Getting Started with Linux - Course Material

Lesson One

Objectives
What is Linux?
Installing Linux
An actual install
About Debian GNU/Linux

Lesson Two

Installing Debian GNU/Linux
Partitioning
Plunk that CD in the drive
Sundry installation tasks
Reboot and basic configuration
Completing the install process

Lesson Three

Working with Linux - First Things First
Working as another user

Lesson Four

Creating your 'routine' in Linux
The Linux file system
The basic directory structure in Linux
Some more cool short cuts
In Linux, everything is a file
What's left

Lesson Five

Day to Day with Linux
Virtual Terminals
Text editors in Linux
Text editors in Linux - Cont'd

Lesson Six

Shells in Linux
Frequently Used Shell Commands
The 'cp' command
The 'mv' command
The 'mkdir' command
The 'rm' command

Lesson Seven

Plumbing with "pipes" in Linux

Lesson Eight

How to get more information with Linux

Lesson Nine

Other interesting and useful commands
The 'grep' command

Lesson Ten

Power user commands
'tee', '>', '2>'
'whoami', 'whereis' and 'which
'echo' and 'wc'

Lesson Eleven

Miscellaneous commands

Lesson Twelve

Becoming a super user

Lesson Thirteen

Commands to control your system
kill'
File systems in Linux
Mounting file systems
Umount command - unmounting file systems

Lesson Fourteen

File permissions in Linux
'chmod' explained
Using 'chown'

Lesson Fifteen

Backing up your files
Untarring and unzipping files

Lesson Sixteen

Installing New Programs
Debian Updates
Installing new programs on Slackware

Lesson Seventeen

Printing under Linux
Using Linux to access the Internet
ADSL with Linux
Dial-up connections with Linux
Getting in touch with your ISP

Lesson Eighteen

Getting Linux to make sounds
Recording Sound
MP3 format
Ogg format
Compact Disks

Lesson Nineteen

Graphic User Interfaces with Linux
The GUI family tree
X-Window configuration
To boot or not to boot (in graphics mode), that is the question.
Choosing the look that's right for you
Protecting the environment
Internet Browsers
Email clients
Office suites, word processors and spreadsheets
Little goodies to improve your quality of life
Tips and Tricks for X-Window
More X-Window Tips and Tricks
A final word about X-window

Lesson Twenty

The end of the beginning