LINUX FOR BEGINNERS Because everyone needs Fundamentals WEEK #2of 8: Linux Installation & Working Around Part 1 Your Trainer: Dijae Dadula

Topics Installing CentOS from scratch using Virtualbox Working in Linux (CentOS) Basic ICT skills - Desktop Understanding the Terminal and console Review and Exercises

REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS TRAINING: Virtualbox installed ISO of CentOS or any distribution

A.1 How to install any Linux Distribution? Installation is straightforward Components Storage (location,configuration) Choosing functions SERVER, DESKTOP, MINIMAL, GUI, ETC NETWORK CONFIGURATION ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT INSTALL AND REBOOT

MINIMAL vs GUI Minimal has no gui, yes only console Gui has desktop manager, you can click, drag, and see images Depends on what purpose the system is for

B. Working in Linux (CentOS) Where do you find Linux? Server rooms Virtualization hosts (ESXi) Cloud computing (all but Azure) Embedded systems Mobile devices Factory automation Mars rovers And...

Linux as your "daily driver" OS The DESKTOP!! Linux as your "daily driver" OS Desktop managers Office apps Browsers File saving The "TERMINAL“ and Console Dealing with passwords

C. Basic ICT skills - Desktop Desktop Manager KDE SUSE, Mint Gnome/Unity Fedora/CentOS, Ubuntu XFCE Xubuntu Debian

KDE

Any Distro can use any desktop manager These are just defaults Note: except for Unity which is Ubuntu’s thing

D. Understanding the Terminal and console Console, more likely physical connection on the system, Connects via KVM, keyboard-video-mouse Software based (like CIMC, iDRAC, HP)

Terminal Nowadays it usually refers to a window with a command line (shell), which might appear in a GUI window or instead of a GUI.

Review and Exercises Thank you!