M.Sc.

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CSP-10

Operating System Basics

Block

2
Linux Operating System

Unit -3
Linux Part-I

Unit -4
Linux Part-II
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Unit -3
Linux Part-I

Learning objectives

After the Completion of this unit you should be able to know

1) About Linux
2) Linux vs Windows
3) Why use Linux
4) History of Linux
5) Different types of Linux environment.
6) Linux Commands.
7) File & Directory Management Commands
8) Know Kernel, Gnome of Linux

Structure
3.1 Introduction
3.2 History Of Linux
3.3 Distributions of Linux
3.4 Devises and drivers used
3.5 File System Hierarchy
3.6 The Components: Kernel, Distribution, XFree86, Sawfish, Gnome
3.7 The command-line commands
3.8 File management commands
3.9 Working with Nano.
3.10 Working with the help (man).
3.11 Let us sum up.
3.12 Key words
3.13 References
3.14 Check your progress –possible answers
3.1 Introduction

Linux is a UNIX-based operating system. Its original creator was a

Finnish student name Linus Torvalds, although being ‘open source’ it has
change a great deal since its original conception. It belongs to nobody, and is free
to download and use. Any changes to it are open for all to adopt, and as a result it
has developed into a very powerful OS that is rapidly gaining in popularity
worldwide, particularly among those seeking an alternative to Windows.

What is Linux?

Linux is an Operating System (OS). An operating system is software that

manages all of the hardware resources associated with your desktop or laptop. To
put it simply – the operating system manages the communication between your
software and your hardware. Without the operating system (often referred to as
the “OS”), the software wouldn’t function.

An operating system is a program that acts as an interface between the user and
the computer hardware and controls the execution of all kinds of programs.

Linux is a complete multitasking, multiuser operating system, as are all other

versions of UNIX. This means that many users can log into and run programs on
the same machine simultaneously.

Linux is a free Unix-type Operating System (OS) for computer devices.

The Operating System is what makes the hardware work together with the
software. The OS is the interface that allows you to do the things, which you
want with your computer. Linux is freely available to everyone. Linux gives you
a graphical interface that makes it easy to use your computer, yet it still allows
those with know-how to change settings by adjusting 0 to 1. It is only the kernel
that is named Linux, the rest of the Operating System are GNU tools.

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Linux vs. Windows
The main benefits and advantages of Linux over other operating systems,
particularly Microsoft Windows, are:
 It is free to use and distribute.
 Support is free through online help sites, blogs and forums.
 It is very reliable – more so than most other operating systems with very
few crashes.
 A huge amount of free open source software has been developed for it.
 It is very resistant to malware such as spyware, adware and viruses.
 It runs in a wide variety of machines than cannot be updated to use newer
Windows versions.
 Since the source code is visible, ‘backdoors’ are easily spotted, so Linux
offers greater security for sensitive applications.
 Linux offers a high degree of flexibility of configuration, and significant
customization is possible without modifying the source code.

The Linux operating system is widely used by both home and business users, and
its usage is increasing daily. It is considered that Linux will eventually overtake
Microsoft Windows as the most popular operating system, which could also open
the door further for more free software such as Open Office, The Gimp, Paint,
Thunderbird, Firefox and Scribes. It is easy to install and run alongside your
existing operating system, so give it a try, because it is also easy to remove if you
don’t like it – which is unlikely.
Advantages of Linux

1. It is free
2. It is portable to any hardware platform.
3. It is secure and versatile
4. It is scalable
5. It is VIRUS free OS

Why use Linux?

This is one of the questions that most people ask. Why bother learning a
completely different computing environment, when the operating system that
ships with most desktops, laptops, and servers works just fine?

To answer that question, I would pose another question. Does that operating
system you’re currently using really work “just fine”? Or are you constantly
battling viruses, malware, slowdowns, crashes, costly repairs, and licensing fees?

If you struggle with the above, and want to free yourself from the constant fear
of losing data or having to take your computer in for the “yearly clean up,” Linux
might be the perfect platform for you. Linux has evolved into one of the most

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reliable computer ecosystems on the planet. Combine that reliability with zero
cost of entry and you have the perfect solution for a desktop platform.

That’s right, zero cost of entry...as in free. You can install Linux on as many
computers as you like without paying any money for software or server licensing
(including costly Microsoft Client Access License – CALs). Working with Linux
is a dream comes true. No more daily babysitting servers. In fact, Linux is as
close to “set it and forget it” as you will ever find. And, on the off chance, one
service on the server requires restarting; re-configuring, upgrading, etc… most
likely the rest of the server won’t be affected.

The Linux desktop or a server, if zero cost isn’t enough to win you over – what
about having an operating system that will work, trouble free, for as long as you
use it? It is not once have an issue with malware, viruses, or random computer
slow-down and server reboots? Only if the kernel is want to update. It is not out
of the ordinary for a Linux server to go years without being rebooted. That’s
stability and dependability.

Linux is also distributed under an open source license. Open source follows the
following key philosophies:

 The freedom to run the program, for any purpose.

 The freedom to study how the program works, and change it to make it do
what you wish.
 The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor.
 The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others.

3.2 History of Linux

1969

All modern operating systems have their roots in 1969 when Dennis
Ritchie and Ken Thompson developed the C language and the UNIX operating
system at AT&T Bell Labs. They shared their source code (yes, there was open
source back in the Seventies) with the rest of the world, including the hippies in
Berkeley California. By 1975, when AT&T started selling UNIX commercially,
about half of the source code was written by others. The hippies were not happy
that a commercial company sold software that they had written; the resulting
(legal) battle ended in there being two versions of UNIX: the official AT&T
UNIX, and the free BSD Unix.

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Development of BSD descendants like FreeBSD, Opens, Nets, Dragonfly BSD
and PC-BSD is still active today.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Ritchie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Thompson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_BSD_operating_systems

1980
In the Eighties many companies started developing their own UNIX:
IBM created AIX, Sun SunOS (later Solaris), HP HP-UX and about a dozen
other companies did the same. The result was a mess of UNIX dialects and a
dozen different ways to do the same thing. And here is the first real root of
Linux, when Richard Stallman aimed to end this era of UNIX separation and
everybody re-inventing the wheel by starting the GNU project (GNU is Not
Unix). His goal was to make an operating system that was freely available to
everyone, and where everyone could work together (like in the Seventies). Many
of the command line tools that you use today on Linux are GNU tools.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stallman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_AIX
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP-UX

1990

The Nineties started with Linus Torvalds, a Swedish speaking Finnish

student, buying a386 computer and writing a brand new POSIX compliant
kernel. He put the source code online, thinking it would never support anything
but 386 hardware. Many people embraced the combination of this kernel with
the GNU tools, and the rest, as they say, is history.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Linux
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux
https://lwn.net

2015
Today more than 97 percent of the world's supercomputers (including the
complete top 10), more than 80 percent of all smartphones, many millions of
desktop computers, around 70 percent of all web servers, a large chunk of tablet
computers, and several appliances (dvd-players, washing machines, dsl modems,
routers, self-driving cars, space station laptops...) run Linux. Linux is by far the
most commonly used operating system in the world.
Linux kernel version 4.0 was released in April 2015. Its source code grew
by several hundred thousand lines (compared to version 3.19 from February
2015) thanks to contributions of thousands of developers paid by hundreds of

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commercial companies including Red Hat, Intel, Samsung, Broadcom, Texas
Instruments, IBM, Novell, Qualcomm, Nokia, Oracle, Google, AMD and even
Microsoft (and many more).
http://kernelnewbies.org/DevelopmentStatistics
http://kernel.org
http://www.top500.org

In order to understand the popularity of Linux, we need to travel back in

time, about 30 years ago. Imagine computers as big as houses, even stadiums.
While the sizes of those computers posed substantial problems, there was one
thing that made this even worse: every computer had a different operating
system. Software was always customized to serve a specific purpose, and
software for one given system didn't run on another system. Being able to work
with one system didn't automatically mean that you could work with another. It
was difficult, both for the users and the system administrators.

Computers were extremely expensive then, and sacrifices had to be made even
after the original purchase just to get the users to understand how they worked.
The total cost per unit of computing power was enormous.

Technologically the world was not quite that advanced, so they had to live with
the size for another decade. In 1969, a team of developers in the Bell Labs
laboratories started working on a solution for the software problem, to address
these compatibility issues. They developed a new operating system, which was

 Simple and elegant.

 Written in the C programming language.
 Able to recycle code.

The Bell Labs developers named their project "UNIX." The code recycling
features were very important. Until then, all commercially available computer
systems were written in a code specifically developed for one system. UNIX on
the other hand needed only a small piece of that special code, which is now
commonly named the kernel. This kernel is the only piece of code that needs to
be adapted for every specific system and forms the base of the UNIX system.
The operating system and all other functions were built around this kernel and
written in a higher programming language, C. This language was especially
developed for creating the UNIX system. Using this new technique, it was much
easier to develop an operating system that could run on many different types of
hardware.

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 The software vendors were quick to adapt, since they could sell ten times
more software almost effortlessly. Weird new situations came in existence:
imagine for instance computers from different vendors communicating in the
same network, or users working on different systems without the need for extra
education to use another computer. UNIX did a great deal to help users become
compatible with different systems.

Throughout the next couple of decades the development of UNIX

continued. More things became possible to do and more hardware and the
software vendors added support for UNIX to their products.

UNIX was initially found only in very large environments with mainframes and
minicomputers (note that a PC is a "micro" computer). You had to work at a
university, for the government or for large financial corporations in order to get
your hands on a UNIX system.

But smaller computers were being developed, and by the end of the 80's,
many people had home computers. By that time, there were several versions of
UNIX available for the PC architecture, but none of them were truly free and
more important: they were all terribly slow, so most people ran MS DOS or
Windows 3.1 on their home PCs.

