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Linux embedded systems

Are operation systems based on the linux kernel used in systems everywhere like consumer electronics.




A few examples include:


-Set-up boxes


-Smart tvs


-IVIs (In-vehicle infotainment)


-Netwroking equipment


-etc

Android

Is a mobile operating system based on linux kernel being developed by google.

Raspberry PI

Is a device that is low cost, credit card sized computer that plugs into a computer monitor or TV and uses a standard keyboard and mouse to function. It enables people of all ages to explore computers and learn how to program in languages such as python.

ssh user@ (IP address)

Command that allows you to SSH onto a remote machine.

passwd

Command that allows you to change your password.

su

Super user command

su -

Command that takes you to the root prompt and become root user.

exit

Command that logs you out of root user

ls

Command to list all the folders and files listed in the current directory.

cat

Command that prints out all the content of a particular file.

VNC

"Virtual Network Computing" is graphical desktop sharing system that uses the remote frame buffer protocol (RFB) to remotely control another computer over a network connection.

VirtualBox

Is a desktop virtualization software that oracle owns and allows you to set up virtual machines to linux.

Desktop environments

KDE


LXDE


Unity


XFCE



KDE

K Desktop Environment (KDE) is an Open Source graphical desktop environment for UNIX workstations.




Is also built ontop what is known as the QT widget set.

Widget set

Is a library that handles gooey features such as menus that you see along with dialogue boxes.

LXDE

Light weight X11 desktop env. that is meant to use as few resources as possible and works well when running linux on older hardware.

(X11 being the actual library that the LXDE is built ontop of.)

Unity

Similar to Ubuntu, "Cononacle" is the company that developed Ubuntu reated Unity. Much like GNOME, its goals have a simple and clean interface that tends to be great for 1st time linux users.

XFCE

Originally XTF was developed to be a commercial desktop env. known as CDE


Was built on the GDK plus widget set and provides more configurability than some of things like GNOME or Unity.

Installation of software packages

-Switch user to root (su -)


-insert yum install followed by namr of package wanted to be installed on command line

yum

Is a package manager that CentOS and Red Hat based linux distros use for installing packages.

Gimp

An application that is an image manipulation program similar to Adobe PS.

apt -get

Is command used in Ubuntu to go out and retrieve packages to install things like libraries and/or applications.

List linux desktop applications

-Openoffice.org


-Calibre office


-Audacity


-Thunderbird


-Gimp


-Pidgin


-Blender

Calibre Office

Ebook management tool that could read all ebook formats.

Audacity

Is a powerful audio editor that allows you to record, edit, and splice mixed audio open sourced.

Thunderbird

Is similar to Microsoft Outlook