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Linux System Administration
Differences for the ASUS Eee PC
This one-day course provides the
opportunity to learn the differences between the installed Linux system
as found on the ASUS EeePC system and "standard" Linux, and to manage
the system on a day-to-day basis. It will cover
the installation/recovery and management of the supplied Linux
distribution. See below for a complete list of topics.
The course is
aimed at experienced Linux administrators We also
run a 3-day Eee PC Administration Essentials
course for those who are
new to EeePC administration duties.
Some of our Linux courses are suitable
training for Linux LPI or
RedHat Certification
Select here for related courses |
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OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE
To be able to understand the differences
between "standard" Linux admin functions and those implemented on the
ASUS EeePC system.
*see note at bottom for special savings!
for pricing for a course run especially for your organisation, please
use our worksheet **Also available on your site for groups of four to
ten.
COURSE DATES: More dates
are being scheduled very soon , and we can run this course at your site.
Nov 2007
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INTENSITY: About 30% of the course is
practicals, and 70% lectures
RESOURCE: Each student will have
exclusive use of an Eee PC for the duration of the
course. Each student will be provided with a full set of training
notes. Full internet access is provided during the training..
PREREQUISITES: Experience of Linux,
Solaris or UNIX Administration basics is essential.
PRACTICALS / TAKEAWAYS: Each student
leaves the course with their own set of training notes for the material
covered; around 120 pages per day of training.
| Every student who attends this course
will be issued with a signed certificate of course completion, which we
will be happy to "authenticate" upon future request. |
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SOFTWARE VERSIONS: This course uses
the Linux distribution as supplied with the EeePC by ASUS. The
distribution is based the Xandros Linux distribution, which in turn has
many features of the Debian distribution..
TOPICS COVERED ON THE COURSE
LINUX background and sourcing
Overview of the system and the Linux user interfaces. Invoking and
using a terminal window with a command prompt.
Installiation/Recovery
Installing LINUX on the Eee PC using the supplied distribution. System
recovery from the installed system. Information required
before installing. Installation differences including disk partitioning
and the way file systems are created and mounted to prevent tampering
(UnionFS). Boot configuration and booting post-build. Accessing
documentation on-line and from
other sources..
Software management
Managing the software packages on the system, and locating sources of
additional software. Installing new software. Upgrading and removing
software. The dpkg, synaptic and APT commands. Eee PC repositories.
Startup and Shutdown
Switch on. Boot process and problems. The grub boot loader.. Accessing
the root
file system system from grub.
Configuring single user boot
facilities. The various GRUB options as installed on the system
for recovery and disk scan. kernel load. Loadable kernel modules;
examining modules.. The Init process, /etc/inittab and the rc scripts.
Which services are installed, and how to enable or disable them.
Ensuring that new facilities are located and run during a system
boot. Adding your own
scripts to the boot process. Halting the system.
Adding and Maintaining Users
Adding a user. Password control. What user accounts are provided? Using
Graphical tools for user management. Configuring the Windows
environment, and converting to the full windows mode. User
authentication, including authentication via a Microsoft Domain.
File System Maintenance and Security
Utilities supplied for file system management.(du, df, find) Installing
and configuring crontab.
File
system
structure and slicing. Making
room
on the file system. File system security. Using USB storage devices and
device detection. The sudo command and how to configure privileged
access to the system. Summary of file system differences, e.g. No ACL
support.
Windows installation
Notes on how to install Microsoft windows as an alternative OS.
Back-Up Facilities
The tar utility. Taking full and partial backups. Verifying
Backups.
Restoring
files and directories. Booting into system
recovery mode and accessing the system and user partitions.
Networking
Network interface configuration, including wireless and hard-wired.
Routing configuration. Using name services such as DNS. Network clients
and server packages available. Installing and configuring the OpenSSH
server package. Accessing remote shares including NFS and CIFS.
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