Linus and Linux

By the beginning of the 90s home PCs were finally powerful enough to run a
full-blown UNIX. Linus Torvalds, a young man studying computer science at the
University of Helsinki, thought it would be a good idea to have some sort of
freely available academic version of UNIX, and promptly started to code.

He started to ask questions, looking for answers and solutions that would help
him get UNIX on his PC. Below is one of his first posts in comp.os.minix, dating
from 1991:

From: [email protected] (Linus Benedict Torvalds)

Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Gcc-1.40 and a posix-question
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Date: 3 Jul 91 10:00:50 GMT
Hello netlanders,

Due to a project I'm working on (in minix), I'm interested in the posix
standard definition. Could somebody please point me to a (preferably)
machine-readable format of the latest posix rules? Ftp-sites would be
nice.

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From the start, it was Linus' goal to have a free system that was completely
compliant with the original UNIX. That is why he asked for POSIX standards,
POSIX still being the standard for UNIX.

In those days plug-and-play wasn't invented yet, but so many people were
interested in having a UNIX system of their own, that this was only a small
obstacle. New drivers became available for all kinds of new hardware, at a
continuously rising speed. Almost as soon as a new piece of hardware became
available, someone bought it and submitted it to the Linux test, as the system was
gradually being called, releasing more free code for an ever wider range of
hardware. These coders didn't stop at their PC's; every piece of hardware they
could find was useful for Linux.

Back then, those people were called "nerds" or "freaks", but it didn't
matter to them, as long as the supported hardware list grew longer and longer.
Thanks to these people, Linux is now not only ideal to run on new PC's, but is
also the system of choice for old and exotic hardware that would be useless if
Linux didn't exist.

Two years after Linus' post, there were 12000 Linux users. The project,
popular with hobbyists, grew steadily, all the while staying within the bounds of
the POSIX standard. All the features of UNIX were added over the next couple
of years, resulting in the mature operating system Linux has become today.
Linux is a full UNIX clone, fit for use on workstations as well as on middle-
range and high-end servers. Today, a lot of the important players on the
hardware and software market each have their team of Linux developers; at your
local dealer's you can even buy pre-installed Linux systems with official support
- even though there is still a lot of hardware and software that is not supported,
too.

3.3 Distribution of Linux

Linux has a number of different versions to suit nearly any type of user.
From new users to hard-core users, you will find a “flavor” of Linux to match
your needs. These versions are called distributions (or, in the short form,
“distros.”) Nearly every distribution of Linux can be downloaded for free,
burned onto disk (or USB thumb drive), and installed on as many machines as
you like.

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The most popular Linux distributions are:

1. Ubuntu Linux
2. Fedora
3. Debian
4. OpenSUSE
5. Linux Mint
6. Arch Linux
7. Deepin

Each distribution has a different take on the desktop. Some are for very modern
user interfaces (such as Ubuntu’s Unity, above, and Deepin’s Deepin Desktop),
whereas others stick with a more traditional desktop environment (openSUSE
uses K Desktop Environment (KDE).

Find the Best Linux Desktop for You

With Linux comes choice. Along with that choice, comes debate. Which
desktop is the best? Which offers the user-friendliest experience? The questions
are not only never-ending, but date back over a decade where the “war” between
KDE, GNOME, and every other desktop was given voice. It would, contend,
however, that there is a desktop for every kind of user to be found within the
Linux landscape. To that end, It want to take some of the most popular desktops
and match them to end users.

There are no hard and fast rules, tests to take, or wizards to walk
you through to your final Linux desktop destination. For most people it’s about
taste and features. But if you look at each desktop long enough, you discover
there is a clear connection between desktop and end user. You can examine the
following Linux desktops:

 Ubuntu Unity
 GNOME 3
 Cinnamon
 KDE
 Enlightenment
 XFCE
 Deepin Desktop

Each of the above desktops has a strong following (with good reason). As
well, each desktop offers a wholly unique experience with plenty of features to
please anyone. However -- getting connected with the right desktop, up front,

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can go a very long way to ensuring an overall positive experience with the Linux
desktop. With that said, let’s connect users with desktops.

You can check out the top 100 distributions on the http://www.distrowatch.com
site. And don’t think the server has been left behind. For this arena, you can
turn to:

 Red Hat Enterprise Linux

 Ubuntu Server
 CentOS
 SUSE Enterprise Linux.

Some of the above server distributions are free (such as Ubuntu Server and
CentOS) and some have an associated price (such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux
and SUSE Enterprise Linux). Those with an associated price also include
support.

Ubuntu

Ubuntu is probably the most well-known Linux distribution. Ubuntu is

based on Debian, but it has its own software repositories. Much of the software
in these repositories is synced from Debian’s repositories.

The Ubuntu project has a focus on providing a solid desktop (and server)
experience, and it isn’t afraid to build its own custom technology to do it. Ubuntu
used to use the GNOME 2 desktop environment, but it now uses its own Unity
desktop environment. Ubuntu is even building its own Mir graphical server while
other distributions are working on the Wayland.

Ubuntu is modern without being too bleeding edge. It offers releases

every six months, with a more stable LTS (Long Term Support) release every

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two years. Ubuntu is currently working on expanding the Ubuntu distribution to
run on smart phones and tablets.

Fedora

Fedora is a project with a strong focus on free software — you won’t find an
easy way to install proprietary graphics drivers here, although third-party
repositories are available. Fedora is bleeding edge and contains the latest
versions of software. Unlike Ubuntu, Fedora doesn’t make its own desktop
environment or other software. Instead, the Fedora project uses “upstream”
software, providing a platform that integrates all this upstream software without
adding their own custom tools or patching it too much. Fedora comes with the
GNOME 3 desktop environment by default, although you can also get “spins”
that come with other desktop environments.

Fedora is sponsored by Red Hat, and is the foundation for the commercial
Red Hat Enterprise Linux project. Unlike RHEL, Fedora is bleeding edge and
not supported for long. If you want a more stable release that’s supported for
longer, Red Hat would prefer you use their Enterprise product.

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a commercial Linux distribution intended for servers
and workstations. It’s based on the open-source Fedora project, but is designed to
be a stable platform with long-term support.

Red Hat uses trademark law to prevent their official Red Hat Enterprise
Linux software from being redistributed. However, the core software is free and
open-source. Cento is a community project that takes the Red Hat Enterprise
Linux code, removes all Red Hat’s trademarks, and makes it available for free
use and distribution. It’s a free version. If you want a stable platform that will be
supported for a long time, Red Hat recently announced they’re collaborating, so
CentOS is now part of Red Hat itself.

Open Suse / Suse Linux Enterprise

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 Open Suse is a community-created Linux distribution sponsored by
Novell. Novell purchased Suse Linux in 2003, and they still create an enterprise
Linux project known as Suse Linux Enterprise. Where Red Hat has the Fedora
project that feeds into Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Novell has the Opens use
project that feeds into Suse Linux Enterprise. Like Fedora, OpenSuse is a more
bleeding edge version of Linux. Suse was once one of the great user-friendly
desktop Linux distributions, but Ubuntu eventually took that crown.

Debian

Debian is an operating system composed only of free, open-source

software. The Debian project has been operating since 1993 — over 20 years
ago! This widely respected project is still releasing new versions of Debian, but
it’s known for moving much more slowly than distributions like Ubuntu or Linux
Mint. This can make it more stable and conservative, which is ideal for some
systems.

Ubuntu was originally founded to take the core bits of stable Debian and
improve on them more quickly, packaging the software together into a user-
friendly system that’s more frequently updated.

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Linux Mint

Mint is a Linux distribution built on top of Ubuntu. It uses Ubuntu’s software

repositories, so the same packages are available on both. Originally, Mint was an
alternative distribution loved mainly because it included media codecs and
proprietary software that Ubuntu didn’t include by default.

This distribution now has its own identity. You won’t find Ubuntu’s own
Unity desktop here — instead, you get a more traditional Cinnamon or MATE
desktop. Mint takes a more relaxed approach to software updates and won’t
automatically install critical software updates. Controversially, this has led some
Ubuntu developers to label it insecure.

Others
Distributions like CentOS, Oracle Enterprise Linux and Scientific Linux
are based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and share many of the same principles,
directories and system administration techniques. Linux Mint, Edubuntu and
many other *buntu named distributions are based on Ubuntu and thus share a lot
with Debian. There are hundreds of other Linux distributions.

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Check your progress 1

Q.1 What is Linux ? What are the various flavors of Linux ? What are the
advantages of Linux ?
A.____________________________________________________________

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3.4 Devices and drivers used

The CPU is not the only intelligent device in the systems. Every physical
device has its own hardware controller. The keyboard, mouse and serial ports are
controlled by a Super IO (Input Output) chip, the Integrated Drive Electronics
(IDE) disks by an IDE controller, Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) disks
by a SCSI controller and so on. Each hardware controller has its own control and
status registers Certificate Signing Request (CSRs) and these differ between
devices. The CSRs for an Adaptec 2940 SCSI controller are completely different
from those of an NCR 810 SCSI controller. The CSRs are used to start and stop
the device, to initialize it and to diagnose any problems with it. Instead of putting
code to manage the hardware controllers in the system into every application, the
code is kept in the Linux kernel. The kernel is the essential center of a computer
operating system, the core that provides basic services for all other parts of the
operating system. A synonym is nucleus. A kernel can be contrasted with a shell,
the outermost part of an operating system that interacts with user commands. The
software that handles or manages a hardware controller is known as a device
driver. The Linux kernel device drivers are, essentially, a shared library of
privileged, memory resident, low-level hardware handling routines. It is Linux's
device drivers that handle the peculiarities of the devices they are managing.
There are many different device drivers in the Linux kernel (that is one of
Linux's strengths) but they all share some common attributes:

1. Kernel Code
Device drivers are part of the kernel and, like other code within the
kernel, if they go wrong they can seriously damage the system. A badly
written driver may even crash the system, possibly corrupting file
systems and losing data,

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2. Kernel interfaces
Device drivers must provide a standard interface to the Linux kernel or to
the subsystem that they are part of. For example, the terminal driver
provides a file IO interface to the Linux kernel and a SCSI device driver.
Which provides a SCSI device interface to the SCSI subsystem in turn
provides both file IO and buffer cache interfaces to the kernel.

