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| Learn Linux, 101: File editing with vi
Learn how to use the vi editor, found on almost every UNIX and Linux system.
You
can use the material in this article to study for the LPI 101 exam for Linux system
administrator certification, or just to learn for fun.
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10 Feb 2010 |
| Learn Linux, 101: Hard disk layout
Learn how to design a partition layout for disks on a Linux system. You
can use the material in this article to study for the LPI 101 exam for Linux system
administrator certification, or just to learn for fun.
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24 Feb 2010 |
| Learn Linux, 101: Control mounting and unmounting of filesystems
Learn to mount your Linux filesystems; configure and use removable USB, IEE
1394, or other devices; and properly access floppy disks, CDs, and DVDs.
You can use the material in this article to
study for the LPI 101 exam for Linux system administrator certification, or
just to learn about accessing Linux filesystems.
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20 Oct 2010 |
| Learn Linux, 101: Search text files using regular expressions
Learn how to use regular expressions, and then use them to find things in
files on your filesystem. You can use the material in
this article to study for the LPI 101 exam for Linux system administrator
certification, or just to learn for fun.
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03 Feb 2010 |
| Learn Linux, 101: Create, monitor, and kill processes
Learn about process management on Linux: how to shuffle processes
between foreground and background, find out what's running, kill processes,
and keep processes running after you've left for the day. You can use the material in
this article to study for the LPI 101 exam for Linux system administrator
certification, or just to learn for fun.
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02 Feb 2010 |
| Learn Linux, 101: Process execution priorities
Learn how to set and change process priorities so that
applications get as much processing time as
they need. You can use this
material in this article to study for the LPI 101 exam for Linux system
administrator certification, or just to learn for fun.
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02 Feb 2010 |
| Learn Linux, 101: Text streams and filters
There's a lot more to text manipulation than cut and paste,
particularly when you aren't using a GUI. Study for the Linux Professional
Institute Certification (LPIC) 101 exam, or learn
for fun. In this article, Ian Shields introduces you to text manipulation on
Linux using filters from the GNU textutils package. By the end of this
article, you will be manipulating text like an expert. [The first line of
Listing 7 has been corrected, thanks to an alert reader. -Ed.}
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26 Jan 2010 |
| Learn Linux, 101: Streams, pipes, and redirects
If you think streams and pipes make a Linux expert sound like a
plumber, here's your chance to learn about them and how to redirect and split
them. You even learn how to turn a stream into command arguments. You can
use this material in this article to study for the LPI 101 exam for
Linux system administrator certification, or just to learn for
fun.
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14 Oct 2009 |
| Learn Linux, 101: Manage shared libraries
Learn how to determine which shared libraries your Linux executable
programs depend on and how to load them. You can use the material in this
article to study for the LPI 101 exam for Linux system administrator
certification, or just to learn for fun.
[Typographical errors noted by alert readers (see Comments at the end of this
article) have been corrected, thanks! --Ed.]
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31 Aug 2011 |
| Learn Linux, 101: Debian package management
Learn how to install, upgrade, and manage packages on your Linux
system.
This article focuses on the Advanced Packaging Tool, or
APT, which is the package management system used by Debian and
distributions derived from Debian, such as Ubuntu. You can use the material in this article to study
for the LPI 101 exam for Linux system administrator certification, or just to
explore the best ways to add new software and keep your system current.
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11 May 2010 |
| Learn Linux, 101: File and directory management
You've probably heard that everything in Linux is a file,
so start on the right path with a solid grounding in file and directory
management -- finding, listing, moving, copying, and archiving.
You can use this material in this article to study for the LPI 101
exam for Linux system administrator certification, or just to learn for fun.
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06 Oct 2009 |
| Learn Linux, 101: Runlevels, shutdown, and reboot
Learn to shut down or reboot your Linux system, warn users that the
system is going down, and switch to a more or less restrictive runlevel.
You can use the material in this article to study for the LPI 101 exam for
Linux system administrator certification, or just to learn about shutting down,
rebooting, and changing runlevels.
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05 Jan 2011 |
| Learn Linux, 101: Find and place system files
Learn the correct location for files under the Filesystem Hierarchy
Standard (FHS) on a Linux system and learn how to find important files and
commands. You can use the material in this article to study for the LPI 101
exam for Linux system administrator certification, or just to explore file
organization and management.
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09 Jun 2010 |
| Learn Linux, 101: The Linux command line
GUIs are fine, but to unlock the real power of Linux, there's no
substitute for the command line. In this article, Ian Shields introduces
you to some of the major features of the bash shell, with an emphasis on the features that are
important for LPI certification. By the end of this article, you will
be comfortable using basic Linux commands like echo and exit,
setting environment variables, and gathering system information.
