1. linux and related thing
Project 2 background
linux and related thing

2. Linux -old time
"Born" in early 1990s. Younger than me but may be older than you guys.
Linus wrote the very first version, 0.01.
Linus is still in charge, but thousand developers are contributing.

3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cathedral _and_the_Bazaar
2%80%93Torvalds_debate

4. Linux -now The newest verison is 3.16.3.
Get updates almost every week.
It is the core part, kernel, of the system. A real linux system normally has much nore.

5. Linux -source code Where to get linux source code
How to read linux source code

6. Linux -"taste"

7. Linux -usage /bin /run /root /sbin /cdrom /selinux /dev /srv /etc /sys
/home /tmp
/lib /usr
/lib64 /var
/media initrd.img
/opt /root
/proc /lost+found

8. Linux -compile (1) make menuconfig
(2) make (may also need make mrproper)
(3) make modules_install
(4) make install
(5) reboot
Now you have your own verison of linux
5eg
Demo

9. Hints
wget x/linux-3.x.y.tar.gz
tar zxvf FileName.tar.gz
sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev
make menuconfig

11. Kernel compiling In project 2, you will be modifying the kernel. Steps
Means you need to compile it once you change it
Steps
Download --Done
Configure --To be done
Build --Your job
Install --Your job

12. Kernel compiling Tips lspci list hardware in your machine
If you are not sure, include it
make oldconfig
Use the old configuration file
If you don't have one, get one first and name it .config

13. grub Used for multi-operating systems load.
When you install linux with window or Mac OS X, grub is installed and used automatically so you can choose which one to use.

14. You can manually change the grub file.
BE CAREFUL!

15. Virtual Machine
Another way to use Linux(free) along with Windows and Mac OS X
VMware, VirtualBox(free)

16. Project 2 will be due on 10/22