3. Kernel mechanisms and services

Device drivers make use of standard kernel services such as memory

allocation, interrupt delivery and wait queues to operate.

4. Loadable

Most of the Linux device drivers can be loaded on demand as kernel

modules when they are needed and unloaded when they are no longer
being used. This makes the kernel very adaptable and efficient with the
system's resources.

5. Configurable

Linux device drivers can be built into the kernel. Which devices are built
is configurable when the kernel is compiled,

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 6. Dynamic
As the system boots and each device driver is initialized it looks for the
hardware devices that it is controlling. It does not matter if the device
being controlled by a particular device driver does not exist. In this case
the device driver is simply redundant and causes no harm apart from
occupying a little of the system's memory.

3.5. File system hierarchy

Like any other operating system, Linux organizes information in files and
directories. A directory is a special file that can contain other files and
directories. Because a directory can contain other directories, this method of
organizing files gives rise to a hierarchical structure. This hierarchical
organization of files is the file system.
Linux follows the file system hierarchy system. Each directory that is
inbuilt in Linux is prepared for a particular reason. The files in these directories
carry out the functions of the Linux. The top level directory is root directory.
The root is identified by the symbol /.The /boot directory comprises of the OS
kernel along with files used during boot strap process. The /swap directory
supports virtual memory. Data is written in the swap partition when there is less
memory in the RAM. Linux during installation has to be installed in the un
partitioned disk. Linux takes care of partitioning the disk into 3 partitions. these
are the / or root,/boot,/swap. The /boot takes 200mb and ./ or root takes 5gb of
hard disk. The /swap takes twice of memory, if i have 2 GB RAM 4GB of HDD
is used. The /root directory is the root home directory. It provides the working
environment of the root user. /home is the directory for other users./etc folder
contains start up and shut down shell script used to start and stop individual
programs./usr is the folder that holds default softwares./opt is the optional
directory for the /usr which holds 3rd partysoft wares./SBIN comprises of
commands used by super user./bin contains commands used by normal user./dev
contains device files.
/proc comprises of process files./var comprises of variable files./lib
comprises of library files./opt comprises of optional files./mnt is the mount
directory./media comprises of removable devises such as pen drive./srv
comprises of service data./proc comprises of processing information./foundlost
comprises of accidentally deleted files for recovery.

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During the time of installation Linux is to be installed on an un partitioned disk.
Linux partitions un partitioned disk into 3 partitions

Partition Of Disk

60 60

/
/boot
/swap

60

If you’re familiar with other operating systems such as Windows, you may find
something missing in the Linux file system: You don’t find drive letters in
Linux. All disk drives and CD-ROM drives are part of a single file system.

In Linux, you can have long filenames (up to 256 characters), and
filenames are case sensitive. Often these filenames have multiple extensions,
such as sample.tar.Z. Unix filenames can take many forms, such as the
following: index.html, Makefile, binutils 2.15.92.0.2-5.i386.rpm, vsftpd_ 2.0.3-
1_i386.deb, .bash_profile, and httpd_src.tar.gz.

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To locate a file, you need more than just the filename. You also need information
about the directory hierarchy. The extended filename, showing the full hierarchy
of directories leading to the file, is the pathname. As the name implies, it’s the
path to the file through the maze of the file system.

Shows a typical pathname for a file in Linux.

Directories in the Linux File System

Directory Content

/ Base of the file system. All files and directories

are contained logically in the root, or /, directory,
regardless of their physical locations.

/Bin Executable programs that are part of the Linux

operating system. Many Linux commands, such
as cat, cp, ls, more, and tar, are located in /bin.

/boot Linux kernel and other files that the LILO and
GRUB boot managers need. (The kernel and
other files can be anywhere, but placing them in
the /boot directory is customary.

/dev Special files that represent devices attached to

the system.

/etc Most system configuration files and the

initialization scripts (in the /etc/rc.d
subdirectory).

/home Home directories of all users. User ramus’s

home directory, for example, is /home/ramu

/Lib Library files for all programs stored in /sbin and

/bin directories (including the loadable driver
modules) needed to start Linux.

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/lost+found Lost files. Every disk partition has a lost+found
directory.

/media The /media/cd rom or /media/cdrom0 directory is

for mounting the CD/DVD-ROM drive. If you
have a CD/DVD recorder, you find a /media/cd
recorder directory instead of /media/cd rom and
may also find /media/ DVD. Used for mounting
file systems on removable media, such as
CD/DVD-ROM drives, flash drives, external
drives, floppy disks, and Zip drives. If you have
a very old machine that still has a floppy drive
on it, then the /media/floppy directory will also
exist for mounting floppy disks. Temporarily
mounted file systems.

/opt Storage for large application software packages.

For example, some distributions install the
LibreOffice.org Office suite in the/opt directory.
Various information about the processes running
in the Linux System.

/root Home directory for the root user.

/sbin Executable files representing commands

typically used for system administration tasks
and used by the root user. Commands such as
halt and shutdown reside in the

/sbin directory.

/srv Data for services (such as web and FTP) offered

by this system.

/sys Information about the devices, as seen by the

Linux kernel.

/temp Temporary directory that any user can use as a

scratch directory, meaning that the contents of
this directory are considered unimportant and
usually are deleted every time the system boots.

/usr Subdirectories for many important programs,

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 such as the X Window System (in the
/usr/X11R6 directory) and the online manual.

/var Various system files (such as logs), as well as

directories for holding other information, such as
files for the web server and anonymous FTP
server.

3.6. The Components: Kernel, Distribution, XFree86,

Sawfish, Gnome

Kernel

Kernel is the core part of Linux. It is responsible for all major activities
of this operating system. It is consists of various modules and it interacts directly
with the underlying hardware. Kernel provides the required abstraction to hide
low level hardware details to system or application programs.

Distribution
Linux comes in broadly 2 kinds of distributions. These are desk top distribution
and the server side distribution. The desktop distribution enable us to load Linux
at the desktop and the server version enables us to load Linux at the Server.
Some of the desktop distributions are Fedora, Ubuntu and that at the server are
the Red Hat Enterprise versions.

XFree86

XFree86 is free version of Unix X windows system.it provides graphical

interface for users. It uses a client server model which means that the main
operating system works at one machine and the rest of the systems communicate
to it through sessions. By this client systems that are available locally can
communicate with the server and those that are very far away or remote systems
communicate with the server. This enables data security and high speed
transmission of data. Data is located at one place which is safe and secure. The x
free 86 graphical interface enables ease of access such a file creation,
modification and other features for the authorized user of the system. It comes in
two versions 3x and 4x.The configuration files of these two versions are easy to
use. The configuration means server drivers, mouse ,keyboard, fonts and display
configuration such as configuration modes and resolutions. There are number of
tools that come with XFree86.The list of tools are
 XF86 config which is a text based configuration file

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  XF86 setup graphical which helps in configuration
 XF86 cfg which allows to graphically setup the configuration

The Red Hat has a XConfigurator that allows to change graphical environment
The Suse Linux uses SaX2 to configure the Linux environment.

For detail study follow the link :-https://youtu.be/kAiwUVH7BWM

Sawfish
Sawfish is a window manager for the X Window System. It aims to
manage windows in the most flexible and attractive manner possible. It matches
a created window by multiple criteria, and automatically alters the window's
position, sets the software theme per-window, or removes the borders entirely.
There is a GUI configuration utility for users who do not wish to edit
configuration files directly.
Sawfish is an extensible window manager using an Emacs Lisp-like
scripting language. All window decorations are configurable and all user-
interface policy is controlled through the Lisp language. But Sawfish also comes
with a GUI configurator which allows basic customization (including switching
themes) without having to know any Lisp.
Sawfish focuses mainly on its core ability to manage windows, and not
on all the extras like application docks and modules that many modern window
managers provide. This means that Sawfish works really well when used in
conjunction with a desktop environment, particularly GNOME, as that provides
just the facilities that Sawfish lacks. In fact, Sawfish was once the default
window manager for the GNOME desktop.

Gnome

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 Gnome is part of the GNU project and part of the free software, or open
source, movement. Gnome is a Windows-like desktop system that works on
UNIX and UNIX-like systems and is not dependent on any one window
manager. The current version runs on Linux, FreeBSD, IRIX and Solaris.
The Gnome (pronounced "Gah-NOME") project's aim is to build a
complete, user-friendly desktop based entirely on free software. It is not a
window manager, and in fact has to be run in conjunction with a window
manager. GNOME has advanced rapidly and is now very popular, particularly on
the Linux platform. GNOME has to be run alongside a traditional window
manager. This is typically Sawfish, which is in fact shipped with GNOME. Any
window manager can be used, but if that window manager is not GNOME-
aware, you will lose some functionality. Enlightenment and Icewm are other
GNOME-aware window managers. Gnome can be installed by using YUM
which is used to install software packages. We shall be discussing about YUM
shortly. For installation procedures please follow the link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EkldXVm34w

3.7. The command-line commands

The command line commands are the commands that are issued at the terminal Mode.
The command line commands help the user to run commands to list files, make Folders,
copy files, delete files, hide files etc. It also helps the user to load, update, delete Software
Packages by giving commands. People those who mastered commands prefer command
line commands. Example of command line command is # cd ~ .this command takes the
user to the root home directory
What is the shell?
Shell is a user program or it's environment provided for user interaction. Shell is
an command language interpreter that executes commands read from the standard
input device (keyboard) or from a file.Shell is not part of system kernel, but uses
the system kernel to execute programs, create files etc. Shell in Linux is Bash
shell.

