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Introductions

Introduce myself, ask the class to introduce themselves.

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  Ask around, get feedback on why are people here, and what would they like to learn.
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Course Outline

  1. Introduction to GNU/Linux (this class!): TobyCabot – March 5, 2003
  2. Desktop Apps and Tools / Shell and File System: Forrest Sutton, TobyCabot & Ed Frankenberry (EdF) – March 12, 2003
  3. Installation of Linux: Forrest Sutton – March 19, 2003
  4. Web Servers: TobyCabot – March 26, 2003
  5. Support and Documentation: Ed Frankenberry (EdF) – April 2, 2003
  6. To be determined – April 9, 2003
 

What is GNU/Linux?

Linux is a "kernel" which is a small program that's the heart of the computer operating system. Let's quote from the source code:

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  GNU/Linux is an operating system that's built from the Linux kernel and many other programs. GNU/Linux is different from many other operating systems because you can get the source code and build it, learn from it, improve it, or get into a lot of trouble.
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<		GNU/Linux "distributions" package GNU/Linux and other programs on CDROM and make it easy (at least easier) to install and run.
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>		GNU/Linux "distributions" package GNU/Linux and other programs on CDROM and make it easy (at least easier) to install and run. There are many distributions, but a few important ones are Debian, Mandrake, and Red Hat. Red Hat is the most popular, Mandrake is good for desktop machines, and Debian is very high-quality but is considered more difficult to install.
 

What is Unix?

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  • Desktop environments (KDE, GNOME)
  • Surf the web and communicate (Mozilla, Konqueror, KMail, )
  • Run web, email services (Apache, Sendmail)
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  • organize notes (like these), word processing/editing/publishing (OpenOffice, KOffice, GNOME Office)
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  • organize notes (like these), word processing/editing/publishing (OpenOffice, KOffice, GNOME Office)
 
  • Write programs
  • Experiment, learn
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