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Who created linux?
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Linus Torvalds
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When was linux created?
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1991
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How is the licensing of linux handled?
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Handled by Free Software Foundation. The details are defined in the GNU General Public License agreement.
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What are the two user interfaces available?
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The GUI called "Windows X" and the "shell" which is a text based command line interface.
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What is the shell?
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The part of the OS that interprets the text-based commands one enters. Many shells have been developed like Bourne, Bash, etc.
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What are the two components of 'X'?
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Client and server. The client manages the programs and the server manages the display. Often run on the same machine.
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What is a desktop environment?
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Specifies how the desktop looks and feels.
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Who created linux?
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Linus Torvalds
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When was linux created?
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1991
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How is the licensing of linux handled?
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Handled by Free Software Foundation. The details are defined in the GNU General Public License agreement.
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What are the two user interfaces available?
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The GUI called "Windows X" and the "shell" which is a text based command line interface.
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What is the shell?
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The part of the OS that interprets the text-based commands one enters. Many shells have been developed like Bourne, Bash, etc.
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What are the two components of 'X'?
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Client and server. The client manages the programs and the server manages the display. Often run on the same machine.
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What is a desktop environment?
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Specifies how the desktop looks and feels.
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The two most common desktop environments
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KDE (K Desktop Environment) and GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment)
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What is linux?
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A flexible compact, multitasking, multi-user environment
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How did linux come to be?
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Linus, a student at a university, developed it in efforts to create OS with better performance than Windows. Inspired by UNIX, to make a version that was compatible with PC's.
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How is linux updated/enhanced?
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Through users and makers alike. Linux was distributed to colleges as a development tool. When students began to enhance it, popularity grew. Now a days new versions come out rapidly and are ever growing.
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What is open source code?
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When the source code to a program is supplied free of charge and anyone can modify the code to create enhancements as long as they dont charge a fee to users
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What are some commercial distributions of linux?
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Redhat, Debian, Caldera, Walnut Creek, Mandrake, etc
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What does the shell/command line do?
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Interprets text based commands
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What is linux (2)?
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An operating system (what manages the computer hardware and software on a comp), a unix derivitive, developed for IBM PC compatibles, is open source & free!
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What is Anaconda? How do you use it?
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An installation program that searches for hardware currently attached to the computer (monitor, video card, mouse, keyboard, etc). The correct drivers for the computers hardware should be installed automatically.
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What are the linux installation methods?
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Bootable CD or DVD, Boot disc, HTTP Server, FTP Server, NFS Server, Hard disk, and kick starting (using a list of answers to previous installations)
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The linux Mouse
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It is traditionally a 3 button mouse. Most modern computers emulate with a two button mouse and access the third button by pressing down on the first two simultaneously
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What are the options and preferences available to partition the disk?
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You can choose the automatic partitioning or manually do it with Disk Druid like in class. With Disk Druid, you delete any pre-existing partitions and install three new ones (which are /swap, / and /boot)
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Types of linux file systems
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ext2 (older file system),ext3 (linux native file system, stabler than ext2, utilizes journaling to reduce time spent on recovering file systems after a crash),ext4 (newer native file system, some consider unstable), physical volume (LVM), software RAID, swap (for virtual memory), vfat (similar to windows FAT file system)
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Swap partition
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/swap Is used for virtual memory, like MS Windows pagefile. Should be no less than size of RAM, and preferably TWICE the RAM size.
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Boot partition
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/boot contains the computer kernel and all files used during the computer's boot/load time. Size recommended is 200mb.
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Root partition
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/ is the top of the directory structure and includes all files on the computer except those included in the boot partition
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What is a mount point?
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Its the location within the directory tree in which the partitions exist. They are defined as pathnames.
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What is the boot loader?
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The first software that runs when the computer starts. MBR is default location for bootloader.
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Master Boot Record or MBR
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MBR is default location for bootloader.
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What's a second option for where to store your Boot Loader?
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A secondary option for boot loader installation location is in the 11st sector of the boot partition.
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DHCP
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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol... the server automatically assigns an IP address to clients rather than a static assignment
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Custom Network Configuration in Class
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In class, we used TCP/IP and DHCP. We set the hostname manually. Then, after install, we activated the Ehternet interface eth0 and chose DHCP for assignment of the IP address
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What is the root user? The basic user acct?
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The root user is the 'super user', with full admin privilege. The basic user acct is your personal acct, and the way you normally login through the GUI.
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Root in Fedora 11 glitch
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GUI login to root is disabled unless you edit a couple of underlying files
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Packages Included
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Desktop Environments, Applications, Development, Servers, Base System & Languages.
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What is PackageKit?
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A GUI utility for getting updates in Fedora 11 & adding and removing software
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To turn off regular updates through the GUI...
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go to System>Preferences>Software Updates>set both to NEVER.
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To manually load updates through the Shell...
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in the command line utility, type 'yum update'
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