Terminal Mode

Click on open in terminal mode to open Linux in terminal mode as shown below.

# :- Stands for super user

$ :- Stands for normal user.

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Basic Linux commands used in terminal Mode

Basic Linux commands.

$ls It will display the list contents in a folder

$clear It will clear the screen
$mkdir It creates a new directory
$cat > (new file name) It will create a new file , for saving the
file you have to press ctrl + d
$cat (existing file name)It will display the contents of a file
$rm ( file name) It will delete a file
$rm – (dir name). It will delete a directory
rf
$mv (old file name) (new file name).It will rename a file
(old directory name) (new directory name).It will
rename a directory

$mv (source file name)( target directory name).It will move

the file from one location to the other.
$touch (new file name) It will create an empty file
$date It will display the current system date
$man (command) it will display the mnuals and syntax of the
command.
$halt To shut down the Linux environment

Our first keystrokes

So let’s get started. Launch the terminal emulator! Once it comes up, you
should see something like this:

[Sandy@Linuxbox ~]$

This is called a shell prompt, and it appears whenever the shell is

ready to accept input. While it may vary in appearance somewhat,
depending on the distribution, it will usually include your

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 username@machinename, followed by the current working directory
(more about that in a little bit) and a dol-lar sign.

If the last character of the prompt is a hash mark (#) rather than a
dollar sign, the terminal session has superuser privileges. This means that
either we are logged in as the root user or we’ve selected a terminal
emulator that provides superuser (administrative) privileges.

[Sandy@Linuxbox ~]$ xyz

Since this command makes no sense, the shell tells us so and gives us
another chance:bash: xyz: command not found [Sandy@Linuxbox ~] $

Some Simple Commands

DATE

This command displays the current time and date.

[Sandy@Linuxbox ~]$ date
Fri Jul 01 00:20:45 IST 2016
CAL
This command used to displays a calendar of the current month.
[Sandy@Linuxbox ~]$ cal 
July 2016
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31

List of A-Z Index of the Bash command line for Linux.

A
alias Create an alias •
apropos Search Help manual pages (man -k)
apt-get Search for and install software packages
(Debian/Ubuntu)
aptitude Search for and install software packages
(Debian/Ubuntu)
aspell Spell Checker
awk Find and Replace text, database
sort/validate/index
B

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basename Strip directory and suffix from filenames
bash GNU Bourne-Again Shell
bc Arbitrary precision calculator language
bg Send to background
break Exit from a loop •
builtin Run a shell built in
bzip2 Compress or decompress named file(s)
C
cal Display a calendar
case Conditionally perform a command
cat Concatenate and print (display) the content
of files
cd Change Directory
cfdisk Partition table manipulator for Linux
chgrp Change group ownership
chmod Change access permissions
chown Change file owner and group
chroot Run a command with a different root directory
chkconfig System services (runlevel)
cksum Print CRC checksum and byte counts
clear Clears terminal screen
cmp Compare two files
comm Compare two sorted files line by line
command Run a command - ignoring shell functions •
continue Resume the next iteration of a loop •
cp Copy one or more files to another location
cron Daemon to execute scheduled commands
crontab Schedule a command to run at a later time
csplit Split a file into context-determined pieces
curl Transfer data from or to a server
cut Divide a file into several parts

D
date Display or change the date & time
dc Desk Calculator
dd Convert and copy a file, write disk headers,
boot
records
ddrescue Data recovery tool
declare Declare variables and give them attributes •
df Display free disk space
diff Display the differences between two files
diff3 Show differences among three files
dig DNS lookup
dir Briefly list directory contents
dircolors Colour setup for `ls'

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dirname Convert a full pathname to just a path
dirs Display list of remembered directories
dmesg Print kernel & driver messages
du Estimate file space usage
E
echo Display message on screen •
egrep Search file(s) for lines that match an
extended
expression
eject Eject removable media
enable Enable and disable built in shell commands •
env Environment variables
ethtool Ethernet card settings
eval Evaluate several commands/arguments
exec Execute a command
exit Exit the shell
expectAutomate arbitrary applications accessed over a
terminal
expand Convert tabs to spaces
export Set an environment variable
expr Evaluate expressions
F
false Do nothing, unsuccessfully
fdformat Low-level format a floppy disk
fdisk Partition table manipulator for Linux
fg Send job to foreground
fgrep Search file(s) for lines that match a fixed
string
file Determine file type
find Search for files that meet a desired criteria
fmt Reformat paragraph text
fold Wrap text to fit a specified width.
for Expand words, and execute commands
format Format disks or tapes
free Display memory usage
fsck File system consistency check and repair
ftp File Transfer Protocol
function Define Function Macros
fuser Identify/kill the process that is accessing a
file
G
gawk Find and Replace text within file(s)
getopts Parse positional parameters
grep Search file(s) for lines that match a given
pattern
groupadd Add a user security group
groupdel Delete a group

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groupmod Modify a group
groups Print group names a user is in
gzip Compress or decompress named file(s)
H
hash Remember the full pathname of a name argument
head Output the first part of file(s)
help Display help for a built-in command •
history Command History
hostname Print or set system name
htop Interactive process viewer
I
iconv Convert the character set of a file
id Print user and group id's
if Conditionally perform a command
ifconfig Configure a network interface
ifdown Stop a network interface
ifup Start a network interface up
import Capture an X server screen and save the image
to file
install Copy files and set attributes
ip Routing, devices and tunnels

J
jobs List active jobs •
join Join lines on a common field
K
kill Kill a process by specifying its PID
killall Kill processes by name

L
less Display output one screen at a time
let Perform arithmetic on shell variables •
link Create a link to a file
ln Create a symbolic link to a file
local Create variables •
locate Find files
logname Print current login name
logout Exit a login shell •
look Display lines beginning with a given string
lpc Line printer control program
lpr Off line print
lprint Print a file
lprintd Abort a print job
lprintq List the print queue
lprm Remove jobs from the print queue
ls List information about file(s)
lsof List open files

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M
make Recompile a group of programs
man Help manual
mkdir Create new folder(s)
mkfifo Make FIFOs (named pipes)
mkisofs Create an hybrid ISO9660/JOLIET/HFS
filesystem
mknod Make block or character special files
more Display output one screen at a time
most Browse or page through a text file
mount Mount a file system
mtools Manipulate MS-DOS files
mtr Network diagnostics (traceroute/ping)
mv Move or rename files or directories
mmv Mass Move and rename (files)
N
nc Netcat, read and write data across networks
netstat Networking information
nice Set the priority of a command or job
nl Number lines and write files
nohup Run a command immune to hangups
notify-send Send desktop notifications
nslookup Query Internet name servers interactively
O
open Open a file in its default application
op Operator access
P
passwd Modify a user password
paste Merge lines of files
pathchk Check file name portability
ping Test a network connection
pkill Kill processes by a full or partial name.
popd Restore the previous value of the current
directory
pr Prepare files for printing
printcap Printer capability database
printenv Print environment variables
printf Format and print data •
ps Process status
pushd Save and then change the current directory
pv Monitor the progress of data through a pipe
pwd Print Working Directory
Q
quota Display disk usage and limits
quotacheck Scan a file system for disk usage
R
ram ram disk device

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rar Archive files with compression
rcp Copy files between two machines
read Read a line from standard input •
readarray Read from stdin into an array variable •
readonly Mark variables/functions as readonly
reboot Reboot the system
rename Rename files
renice Alter priority of running processes
remsync Synchronize remote files via email
return Exit a shell function
rev Reverse lines of a file
rm Remove files
rmdir Remove folder(s)
rsync Remote file copy (Synchronize file trees)
S
screen Multiplex terminal, run remote shells via ssh
scp Secure copy (remote file copy)
sdiff Merge two files interactively
sed Stream Editor
select Accept keyboard input
seq Print numeric sequences
set Manipulate shell variables and functions
sftp Secure File Transfer Program
shift Shift positional parameters
shopt Shell Options
shutdown Shutdown or restart Linux
sleep Delay for a specified time
slocate Find files
sort Sort text files
source Run commands from a file '.'
split Split a file into fixed-size pieces
ssh Secure Shell client (remote login program)
stat Display file or file system status
strace Trace system calls and signals
su Substitute user identity
sudo Execute a command as another user
sum Print a checksum for a file
suspend Suspend execution of this shell •
sync Synchronize data on disk with memory
T
tail Output the last part of file
tar Store, list or extract files in an archive
tee Redirect output to multiple files
test Evaluate a conditional expression
time Measure Program running time
timeout Run a command with a time limit
times User and system times

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touch Change file timestamps
top List processes running on the system
tput Set terminal-dependent capabilities, color,
position
traceroute Trace Route to Host
trap Run a command when a signal is set(bourne)
tr Translate, squeeze, and/or delete characters
true Do nothing, successfully
tsort Topological sort
tty Print filename of terminal on stdin
type Describe a command •
U
ulimit Limit user resources •
umask Users file creation mask
umount Unmount a device
unalias Remove an alias •
uname Print system information
unexpand Convert spaces to tabs
uniq Uniquify files
units Convert units from one scale to another
unrar Extract files from a rar archive
unset Remove variable or function names
unshar Unpack shell archive scripts
until Execute commands (until error)
uptime Show uptime
useradd Create new user account
userdel Delete a user account
usermod Modify user account
users List users currently logged in
uuencode Encode a binary file
uudecode Decode a file created by uuencode
V
v Verbosely list directory contents (`ls -l -
b')
vdir Verbosely list directory contents (`ls -l -
b')
vi Text Editor
vmstat Report virtual memory statistics
W
wait Wait for a process to complete •
watch Execute/display a program periodically
wc Print byte, word, and line counts
whereis Search the user's $path, man pages and source
files for a program
which Search the user's $path for a program file
while Execute commands
who Print all usernames currently logged in

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whoami Print the current user id and name (`id -un')
wget Retrieve web pages or files via HTTP, HTTPS
or FTP
write Send a message to another user
X
xargs Execute utility, passing constructed argument
list(s)
xdg-open Open a file or URL in the user's preferred
application.
xz Compress or decompress .xz and .lzma files
yes Print a string until interrupted
zip Package and compress (archive) files.
. Run a command script in the current shell
!! Run the last command again
### Comment / Remark

Check your progress 2

Q.1. What is Kernel ?

