Course
Number: IT151B
LINUX ESSENTIALS AND ADMINISTRATION
Installation
- Identify
all system hardware required (for example: CPU, memory, drive space, scalability)
and check compatibility with Linux Distribution
- Determine
appropriate method of installation based on environment (for example: boot disk,
CD-ROM, network (HTTP, FTP, NFS, SMB))
- Install
multimedia options (for example: video, sound, codecs)
- Identify
purpose of Linux machine based on predetermined customer requirements (for example:
appliance, desktop system, database, mail server, web server, etc.)
- Determine
what software and services should be installed (for example: client applications
for workstation, server services for desired task)
Partition according to pre-installation plan using fdisk (for example: /boot, /usr, /var, /home, swap, RAID/volume, hot-spare, lvm) - Configure
file systems (for example: (ext2) or (ext3) or REISER)
- Boot
the system
- Configure
a boot manager (for example: LILO, ELILO, GRUB, multiple boot options)
- Manage
packages after installing the operating systems (for example: install, uninstall,
update) (for example: RPM, tar, gzip)
- Manage
shared libraries
- Reconfigure,
build, and install a custom kernel and kernel modules
- Select
appropriate networking configuration and protocols (for example: inetd, xinetd,
modems, Ethernet)
- Select
appropriate parameters for Linux installation (for example: language, time zones,
keyboard, mouse)
- Configure
peripherals as necessary (for example: printer, scanner, modem)
- Use
Debian package management
- Use Red Hat Package Manager (RPM)
For more details, please contact our Technical Adviser at 503-725-2395 or email it@pdx.edu.
