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Introduction to Open Source Operating Systems - Bachelor's
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About Introduction to Open Source Operating Systems - Bachelor's
This course will cover the fundamental concepts and philosophy behind free and open source software (FOSS). The course will discuss open source and free software licensing; open source business strategies and impact; FOSS utilization in the enterprise; and development methodologies. Students will learn to set up and configure an industry-standard open source operating system, including system installation, and basic system administration; system architecture; package management; command–line commands; devices, filesystems, and the filesystem hierarchy standard. Also addressed are applications, shells, scripting and data management; user interfaces and desktops; administrative tasks; essential system services; networking fundamentals; and security, as well as support issues for open source software. Multiple distributions are covered with emphasis on the two leading enterprise distribution families. Pre-Requisites: None Required Textbook: Releases · https://github.com/jhajek/Linux-text-book-part-1/releases/ PDF and ePub available (free for life with updates) Other Required Materials: Software Requirements: VirtualBox for Intel based Windows and Intel Macs Parallels Pro for M1/M2 Macs 50% off Parallels Pro 1 year subscription license for Education -> https://www.parallels.com/landingpage/pd/education/
What You Will Learn?
- Module 1: The History and Philosophy of Unix and Linux Free and Opensource Software Module 2: Navigating the Linux Desktop Module 3: Introduction to the Linux Editors and Shell Scripts Module 4: Intermediate Shell Scripting Module 5: Introduction to System Administration Module 6: Introduction to Managing Linux Processes and Filesystems Module 7: Introduction to Networking, Databases, and Web Technologies Module 8: Introduction to Automation Summative Course Assessment.