SAIR Linux GNU Installation and Configuration Study Guide

0-619-21475-9 © 2003 Publish date: March 17, 2003 318 pages

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Course ID: sair-gnu-inst-cfg-sg

CBT Planet presents a practical, hands-on training manual that is designed to prepare you for passing the SAIR Linux and GNU certification exam #101. This SAIR Linux GNU Installation and Configuration study guide was created with your success as a primary goal. The information is broken down into a series of thirteen comprehensive units. Each complex topic is broken down into easy-to-understand discussions in order to give you a thorough understanding of how Linux works.

By following the SAIR Linux GNU Installation and Configuration courseware, you will gain important background knowledge and be able to apply your newly learned skills by using step-by-step, procedural tasks. Like all of our computer training books, this manual is carefully organized and encourages you to explore the content in order to understand the Linux operating system.

This course covers a wide variety of concepts including the history of open source software such as Linux, installation planning, startup issues, the Linux shell, navigation, administration, X Windows, applications, and troubleshooting.

You can use the SAIR Linux GNU Installation and Configuration courseware to prepare for your certification exams as a standalone tool or you can use it as a reference guide along with other training courses.

Course Contents

Unit 1 introduces Linux concepts

• The history of open source and free software and Linux
• Business views of free software

Unit 2 covers Linux's structural overview

• Overall system structure
• Linux's file system
• How to obtain a copy of Linux

Unit 3 goes over bootloaders and startup issues

• LILO
• GRUB
• Startup issues

Unit 4 covers pre-installation planning

• Hardware inspection and analysis
• Hardware compatibility issues
• Hard disk partitioning
• Network configuration
• Installation media choices
• Installing Red Hat Linux from CD-ROM

Unit 5 discusses startup and shutdown

• Startup and shutdown processes
• Configuring init

Unit 6 covers the Linux shell

• The Linux shell
• How to configure the bash shell

Unit 7 discusses getting help

• Getting help in Linux
• Getting help online

Unit 8 covers basic system navigation

• Fundamental shell commands and utilities
• GUI tools and utilities

Unit 9 talks about basic system administration

• How to create and manage user accounts and groups
• Printers
• How to use removable media
• System monitoring

Unit 10 covers X Windows

• The X Window system
• How to configure X Windows

Unit 11 discusses the installation and management of Linux applications

• How to install applications from source code
• Linux software package managers

Unit 12 covers Linux applications

• Web browsers
• Email clients
• FTP applications
• Text editors
• Word processors and office suites

Unit 13 discusses troubleshooting Linux

• Troubleshooting processes
• Where to look
• Common issues