpet ~ http://www.ximian.com/products/ximian_red_carpet/
- Unofficial Unsupported Ximianized ISO Images ~ http://uuxii.cofradia.org/
- KDE ~ http://www.kde.org
29 May 2002 ~ 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
- Crash Course49-60, 303-311
- 49-51 Filesystem
- 51-53 Nautilus file manager
- 53-57 cd, ls, cp, mv, rm, mkdir, more; permissions
- 58 find
- 303-304 GUI help
- 63, 305-306 CLI help
- 306-310 Online help
- Complete Reference289-328, 229-237, 63-65, 224-225
- 290-293 Files
- 293-297 File structure
- 297-301 Managing files
- 301-306 Managing directories
- 306-319 File & directory operations
- 320-328 Permissions
- 229-237 Konqueror
- 63-65 Help
- 224-225 KDE Help
- Web
- UNIX Tutorial: Lesson 6: File Permissions ~ http://www.ctssn.com/linux/lesson6.html
5 June 2002 ~ Administration using Linuxconf
Topics: Linuxconf
Commands:
Programs
- Linuxconf ~ http://www.solucorp.qc.ca/linuxconf/
Readings
- Crash Course
- Complete Reference
- Web
- Linuxconf ~
12 June 2002 ~ 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
- Web browser: Mozilla
- Kernel configuration: xconfig
Readings
- Crash Course233-243, 275-282, 245-254
- 233-236 Gnome RPM
- 236-242 rpm
- 275-282 configure, make, make install
- 245-254 Rebuilding the kernel
- Complete Reference 87-93, 737-768, 863-885
- 741-742 Intro to RPM
- 742-747 GUI RPM managers
- 747-755 RPM from the command line
- 755 SRPMS
- 756-758 Installing from archives
- 758-760 Compiling software
- 867-869 Updating the kernel with RPM
- 869-885 Rebuilding the kernel
- Web
- apt+rpm HOWTO ~ http://bazar.conectiva.com.br/~godoy/apt-howto/
- Linux with RPM ~ http://tech.irt.org/articles/js145/index.htm
- webFonts4Linux: High-quality TrueType fonts for the web ~ http://gongolo.usr.dsi.unimi.it/~vigna/webFonts4Linux/
- Mozilla ~ http://www.mozilla.org
19 June 2002 ~ 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
- Crash Course61-70, 71-80, 93-100, 101-106
- 64-65 Pipe & redirect
- 65 Tab completion
- 65-66 Wildcards
- 67-68 Aliases
- 68-69 Running commands in the background
- 73-74 Processes
- 74-75 Date & time
- 76-77 Count, sort, & split
- 77-78 Mounting & unmounting
- 78-79 df & du
- 93-95 Changing the prompt
- 95-97 Formatting text files
- 97-98 Changing text in files
- 98-100 Compressing & uncompressing files
- 101-103 Sysadmin & Network Admin overview
- 103-105 Adding users with Linuxconf
- Complete Reference249-288, 329-354
- 250-253 Command line
- Web
- UNIX Tutorial: Lesson 8: Archiving Utilities ~ http://www.ctssn.com/linux/lesson8.html
26 June 2002 ~ 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
Readings
- Crash Course81-92, 191-198
- 81-82 gEdit, KWrite
- 83-86 ed
- 87-92 vi
- 191-192 Gnumeric
- 192-194 KOffice
- 194-195 ical, calendar
- 196-197 Calculators
- 197-198 Spellcheck
- Complete Reference 385-389, 355-372, 77-80, 831-851, 457-471, 393-425
- 357-363 KOffice
- 369-372 StarOffice
- 831-832 Intro to printing
- 833-835 printconf
- 844-851 Printing with CUPS
- 463-465 Netscape & Mozilla
- 465 Konqueror
- 467-468 Lynx
- 468-471 Java via Blackdown
- 396-397 MIME
- 397-400 KMail
- 400-402 Evolution
- 403-405 Balsa
- 405-407 Mozilla Mail & Netscape Messenger
- 409-410 Pine
- 410-412 Mutt
- Web
- Intro to vi and emacs ~ http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~wjk/UnixIntro/Lecture6.html
- Emacs Beginner's HOWTO ~ http://family.zawodny.com/jzawodn/emacs/emacs.html
- GNU Emacs Reference Card ~ http://www.geek-girl.com/emacs/refcard.html
- Turboprint ~ http://www.linuxlookup.com/html/reviews/software/turboprint1.4-1.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
- 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
- Mozilla Mail ~ http://www.mozilla.org
3 July 2002 ~ Networks
Topics: Networking ~ Internetworking ~ NFS
Commands:
Readings
- Crash Course111-118, 119-128, 129-138, 149-153
- 111-118 Modems
- 119-128 Setting up a LAN
- 129-138 Connecting to the Internet
- 149-153 NFS
- Complete Reference 95-114, 145-172, 475-480, 935-947, 955-958
- 98-102 Red Hat Network Configuration
- 105-110 Red Hat PPP Dialer
- 152-158 Basic internetwork setup
- 165-166 Firewalls
- 476-480 ping, finger, who, host
- 936-943 NFS servers
- 945-947 NFS clients
- 955-958 Networking with Macs
- Web
- 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://nfs.sourceforge.net/nfs-howto/index.html
10 July 2002 ~ Samba
Topics:
Commands:
Readings
- Crash Course153-158
- Complete Reference960-999
- 962-966 Basic SAMBA
- 967-984 smb.conf & SWAT
- 986-993 smbclient
- 993-994 smbmount
- 997-999 SAMBA sharing files & printers
- Web
- SAMBA ~ http://www.samba.org
- Diagnosing SAMBA ~ http://us1.samba.org/samba/docs/DIAGNOSIS.html
- Using Samba~ The entire O'Reilly book, online ~ http://samba.he.net/using_samba/
- World's Shortest SAMBA How-To ~ smbclient how-to ~ http://www.rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=2693
17 July 2002 ~ Working with Windows
Topics: Windows partitions & floppies ~ Win4Lin ~ Wine
Commands:
Readings
- Crash Course161-169
- 161-163 Windows & DOS file systems
- 163-169 Windows & DOS floppies
- Complete Reference 813-816
- Web
- Win4Lin ~ http://www.win4lin.com
- Win4Lin Networking Support ~ http://www.netraverse.com/support/docs/win4lin-30-relnote.html#2.6
- 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/
31 July 2002 ~ Security / Goodbyes
Topics: Monitoring your system ~ securing security
Commands: top
Readings
- Crash Course283-291, 293-302
- 283-284 top
- 287-288 Check disk usage with df & du
- 288-291 /proc file system
- Complete Reference
- Web
- Security-Enhanced Linux ~ http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/index.html
- Security Focus ~ http://www.securityfocus.com
- Qaddisin ~ http://www.qaddisin.com
