Installing Linux

Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number

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Overview/Description
show the techniques used for installing Linux and associated software.

Target Audience
Students wishing to acquire the basic skills required as a Linux system administrator.

Prerequisites
General knowledge of computers and computer operating systems ideally encompassing Unix knowledge because of the similarity to Linux.

Expected Duration (hours)
1.9

Lesson Objectives

Installing Linux

identify the criteria for selecting an appropriate Linux distribution.

design an appropriate hard-disk layout and partitioning scheme.

select GRUB commands used to create a configuration file.

install new software from source.

manage shared libraries.

compress, unzip, compile, and configure software files.

Course Number:
259936_eng