A._______________________________________________________________

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Q.2. What is Gnome?

A._______________________________________________________________

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Q.3. What is XFree86?

A._______________________________________________________________

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Q.4. What are command line commands?

A._______________________________________________________________

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3.8 File management commands

The commands that are used to manage the files,folders and

administer the Linux system are termed as File management
commands
1. The tilde (~) symbol stands for your home directory. If you are user, then
the tilde (~) stands for /home/user
2. pwd: The pwd command will allow you to know in which directory
you're located (pwd stands for "print working directory").
Example:"pwd" in the Desktop directory will show "~/Desktop". Note
that the GNOME Terminal also displays this information in the title bar
of its window. A useful gnemonic is "present working directory."
3. ls: The ls command will show you ('list') the files in your current
directory. Used with certain options, you can see sizes of files, when files
were made, and permissions of files. Example: "ls ~" will show you the
files that are in your home directory.
4. cd: The cd command will allow you to change directories. When you
open a terminal you will be in your home directory. To move around the
file system you will use cd. Examples:
1. To navigate into the root directory, use "cd /"
2. To navigate to your home directory, use "cd" or "cd ~"
3. To navigate up one directory level, use "cd .."
4. To navigate to the previous directory (or back), use "cd -"
5. To navigate through multiple levels of directory at once, specify the
full directory path that you want to go to. For example, use, "cd
/var/www" to go directly to the /www subdirectory of /var/. As
another example, "cd ~/Desktop" will move you to the Desktop
subdirectory inside your home directory.
5. cp: The cp command will make a copy of a file for you. Example: "cp
file foo" will make an exact copy of "file" and name it "foo", but the file
"file" will still be there. If you are copying a directory, you must use "cp
-r directory foo" (copy recursively). (To understand what "recursively"
means, think of it this way: to copy the directory and all its files and

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 subdirectories and all their files and subdirectories of the subdirectories
and all their files, and on and on, "recursively")
6. mv: The mv command will move a file to a different location or will
rename a file. Examples are as follows: "mv file foo" will rename the
file "file" to "foo". "mv foo ~/Desktop" will move the file "foo" to your
Desktop directory, but it will not rename it. You must specify a new file
name to rename a file.
1. To save on typing, you can substitute '~' in place of the home
directory.
2. Note that if you are using mv with sudo you can use the ~ shortcut,
because the terminal expands the ~ to your home directory.
However, when you open a root shell with sudo -i or sudo -s, ~ will
refer to the root account's home directory, not your own.
7. rm: Use this command to remove or delete a file in your directory.
8. rmdir: The rmdir command will delete an empty directory. To delete a
directory and all of its contents recursively, use rm -r instead.
9. mkdir: The mkdir command will allow you to create directories.
Example: "mkdir music" will create a directory called "music".
10. man: The man command is used to show you the manual of other
commands. Try "man man" to get the man page for man itself. See the
"Man & Getting Help" section down the page for more information.
11. sudo: The sudo command is used to perform file operations on files that
the Root User would only be allowed to change. An example would be
trying to move one of your documents that another user accidentally
moved to / back to your documents directory. Normally, to move the
file, you would type mv /mydoc.odt ~/Documents/mydoc.odt, but you
are not allowed to modify files outside of your home directory. To get
around this, you would type sudo mv /mydoc.odt
~/Documents/mydoc.odt. This will successfully move the file back to its
correct location, provided that you are not a standard user, who has less
(administrative) ability than an administrator. Be aware, though, that by
using the sudo command, you need to be extra careful. It is easier
to damage your system by using the sudo command. For more
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File Commands

ls - directory listing
ls -al - formatted listing with hidden files
cd dir - change directory to dir
cd - change to home
pwd - show current directory
mkdir dir - create a directory dir
rm file - delete file
rm -r dir - delete directory dir
rm -f file - force remove file
rm - rf dir - force remove directory dir *
cp filel fil e2 - cop y fi lel to file2
cp -r dirl dir2 - copy dirl to dir2; create dir2 if it doesn't exist
my filel file2 - rename or move filel to file2
if file2 is an existing directory, moves filel into directory file2
In -s file link - create symbolic link link to file touch file - create
or update file
cat >file - places standard input into file
more file - output the contents of file
head file - output the first 10 lines of file
tail file - output the last 10 lines of file
tail -f file - output the contents of file as it grows, starting with
the last 10 lines

3.9 Working with Nano

Nano is a text editor suited to working in UNIX. It is not as powerful as PC

window-based editors, as it does not rely on the mouse, but still has many useful
features. Most nano commands are invoked by holding down the Ctrl key (that
is, the control key), and pressing one of the other keys.

Nano is a small, free and friendly editor which aims to replace Pico, the
default editor included in the non-free Pine package. Rather than just copying
Pico’s look and feel, nano also implements some missing (or disabled by
default) features in Pico, such as "search and replace" and "go to line number".

Sometimes, a graphical text editor like gedit or kate cannot be used

(because you're in a virtual console for example). Luckily, there are text editors

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for the terminal. An easy one is nano, but I cannot understand how to work with
it.
If I start nano by running nano, the bottom text is supposed to help me but all I
see are things like ^G Get Help ^O WriteOut.

1. How can I open text files for editing?

This is the default in nano. Open and file and you're set to start editing:
nano filename

Note: you won't be able to save unless you have write permissions for
that file.

2. How can I save the file?

F3 will let you save without exiting. Otherwise, Ctrl + X will prompt
you if you've made changes. Press Y when it asks, and Enter to confirm
the filename.
3. How can I quit the editor without saving the changes?
Ctrl + X , then N when it asks if you want to save.
4. How to edit? I heard that you've to enter some commands to begin editing
in vi, is this true for nano too?

As above, no. nano is simple. It drops you in edit mode as soon as it opens.
You can use arrow keys, Page Up / Page Down and Home / End as in
gedit. You cannot use the mouse for moving the cursor position.

5. Sometimes, if I manage to open a file, the text is unreadable due to its

colors. How can I disable these colors? (see the image below)
Colours are loaded through the nanorc framework. These are files that are
loaded when nano loads which basically spell out the syntax highlighting.
To toggle syntax highlighting, press Alt + Y . To disable it permanently for
certain file types, edit /etc/nanorc and put a hash mark (#) before include
"/usr/share/nano/*.nanorc".
6. In the some files, lines are truncated because those do not fit in the screen.
How can I prevent that from happening? (see the image below)

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Well I've been trying to find something but the best I could see was enabling
soft-line-wrap with the funky key-combination of: Alt + $ ( Alt + Shift + 4 ).
To enable soft line wrapping by default, add the below line to ~/.nanorc:

set softwrap

The example below shows that, if you wish, you may also provide the name of
the file you want to edit:

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After pressing the Enter key, the nano editor appears (see image below). Notice
the following elements:

 The top line displays the version of nano in the left corner and the name
of the file being edited.
 The 3rd line from the bottom indicates the status of the file you're
editing; in the image below it shows that foo.cpp is a “New File”.
 The last two lines of the screen present a menu of useful keyboard
commands. For example, ^X means to press Ctrl+x will exit the nano text
editor. These aren't the only commands available, to see an entire list of
commands enter Ctrl+g, will bring up the help window.

This point you can type in the code for your program:

 Enter the source code exactly as you see it in the window below.
 Notice after your first keystroke, the word “Modified” appears in the
upper-right corner; this shows that you've changed the contents of your
file but it hasn't been written to the hard drive yet.
 Once you've entered all the code, save the code to the disk file by
pressing Ctrl+o (look at the next to last row, the second command
is ^O which means to “write out” the file to the hard drive).

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After entering the “WriteOut” (Ctrl+o) command, nano will display a prompt on
the status line to verify that you really want to write the file contents to the hard
drive (see image below):

Go ahead and press the Enter key, and nano will tell you how many lines
of text it wrote to disk on the status line. Notice also that the “Modified”
indicator in the upper-right corner has disappeared because the file has been
saved (see image below):

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 At this point you could exit the nano program (Ctrl+x) to go back to the
shell prompt and compile your program with g++. Or, if you'd like to read more
about what's available in nano, there's online help that's always available when
you're running nano, just type Ctrl+g, which brings you to this screen:

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3.10 Working with the help (man).

-h or –help

If you’re not sure how to use a specific command, run the command with the -
h or –helpswitches. You’ll see usage information and a list of options you can
use with the command. For example, if you want to know how to use

the wget command, type wget –help or wget -h.

This will often print a lot of information to the terminal, which can be
inconvenient to scroll through. To read the output more easily, you can pipe
it through the less command, which allows you to scroll through it with the
arrow keys on your keyboard. For example, use the following command to
pipe wget’s help output through less:

wget –help | less

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Press q to close the less utility when you’re done.

To find a specific option, you can pipe the output through

the grep command. For example, use the following command to search for
options that contain the word “proxy”:

wget –help | grep proxy

help

The help command shows a short list of the commands built into the Bash
shell itself.

