Difference between revisions of "Linux and how it works"
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*Users | *Users | ||
**Creating users | **Creating users | ||
− | **User permissions | + | **User permissions/Group permissions |
**Changing passwords | **Changing passwords | ||
*The Linux filesystem structure | *The Linux filesystem structure | ||
**Overview | **Overview | ||
**Creating directories | **Creating directories | ||
− | **Permissions | + | **Permissions again |
*Networking for beginners | *Networking for beginners | ||
*Apt, Synaptic and program installation | *Apt, Synaptic and program installation | ||
+ | **a brief touch on .tar.gz files | ||
*Security concepts | *Security concepts |
Revision as of 16:44, 13 March 2008
This class is designed to give an adopter more control over their box. We cover creating and administering users, installing programs in several different ways, fixing problems and some security. We look at the structure of the filesystem and how to find important files in it. The class involves some command-line.
Topics covered:
- Users
- Creating users
- User permissions/Group permissions
- Changing passwords
- The Linux filesystem structure
- Overview
- Creating directories
- Permissions again
- Networking for beginners
- Apt, Synaptic and program installation
- a brief touch on .tar.gz files
- Security concepts