1. EMT 2390L Lecture 1 Dr. José M. Reyes Álamo

2. Outline About Linux Install Linux in a Virtual Machine

3. What is Linux? Linux is a Unix-like operating system Linux is free and open-source It is the operating system of choice for mainframes, supercomputer, and servers The most widely ported OS: o Mainframes and supercomputers o PCs o Smartphones o Embedded devices o Appliances

4. Linux Distributions Linux is packaged in distributions or “distros” Distros include: o The kernel o Utilities and libraries o Applications Popular distros include: o Ubuntu o Red Hat o Mint o Fedora o openSUSE o CentOS Find distros and stats here: http://distrowatch.com/http://distrowatch.com/ First version of Linux developed by Linus Benedict Torvalds

5. Install Linux in a VM Assumptions o Your are working on a Windows Machine (Windows 7 or 8) o You have Oracle’s Virtual Box Installed o You have a copy of Linux Mint ISO Go to part 2 of lab 0, for instructions how to install Linux Mint on Virtual Box o https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/emt2390l/files/2011/06/EMT-2390L-Lab- 0.doc https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/emt2390l/files/2011/06/EMT-2390L-Lab- 0.doc