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 Man

The man command shows detailed manuals for each command. These are
referred to as “man pages.” For example, if you wanted to view the man page
for the wget command, you’d typeman wget. Man pages generally contain
much more detailed information than you’ll

get with the -h or –help options

Type man intro to see a detailed introduction to using the shell on Linux.

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 To search a man page, type a /, followed by your query, and press Enter. For
example, to search a man page for the word shell, type /shell while reading
the man page and press Enter.

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Check your Progress 3

1. What is Shell?

A.____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

2. Which command is used to display the list of content in a folder?

A.____________________________________________________________

3. Which command is used to clear the screen?

A.____________________________________________________________

4. Which command is used to display the contents of a file?

A.____________________________________________________________

5. Which command is used to creates a new directory?

A.___________________________________________________________

6. Which command is used to display the current system date?

A.____________________________________________________________

7. Which command is used to shut down the Linux environment ?

A.____________________________________________________________

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3.11 Let us sum up

Linux is a multi-user multi-processing operating system which comes in 2

versions desktop and server versions. Linux is free and highly secure
operating system. Using this operating system keeps viruses and malware
away. Linux was invented by Linus Torvalds. Linux when installed is
installed in a un partitioned disk since during installation it creates 3
partitions .These are termed as root, boot and swap. The root is the top level
directory and it defined by the symbol /. Under root there are a number of
directories which are designed for a particular purpose. The boot comprises
of OS kernel along with files used during boot strap process. The swap is
used a virtual memory which stores data for processing when there is less
space in RAM. Root takes 5GB of hard disk. The swap takes twice of the
memory space taken by RAM. If RAM takes 2 GB of space the swap takes
4GB of space. The boot takes 200 MB of space. Users are of 5 types namely
super, system, normal, network and Pseudo. The root home directory
identified by ~ symbol is used by the super user to create a folders and files.
The home directory is used by the other users to store their folders and files.
The super user has all the rights over the system. users can be created and
passwords can be allotted to them. This enables tight security in the system.
The kernel is the nucleus of the operating system. commands given via
keyboard are taken by the shell and sent to kernel for execution. The kernel
executes the command and sends it to the shell which gives the result to the
user.

Commands that are executed at the command line are termed as command
line commands. The commands that are used to manage the files ,folders and
administer the Linux system are termed as File management commands.
Nano is used as an editor which is used in Linux .XFree86 is free version
of Unix X windows system.it provides graphical interface for users. It uses
a client server model which means that the main operating system works at
one machine

And the rest of the systems communicate to it through sessions. By this client
systems that are available locally can communicate with the server and those
that are very far away or remote systems communicate with the server. This
enables data security and high speed transmission of data. Data is located at
one place which is safe and secure. Sawfish is a window manager for the X
Window System. It aims to manage windows in the most flexible and
attractive manner possible. Gnome is a Windows-like desktop system that
works on UNIX and Linux. Working with a command if help is needed

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 regarding the command command -h gives the help relating to the
command. The man command also used for the same purpose man command
name gives the help relating to the command.

3.12 Key Words

1. Partition :- A partition is a logical division of a hard disk created so

that you can have different operating systems on the same hard disk or
to create the appearance of having separate hard drives for file
management, multiple users, or other purposes.
2. GB :- Gigabyte = 1024 MB
3. MB :- Mega Byte = 1024 KB
4. KB :- Kilo Byte =1024 bytes
5. RAM :- Random access memory .

3.13 References

1. Linux Bible by Christopher Negus

2. Google.com

3.14 Answers to check your Progress

Answers to check your Progress 1

A.1. The kernel is the essential center of a computer operating system, the
core that provides basic services for all other parts of the operating system.
A synonym is nucleus. A kernel can be contrasted with a shell, the
outermost part of an operating system that interacts with user commands.

Answers to check your Progress 2

A.1. Gnome is a desktop environment that is developed for the Linux operation
system. Gnome helps in creating new files, folders, copying files from one folder
to the other, Delete files, rename files. Because of the graphical user interface a
user does not know the commands on the command line can effortlessly manage
with files and folders.

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 A.2. XFree86 is free version of Unix X windows system.it provides graphical
interface for users. It is uses a client server model which means that the main
operating system works at one machine and the rest of the systems communicate
to it through sessions. By this client systems that are available locally can
communicate with the server and those that are very far away or remote systems
communicate with the server. This enables data security and high speed
transmission of data. Data is located at one place which is safe and secure. The
X free 86 graphical interface enables ease of access such a file creation,
modification and other features for the authorized user of the system. It comes in
two versions 3x and 4x.

A.3. Command line commands are the commands that are issued at the
terminal mode of the Linux. Unlike the graphical user interface these commands
given on the terminal mode. Commands given at the terminal mode are taken
care by the shell that takes keyboard commands and passes them to the operating
system to carry out.

Answers to c heck your Progress 3

A.1 The shell is a program that takes keyboard commands and passes them to
the operating system to carry out.
A.2 ls command
A.3 clear
A.4 cat filename
A.5 mkdir directoryname
A.6 date
A.7 halt

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Unit -4
Linux Part-II

Learning objectives

After the Completion of this unit you should be able to

1. Adding Users and Group

2. Changing User Password
3. Working the command SU and SUDO.
4. How to installed of YUM , YAST & RPM
5. How to Install Webmin.

Structure

4.1 SSH and X-forwarding

4.2 Managing compressed archives with zip and tar
4.3 Working with the GNU screen
4.4 How to add users and groups
4.5 Working with su
4.6 Working with sudo
4.7 Changing user password
4.8 Printing
4.9 Installing Software with Yum,Yast,Rpm
4.10 Installing Webmin
4.11 Let us sum up
4.12 Key words
4.13 References
4.14 Check your progress – possible answers

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4.1 SSH and X-Forwarding

What Is SSH?
There are a couple of ways that you can access a shell (command line)
remotely on most Linux/Unix systems. One of the older ways is to use the telnet
program, which is available on most network capable operating systems.
Accessing a shell account through the telnet method though poses a danger in
that everything that you send or receive over that telnet session is visible in plain
text on your local network, and the local network of the machine you are
connecting to. So anyone who can "sniff" the connection in-between can see
your username, password, email that you read, and commands that you run. For
these reasons you need a more sophisticated program than telnet to connect to a
remote host.

SSH, which is an acronym for Secure Shell, was designed and created to provide
the best security when accessing another computer remotely. Not only does it
encrypt the session, it also provides better authentication facilities, as well as
features like secure file transfer, X session forwarding, port forwarding and more
so that you can increase the security of other protocols. It can use different forms
of encryption ranging anywhere from 512 bit on up to as high as 32768 bits and
includes ciphers like AES (Advanced Encryption Scheme), Triple DES,
Blowfish, CAST128 or Arcfour. Of course, the higher the bits, the longer it will
take to generate and use keys as well as the longer it will take to pass data over
the connection.

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These two diagrams on the left show how a telnet session can be viewed by
anyone on the network by using a sniffing program like Ethereal (now called
Wireshark) or tcpdump. It is really rather trivial to do this and so anyone on the
network can steal your passwords and other information. The first diagram
shows user jsmith logging in to a remote server through a telnet connection. He
types his username jsmith and password C0lts06!, which are viewable by anyone
who is using the same networks that he is using.

The second diagram shows how the data in an encrypted connection like SSH is
encrypted on the network and so cannot be read by anyone who doesn't have the
session-negotiated keys, which is just a fancy way of saying the data is
scrambled. The server still can read the information, but only after negotiating
the encrypted session with

This tutorial isn't going to cover how to install SSH, but will cover how to use it
for a variety of tasks. Consult your Linux distribution's document for information
on how to setup OpenSSH.

Chances are that if you are using a version of Linux that was released after 2002,
that you already have OpenSSH installed. The version of SSH that you will want
to use on Linux is called OpenSSH. As of this writing (October 2009), the latest
version available is 5.3, but you may encounter versions from 3.6 on up. If you
are using anything lower than version 3.9, I'd strongly advise you to upgrade it.

X-Forwarding.

Now that you've seen general TCP port forwarding, we move to a new topic:
forwarding of X protocol connections. X is a popular window system for Unix
workstations, and one of its best features is its transparency. Using X, you can
run remote X applications that open their windows on your local display (and

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vice versa, running local applications on remote displays). Unfortunately, the
inter-machine communication is insecure and wide open to snoopers. But there's
good news: SSH X forwarding makes the communication secure by tunneling the
X protocol.

X forwarding also addresses some firewall-related difficulties. Suppose

you're a system administrator with a set of exposed production machines on the
other side of a firewall from you. You log into one of these machines using SSH,
and want to run an graphical performance-monitoring tool, such as
Solaris's perfmon, that uses the X Window System. You can't, though, because to
do that, the external machine needs to make a TCP connection back to the
internal machine you started on, and the firewall blocks it (as it should, since X
is quite insecure). X forwarding solves this problem, permitting X protocol
connections to pass through the firewall, securely tunneled via SSH.

How X Forwarding Works

Although X clients can communicate with remote X servers, this communication
isn't secure. All interactions between the X client and server, such as keystrokes
and displayed text, can be easily monitored by network snooping because the
connection isn't encrypted. In addition, most X environments use primitive
authentication methods for connecting to a remote display. A knowledgeable
attacker can get a connection to your display, monitor your keystrokes, and
control other programs you're running.

Once again, SSH comes to the rescue. An X protocol connection can be routed
through an SSH connection to provide security and stronger authentication. This
feature is called X forwarding.

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4.2 Managing compressed archives with zip and tar

Data compression has been extremely useful to us over the years.

Whether its a zip file containing images to be sent in a mail or a compressed data
backup stored on a server, we use data compression to save valuable hard drive
space or to make the downloading of files easier. There are compression formats
out there which allow us to sometimes compress our data by 60% or more. I’ll
run you through using some of these formats to compress and decompress files
and directories on a Linux machine. We’ll cover the basic usage of zip, tar, tar.gz
and the tar.bz2 formats. These are some of the most popular formats for
compression used on Linux machines.

