| Lesson | Date | Topics | Chapter | Due |
| 1 | 9/2 |
(CIS 191A Starts)
Class and Linux Overview
- Understand how this course will work
- High-level overview of Linux including market, architecture and file system
- Explore new Linux system and do a basic HW and SW inventory
Skills
- Create a VM with VMware Server
- Install Ubuntu Linux on VM
Materials
Assignment
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1
3
5.3-5.4
26.1 | |
| | 9/8 |
Last day to add CIS 191A |
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| 2 | 9/9 |
Quiz 1
Storage and File Systems
- High level storage overview
- Partitioning and making file systems
- Mounting file systems manually and automatically
- Making a simple root file system
- Add VMware tools and second hard drive to a VM
Skills
- Install Red Hat 9
- Add VMware tools and second hard drive to a VM
Materials
Assignment
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7 | Student Survey |
| 3 | 9/16 |
Quiz 2
Boot Loaders and Boot Disks
- Understand the boot sequence
- Learn how to setup and reconfigure boot loaders (GRUB and MBR code)
- Learn how to create bootable devices
- Use dd to back up the MBR and xxd to view boot code
- Change boot order in the BIOS
- Learn how to use virtual floppies with VMWare
Skills
- Install DOS and Fedora 9 (dual boot)
Materials
Assignment
- Lab2 (Bootable Root Filesystem)
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2.1-2.4,
2.6 | Lab1 |
| 4 | 9/23 |
Test 1
System Startup and Shutdown
- System startup through shutdown
- Change default run level
- Customize run levels
- Manage services
Skills
Materials
Assignment
- Lab3 (Installation and Runlevels)
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2 |
5 posts |
| 5 | 9/30 |
Installation and Troubleshooting
- OpenSUSE installation
- Practice key skills
- Troubleshooting
Skills
- Changing VM BIOS boot order
- Boot time GRUB modifications
- Loopback mounts
- Boot diskette diagnostics
Materials
Assignment
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2 | Lab2
Lab3 |
| 6 | 10/7 |
Software Installation
- Review
- Software Package Managers
- Installing Filezilla different ways
- Tarballs and compression
- Red Hat's RPM command
- Yellowdog Updater, Modified
- Kernel updates
- Debian package management
- Prepare for Lab 4
Skills
- Installing modules, updates, utilities, small applications
Materials
Assignment
- Lab4 (Software Installation)
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11 | |
| 7 | 10/14 |
Networking and the X Windows System
- X configuration
- Window Managers
- Desktops
Skills
Materials
Assignment
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22 | Lab4
5 posts |
| - - | 10/21 |
Final for CIS191A
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| Lab5
extra credit |
| 8 | 10/28 |
(CIS 191B Starts)
Quiz 1 (paperwork)
System & User Administration
- Setting Up New Systems
- Inheriting Systems
- Policies and Procedures
- Files, Devices and Processes
- Man & Info Pages
- User and Group Management
- Creating and Maintaining User Accounts
- Creating and Maintaining Groups
- Setting Account Defaults
- Password Rules and Aging
Materials
Assignment
|
1,3,6 | |
| | 11/3 |
Last day to add CIS 191B |
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| 9 | 11/4 |
File System Management
- Storage
- Filesystems
- Managing Filesystems
- Checking and repairing filesystems
- Mounting filesystems
- Showing usage
- Quotas
Materials
Assignment
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7 | Lab 6 |
| - - | 11/11 |
Holiday
Extra Credit Lab
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| 10 | 11/18 |
Printing
- Printer Configuration
- Printing in Linux
- The printcap File
Materials
Assignment
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23 | Lab 7
5 posts |
| 11 | 11/25 |
Quiz 4
Backup and Restore
- The Backup Process
- Backup Devices
- Types of Data
- Methodologies
- Archive Utilities
- Compression Utilities
- Backup Software Packages
Materials
Assignment
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9 | Lab 8 |
| 12 | 12/2 |
System Monitoring
- System Monitoring
- Monitoring CPU Utilization and Controlling Processes
- Checking and Evaluating Log Files
- Scheduling Batch (cron) Jobs
Materials
Assignment
|
8,10 | Lab 9 |
| 13 | 12/9 |
The Kernel
- Kernel Background
- Upgrading to a New Kernel
- Patches
- Kernel Configuration Options
Materials
Assignment
|
28 | Lab 10
Test 1 |
| - - | 12/16 |
Final for CIS191B
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| 5 posts
extra credit |
