Description
This course provides a technical introduction to common tools and utilities used with the Linux operating system, specifically Red Hat version 6.0.

Audience
The target audience includes anyone interested in Linux tools and utilities including users, developers, and system administrators.

Prerequisites
General experience using personal computers is strongly recommended. Some experience with Linux and/or Unix, equivalent to Arkoa’s Introduction to Unix or Introduction to Linux course, is required.

Hardware and Software
A fully installed Linux system. The Linux examples given in the course are for Red Hat Linux version 6.0. The systems should be able to load a 3.5” DOS-formatted solution disk.

Format

• Presentation
  
• Hands-on
  

Objectives
After completing this course, participants should be able to:

• List common Linux tools and utilities
• Set up configure, and use the X Window system
• Set up configure, and use the GNOME desktop
• Use floppy drives and CD-ROM drives in Linux
• Use file compression utilities
• Use the Emacs text editor
• Use ftp
• Use email, chat, and news utilities in Linux
• Use the Red Hat Package Manager
• Use gcc and make files to program in Linux
• Debug program code using gdb

The X Window System

• X fundamentals
  • The X Server and the X Client
  • Supported hardware
  • X Server selection
  • Window managers
  • Desktop environments
• Configuring, starting, and using X
  • X configuration
  • Startup
  • X security or access control
  • Remote display of X applications
  • Common X applications
• Getting started with GNOME
  • GNOME desktop components
  • Using GNOME applications and utilities
  • Customizing the GNOME interface

File Utilities

• Using floppy disks and CD-ROMs
• File compression and packaging
  • File compression utilities
  • File packaging utility
  • GNOME Midnight Commander file manager
• The Emacs editor
• Other file utilities
• gawk, ispell, Ghostscript and Ghostview

Remote Execution and File Transfer Utilities

• Remote login and command execution
• File transfer utilities

Network User Communication Tools

• Email clients in Linux
  • Elm, Pine, Mutt, Exmh, Netscape Messenger
• News readers in Linux
  • Tin, Netscape Newsgroup Reader
• Talk and chat tools
• Web browsers in Linux
  • Lynx, Netscape

Using Red Hat Package Manager (RPM)

• RPM features and functionality
• Querying packages
• Installing and uninstalling Overview
• Miscellaneous RPM tools

Programming Utilities

• Compiling C programs with gcc
• Building applications with make
• Introduction to debugging with gdb