CCOM 1030 — Linux Desktop & Server OS
The course will introduce the Linux Operating System as a Client Operating System with GUI as well as a Server Operating System with or without GUI. The students will be introduced to the CentOS Linux flavor, as it closely resembles the Red Hat Linux distribution, which is the most popular Linux distribution in North American production environments. Alternatively, the instructor may elect to use Novell's SUSE Linux distribution which is also popular in North America. The students will be introduced to the installation of Linux as a Client Operating System and the installation of Linux as a Server Operating System. Both installation options will have a greatly different selection of Operating System elements - i.e. Packages to be installed. The students will then be introduced to the Linux Boot Process and the function of the Bootloader (GRUB). The different Linux Run levels will be discussed and how to configure or change the Default Run level in the /etc/inittab file. The function of the K and S pointers for the start or non-start of different background services will be discussed. The students will then be shown how to manipulate the /etc/fstab file to account for the mounting of different file system. The students will be shown that Linux Operating Systems have a separate partition for Virtual Memory. The students will then be introduced to the Command Line Interface and the most common Linux commands. The vi text editor will be covered in great detail, as it is included