[The first two notes following Listing 8 have been updated to correct the process IDs
(PIDs). -Ed.]
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31 Aug 2009 |
| Learn Linux, 101: Maintain the integrity of filesystems
Learn how to check the integrity of your Linux filesystems, monitor free
space, and fix simple problems. Use the material in this article to
study for the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) 101 exam for
Linux system administrator certification--or
just to check your filesystems and keep them in good working
order, especially after a system crash or power loss.
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24 Aug 2010 |
| Learn Linux, 101: Create partitions and filesystems
Learn how to create partitions on a disk drive and how to format them for
use on a Linux system as swap or data space. You can use the material in this
article to study for the LPI 101 exam for Linux system administrator
certification, or just to learn about partitions and Linux
filesystems for your own use.
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12 Jul 2010 |
| Learn Linux, 101: Boot managers
Learn how to choose and configure a boot manager for your Linux system.
You can use the material in this article to study for the LPI 101 exam for
Linux system administrator certification, or just to learn for fun.
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13 Apr 2010 |
| Learn Linux, 101: Boot the system
Learn to guide your Linux system through the boot
process. You can use the material in this article to study for the LPI 101
exam for Linux system administrator certification, or just to learn about the
boot process.
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20 Sep 2011 |
| Learn Linux, 101: Manage file permissions and ownership
Learn to manage file ownership and permissions on your Linux
filesystems. Learn about access modes such as suid, sgid, and the sticky bit
and how to use them to enhance security. You can use the
material in this article to study for the LPI 101 exam for Linux
system administrator certification, or just to learn about
file ownership, permissions, and security.
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30 Nov 2010 |
| Learn Linux, 101: Manage disk quotas
Learn to set and check disk quotas on your Linux filesystems to prevent
individual users from using more space than allowed and to prevent whole
filesystems from filling up unexpectedly. You can use the material in this
article to study for the LPI 101 exam for Linux system administrator
certification, or just to learn about quotas.
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30 Nov 2010 |
| Learn Linux, 101: A roadmap for LPIC-1
Use this roadmap to find IBM developerWorks articles that will help you
learn and review basic Linux tasks. And if you're also pursuing professional
certification as a Linux system administrator, these articles can help you
study for the Linux Professional Institute Certification (LPIC) exam 101 and
exam 102. This roadmap is organized according to the 43 objectives in the 101
and 102 exams, which you are required to pass for LPI level 1
certification.
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26 Sep 2011 |
| Learn Linux, 101: Create and change hard and symbolic links
Learn how to create and manage hard and symbolic links to files on your
Linux system. You can use the material in this article to study for the LPI
101 exam for Linux system administrator certification, or just to explore the
differences between hard and soft, or symbolic, links and the best ways to link to files,
as opposed to copying files.
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01 Jun 2010 |
| Learn Linux, 101: RPM and YUM package management
Learn how to install, upgrade and manage packages on your Linux system.
This article focuses on the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) developed by Red
Hat,
as well as the Yellowdog Updater
Modified (YUM) originally developed to manage
Red Hat Linux systems at Duke University's Physics department. You can use the material in this article to study
for the LPI 101 exam for Linux system administrator certification, or just to
explore the best ways to add new software and keep your system current.
[Typographical errors noted by alert readers (see Comments at the end of this
article) have been corrected, thanks! --Ed.]
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31 Aug 2011 |
| Cultured Perl: One-liners 101
Those who use Perl as a programming language frequently forget that it is just as useful as a quick and dirty scripting engine for command-line operations. From the command line Perl can accomplish, in just a single line, tasks that require pages of code in most other languages. Join Teodor as he takes you through some useful examples.
Also available in:
Japanese
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01 Apr 2001 |
| Practice: Debian package management
A package is software that is bundled and ready for installation on a Linux
system. Installing and removing packages are basic operations for any Linux user or administrator.
This article offers hands-on practice with Debian package management that will help
you feel comfortable performing these tasks in a real-world environment.
The exercises and solutions in this article focus
on a variety of package management tasks.
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21 Jun 2011 |
| Practice: Boot managers
Changing the boot manager configuration lets you boot into
different operating systems or different versions of the same operating system.
This article offers hands-on practice to build your proficiency
in making practical changes in your boot manager's configuration. The exercises
and solutions in this article focus on adding a kernel to an existing GRUB configuration
and interact with GRUB at boot time.
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21 Jun 2011 |
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