ZIP

Zip is probably the most commonly used archiving format out there
today. Its biggest advantage is the fact that it is available on all operating system
platforms such as Linux, Windows, and Mac OS, and generally supported out of
the box. The downside of the zip format is that it does not offer the best level of
compression. Tar.gz and tar.bz2 are far superior in that respect. Let’s move on to
usage now. To compress a directory with zip do the following:
# zip -r archive_name.zip directory_to_compress
Here’s how you extract a zip archive:
# unzip archive_name.zip
TAR

Tar is a very commonly used archiving format on Linux systems. The

advantage with tar is that it consumes very little time and CPU to compress files,
but the compression isn’t very much either. Tar is probably the Linux/UNIX
version of zip – quick and dirty. Here’s how you compress a directory:
# tar -cvf archive_name.tar directory_to_compress
And to extract the archive:
# tar -xvf archive_name.tar.gz
This will extract the files in the archive_name.tar archive in the current directory.
Like with the tar format you can optionally extract the files to a different
directory:
# tar -xvf archive_name.tar -C /tmp/extract_here/
TAR.GZ
This format is my weapon of choice for most compression. It gives very
good compression while not utilizing too much of the CPU while it is
compressing the data. To compress a directory use the following syntax:
# tar -zcvf archive_name.tar.gz directory_to_compress
To decompress an archive use the following syntax:
# tar -zxvf archive_name.tar.gz

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This will extract the files in the archive_name.tar.gz archive in the current
directory. Like with the tar format you can optionally extract the files to a
different directory:
# tar -zxvf archive_name.tar.gz -C /tmp/extract_here/

TAR.BZ2
This format has the best level of compression among all of the formats
I’ve mentioned here. But this comes at a cost – in time and in CPU. Here’s how
you compress a directory using tar.bz2:
# tar -jcvf archive_name.tar.bz2 directory_to_compress
This will extract the files in the archive_name.tar.bz2 archive in the current
directory. To extract the files to a different directory use:
# tar -jxvf archive_name.tar.bz2 -C /tmp/extract_here/
Data compression is very handy particularly for backups. So if you have a shell
script that takes a backup of your files on a regular basis you should think about
using one of the compression formats you learned about here to shrink your
backup size.
Over time you will realize that there is a trade-off between the level of
compression and the time and CPU taken to compress. You will learn to judge
where you need a quick but less effective compression, and when you need the
compression to be of a high level and you can afford to wait a little while longer.

Check your progress 1

Q.1 What is SSH?

A._______________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________
Q.2 What is X-forwarding?
A_______________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

Q.3 How to compress a file?

A_______________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

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4.3 Working with the GNU screen

GNU Screen is a tool which works with a terminal session to allow users to
resume a session after they have disconnected. Screen prevents a session from
“timing out” or disconnecting SSH connections or local terminal emulators. A
single Screen session has the ability to host multiple sessions or “windows.”
Screen may be used for a variety of tasks such as maintaining persistent IRC
sessions and multitasking in a terminal environment.

Installing GNU Screen

The section covers installing Screen on a number of different systems. Examples

have been provided to simplify the installation process.

When installing Screen you will need root privileges. The examples provided do
not use the root account. If you are using your root login then the sudo before the
commands is not necessary.

For a Debian or Ubuntu system use the following commands to update, upgrade,
and install Screen:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get upgrade

sudo apt-get install screen

For an Arch Linux system, the following commands are used to update and
install Screen:

sudo pacman -Sy

sudo pacman -S screen

For a CentOS or Fedora system use the following commands to update the
system and install Screen:

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sudo yum update
sudo yum install screen

Red hat Linux has screen on /usr/bin/screen

To see if screen is the path use command

[root@office ~]# which screen /usr/bin/screen

If you do not have screen installed install it using the yum command

[root@office ~]# yum install screen

To start the screen use the command

[root@office ~]# screen

To see the screen help page use the command

[root@office ~]# “Ctrl-a” then “?”.

To create a new window use the command “Ctrl – a” “c”

To switch between windows type the command

“Ctrl –a” “n” – To go to next window

“Ctrl –a” “p” – To go to previous window

To detach from a screen use the command

“Ctrl –a” “d”

To reattach to a screen use the command

[jeffh@office ~]$ screen–r

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However, if you have multiple screens you may get this:

1 [jeffh@office ~]$ screen-r

2 There are several suitable screens on:
3 31917.pts-5.office (Detached)
4 31844.pts-0.office (Detached)
Type "screen [-d] -r [pid.]tty.host"to resume one of them.
5
If you get this, just specify the screen you want.

[jeffh@office ~]$ screen-r 31844.pts-0.office

When you are done with your work, I recommend you stop the session
instead of saving it for later. To stop screen you can usually just type exit
from your shell. This will close that screen window. You have to close all
screen windows to terminate the session.

You should get a message about screen being terminated once you close
all windows.

1 [screenis terminating]
Alternatively, you can use “Ctrl-a” “k”. You should get a message if you
want to kill the screen.

4.4 How to add users and groups

Adduser and addgroup to the system according to command line

options and configuration information in /etc/adduser.conf. They are
friendlier front ends to the low level tools like useradd, groupadd and usermod
programs, by default choosing Debian policy conformant UID and GID values,
creating a home directory with skeletal configuration, running a custom
script, and otherfeatures. adduser and addgroup can be run in one of five
modes:

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There are 5 types of users

1. Super user :- Also termed as Root user. Has the privileges to Administer
the Linux server. Has the control to limit the access of other users.
The command to create a super user is
useradd – u 0 username
Here userid =0 is set for superuser
2. System user: - This user is created by the Linux Operating System. Have
more privileges than the normal user.
The command to create a system user is
Useradd – u uid username
uid is user id which ranges from 1 – 499
3. Normal user: - These users are created by the super user. They can access
only those privileges given by the Super user.
The command to create a normal user is
useradd username.
The number of users that can be added in 32 bit computer is 216
The number of users that can be added to 64 bit computer is 232
4. Network user: - Users who opt this type of user accounts are network
engineers and system administrators who monitor the network activity.
Network users can be created at the server level and creation of network
user is beyond the scope of the book.
5. Pseudo user: - This is a replica of the Super user which is granted by the
super user to user accounts.
The command to create a Pseudo user is
usermod -aG sudo username

4.5 Listing the users

# cat /etc/passwd

4.6 Creating A new user

# adduser username

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4.7 Adding password to a user

#passwd username :- this command would ask the user to enter the new
password as shown
below
#new password
And confirm password as shown below
#confirm password

4.8 Changing the password of a user

#passwd username

4.9 Deleting A User

#userdel username

#userdel-r username

4.10 Locking A User

usermod –l username

4.11 Unlocking A User

usermod –u username

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 4.12 Rename A User

usermod –l newusername oldusername

4.13 User and group management

Users and groups is the core element of a Red Hat enterprise Linux
System Admin (RHCL).
Users and groups are used to control access to file and resources. Users
all that are created belong to the primary group.
The user can be allocated to secondary groups such as hrgroup, reception
in offices. A user that is created can be added to one or more groups.

4.14 Creating a group

#groupadd groupname

Example

#groupadd admin

4.15 Adding A Single User To A Group

#usermod –G groupname username

4.16 Removing A Single User From A Group

#gpasswd –a username group

4.17 Adding multiple users to a group

#gpasswd –M user1,user2,user3 groupname

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 4.18 Listing all users in a group
#grep groupname /etc/group

4.19 Removing Users From A Group

#gpasswd –d username1,username2,groupname

4.20 Renaming A Group

#groupmod –n newgroupname oldgroupname

4.21 Make a user as an administrator

#gpasswd – A username groupname

4.22 List which group the user belongs

groups username

4.23 Delete A Group

groupdel groupname

4.24 Working with Permissions

The permission is applied at 3 levels

1) Owner/user level
2) Group level
3) Other users

Reading -4
Writing – 2
Execute- 1
No permission – 0

Making the file read only for the owner

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Check your progress 2

Q.1 What are the types of users?

A._______________________________________________________________

Q.2 What is the command to create a super user ?

A._______________________________________________________________

Q.3 What is the command to create a system user?

A._______________________________________________________________

Q.4 What is the command to create a normal user?

A._______________________________________________________________

Q.5 What is the command to create a pseudo user?

A._______________________________________________________________

Q.6 What is the command to create a group?

A._______________________________________________________________

Q.7 What is the command to add a single user under a group?

A._______________________________________________________________

Q.8 What is the command to add multiple users under a group?

A._______________________________________________________________

Q.9 What is the command to remove a user from a group?

A._______________________________________________________________

Q.10 What is the command to delete a user?

A._______________________________________________________________

Q.11 What is the command to rename a user?

A._______________________________________________________________

Q.12 What is the command to lock a user?

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A._______________________________________________________________

Q.13 What is the command to unlock a user?

A._______________________________________________________________

4.3 Working with su

The Linux command 'su' is used to switch from one account to another.
The Linux command su, sometimes described as substitute user, super user,
or switch user, is used by a computer user to execute commands with the
privileges of another user account. When the command is used without
specifying the new user id as a command line argument, it defaults to using
the superuser account (user id 0) of the system. By default if I type su it means
super user.The computer will ask me to enter super user password.

If I type su sandy it means switch to user Sandy as shown below.

shan@localhost:~$ su Sandy
Password:
Sandy@localhost:/home/shan$exit

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logout
shan@localhost:~$

To come out of the user type exit command as shown below.

