Linux Technical Overview

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    London

This course is designed to give delegates an overview of the various distributions of LINUX available. It is technically orientated to enable staff at all levels to have an appreciation of what LINUX is, and the various features available with the different versions.

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Location

Start date

London
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Clerks Court 18-20 Farringdon Lane Clerkenwell, EC1R 3AU

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • IT
  • Linux

Course programme

Course Introduction

  • Administration and Course Materials
  • Course Structure and Agenda
  • Delegate and Trainer Introductions

A Brief History of Open Source

  • What is Linux?
  • The Free Software Movement
  • Copyleft and the GPL
  • The Linux Kernel
  • Common Distributions
  • The Linux Model
  • The Hardware, Kernel and Utilities
  • The Shell
  • Standard Hardware Requirements
  • Commonly Supported Platforms
  • Advantages & Disadvantages of Linux Summary

Enterprise Distributions

  • The Redhat Distribution
  • Advanced Server 3.0
  • About Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Features
  • Advanced Server 4.0
  • The Fedora Project
  • Centos: a Redhat Alternative
  • The Red Hat Network (RHN)
  • Red Hat Desktop 3
  • Red Hat Applications
  • The Suse Linux Product Offerings
  • Enterprise Class Product Offerings
  • Suse® Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
  • Novell Open Enterprise Server
  • Enterprise Desktop
  • Suse® Linux Professional (9.3)
  • New Open Product: Suse Linux (openSUSE)
  • Mandriva Linux
  • Summary
  • Lesson Review & Solutions

Linux Features

  • Installing Linux
  • File System Allocation
  • The Installation Process
  • Automating the Installation
  • Administration Tools
  • Command Line Mode
  • Utilities and Tools
  • Updating System Software
  • Loading Additional Software
  • Source Code Compilation
  • Device Drivers
  • Summary
  • Lesson Review & Solutions

Linux Graphical Systems

  • Graphical Systems
  • The X-Windows System
  • X and the Client-Server Model
  • Window Managers
  • Display Managers
  • The Gnome Interface
  • The KDE Interface
  • The Open Office Suite
  • The Koffice Suite
  • Star Office
  • Summary
  • Lesson Review & Solutions

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