When used with a hyphen (su -) it can be used to start a login shell. In this mode
users can assume the user environment of the target user:

Shan@localhost:~$ su - Sandy
Password:
Sandy@localhost:~$

SU - change user ID or become superuser

4.4 Working with sudo

The sudo command is used when a normal user does not have the rights of the
root user. For example I am a normal user and Ram my system administrator
is on leave. I want to install a package on Linux as it is very urgent for the
company. That time sudo command comes to help

The command to run the sudo command is sudo apt –get install wine

Let me describe what we have written here

 Sudo :- this give the access to the root user access for 15 minutes
 apt –get install :- this command is used to install a software
 wine :- this is the name of the software that we want to install
 sudo su :- This command allows the normal user to be a super user.

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 4.5 Change user Password
passwd username :- This command is used to change the password of the user

4.6 Printing
The printing command in Linux is

# cat thesis.txt > /dev/lp

4.7 Installing Software with Rpm

RPM stands for Red Hat Package Manager

1. RPM is free and released under GPL (General Public License).

2. RPM keeps the information of all the installed packages
under /var/lib/rpm database.
3. RPM is the only way to install packages under Linux systems, if you’ve
installed packages using source code, then rpm won’t manage it.
4. RPM deals with .rpm files, which contains the actual information about
the packages such as: what it is,from where it comes, dependencies
info, version info etc.
RPM is used for 5 purposes

1. Install : It is used to install any RPM package.

2. Remove : It is used to erase, remove or un-install any RPM package.
3. Upgrade : It is used to update the existing RPM package.
4. Verify : It is used to query about different RPM packages.
5. Query : It is used for the verification of any RPM package.
Source : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72qV32isteQ

1. Install

Step-1

Insert the Linux dvd in the dvd rom drive

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 Step-2

cd /~ :- this command is to get into the root home directory

Step-3

[root@localhost ~]mkdir rhce :- this command is used to create a rhce

directory in the root home folder.

Step-4

[root@localhost ~] mount /dev/dvd /rhce

/* The above command is used mound a dvd to the media directory */

Step-5

[root@localhost ~] cd /rhce

[root@ localhost rhce ] cd /packages

Step-6

/# ls command to list all rpm packages

Step-7

[root@localhost Packages] rpm –ivh package name

i= install

v =verbose

h=hash

Uninstall an RPM package

[root@localhost Packages] rpm – e packagename

Upgrade an RPM package

[root@localhost Packages] rpm – U packagename

To query every rpm command installed in the system

rpm –qa

To query every file in an installed package

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 [root@localhost Packages] Rpm –ql packagename

Example :-

[root@localhost Packages] Rpm –ql BitTorrent

To verify an RPM package

[root@localhost Packages] # rpm – Vp packagename

Example :-

[root@localhost Packages] Rpm –Vp BitTorrent

To verify all RPM packages

[root@localhost Packages] # rpm – Va

4.8 Working with Yum

4.8.1 Yum configuration

Source :- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ainF0UqbdOQ

Step-1

Insert the Linux dvd in the dvd rom drive

Step-2

cd /~ :- this command is to get into the root home directory

step-3

[root@server1 ~]mkdir media :- this command is used to create a

media directory in theroot home folder.

step-4

[root@server1 ~] mount /dev/cdrom /media

/* The above command is used mound a dvd to the media directory */

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Step-5

[root@server1 ~] cd /media/packages

/* The above command is used to get into the packages folder */

step-6

[root@server1 Packages] ls

The above command is used to list all the rpm packages in the package directory

Step-7

We have to install 3 RPM packages. These are

1. vsftpd*
2. deltarpm*
3. python-deltarpm*

commands to install these 3 packages are

[root@server1 Packages] rpm –ivh vsftpd*

[root@server1 Packages] rpm –ivh deltarpm*
[root@server1 Packages] rpm –ivh python-deltarpm*

Step-8

Once these three are done we can install the package createrepo

[root@server1 Packages] rpm –ivh createrepo*

This command is basically for creating repositories. Without this package we cannot
create a

repository

Step-9

Now get back to the root directory

[root@server1 Packages] cd /

Step-10

[root@server1 /]#

Here we will create a folder named Repo by using the mkdir command

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[root@server1 /]# mkdir Repo

Step -11

Move back to the media folder where we have cd rom loaded

[root@server1 /]# cd /media

step-12

Now we have to get certain files from here

Step-13

[root@server1 media]# cp –rvf /Packages/RPM –GPG-KEY-redhat-release /Repo

Step-14

[root@server1 media]# createrepo –database /Repo/Packages/

Step-15

[root@server1 media]# ls /Repo

/***** this option gives the keys ************/

Packages:RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat_release

Step-16

Go to the root and create a repository file

[root@server1 media]# cd /

[root@server1 /]#

Step-17

Now we create a repository file as shown below

[root@server1 /]# vim etc/yum.repos.d/basic.repo

Step-18

Going to the insert mode of vim by pressing i

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Step-19

/*********Now to check whether all the configurations are correctly done or not
******/

[root@server1 /]# yum repolist

4.8.2 Install a package using Yum

Step-1

/**********how to install a package using yum *******************/

[root@server1 /]# yum –y install kdebase*

/***********************************************************/

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 4.8.3 How to uninstall a package using Yum

Step-1

[root@server1 /]# yum remove kdebase

4.8.4 How to update a package using Yum

Step-1

[root@server1 /]# yum update kdebase

4.8.5 Listing all packages using Yum

[root@server1 /]# yum list | less

4.8.6 List available group packages using yum

In Linux, number of packages are bundled to particular group. Instead of installing

individual packages with yum, you can install particular group that will install all the
related packages that belongs to the group. For example to list all the available groups,
just issue following command. [root@server1 /]#

yum grouplist

4.8.7 Install a group package using YUM

To install a particular package group, we use option as groupinstall. For example, to
install “MySQL Database“, just execute the below command.

[root@server1 /]# yum groupinstall ‘MySQL Database’

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4.8.8 Update a group package using YUM
To update any existing installed group packages, just run the following command as
shown below.

[root@server1 /]# yum groupupdate ‘MySQL Database’

4.8.9 Remove a group package using YUM

To remove a group package

[root@server1 /]# yum groupremove ‘MySQL Database’

4.8.10 List a package using YUM

[root@server1 /]# yum list packagename

[root@server1 /]# yum list openssh

4.8.11 Search for a package using YUM

[root@server1 /]# yum search packagename

[root@server1 /]# yum search vsftpd

4.8.12 Get information about a package using YUM

[root@server1 /]# yum info firefox

4.8.13 Check updates using YUM

[root@server1 /]# yum check-update

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Check your progress 3

Q.1 What is su
A.1____________________________________________________
Q.2 What is sudo
A.2____________________________________________________
Q.3 What is the command to print a file
A.3____________________________________________________
Q.4 What is RPM and YUM
A.4____________________________________________________

4.9 Yast

Yast is a graphical user interface to which can do the following jobs :

 Install and remove software

 Set up your printer
 Configure the firewall
 Enable and disable system services
 Configure network sharing (samba)
 Format and partition your drives
 Enable NTP daemon
 And much, much more...

But since we are confined to installation of software using Yast we shall

be discussing about Yast installation.

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 4.9.1 Working with Yast

Step-1

Step-2

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4.10 Webmin

Webmin is a software which is used for

 Managing the server remotely from a web interface

 Managing users and groups.
 Managing soft wares and updating them.
 Monitor servers.
 Schedule backups.
 Manage services.
 Manage networking systems.
 Set cron jobs and many more.

4.10.1 Installing webmin on Ubentu server 10.0

Source :- https://youtu.be/eO3zOVTNF0I
Step-1
Login as super user and enter your password

Step-2
Login as the root
root@test:/# wget http://webmin.com/download/deb/webmin-current.deb
This is going to the webmin website and download the latest version of webmin.

Step-3
Now the latest version of the webmin got downloaded
To check whether the webmin got downloaded or not type ls command
This will show a list of files and among them is webmin shown in red colour

webmin_1.550_all.deb
Step-4
In this step we will install webmin
root@test:/# dpkg - I webmin_1.550_all.deb

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we cannot install because of many dependencies and so we issue another
command
root@test:/# apt -get –f install

Step-5
keep pressing Y when it asks for confirmation

Step-6
Webmin gets installed and is on the port 10000

Step-7
Now we need to find the ip address and the command to get the ip address of
the server is ifconfig. The ip address is 10.1.50.32

Step-8
Now open the web browser
http://localhost:10000/
Step-9
In the beginning it gives a security certificate error

Step-10
Click on I understand the risks

Step-11

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Click on Add Exception

Step-12
Click on Get Certificate

Step-13
Click on Confirm Security Exception as shown below

Step-14

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Step-15
Login as the root and type the password and you can find web min installed

Check your progress 4

Q.1 what is Yast?

A._______________________________________________________________
Q.2 What is Webmin?
A._______________________________________________________________

4.11 Let us sum up

Summing up SSH is a secure way to access remote machines and machines on

the local area network in Linux and UNIX.X-forwarding is used to run x remote
applications. SSH is used in X forwarding for secure connection. There are
various ways of compressing folders and files. Compressing of folders and files
ease transport and space reduction. Compression is done in 4 ways. They are
zip,tar,tar,gz,tar.bz2.GNU screen helps us to manage multiple sessions. Users are
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of 5 types. They are super user, system users, network users, normal user, pseudo
user. Creating the users and groups. Users can be renamed, locked and unlocked
. Group is a set of users. Groups are created to group users as one. Groups are
created so that we can identify which user belongs to which group. Groups can
be created and users can be added and removed from the group. Files those that
are created by the user are given permission. The permissions are read, write and
execute. These permissions can be issued at owner level,group level and other
user level. su and how su is used to switch user and a plain su directs us to super
user login.sudo which allows us to do the jobs of super users being a normal user
such as installing packages for 15 minutes. sudo followed by su gives the normal
user to get into the super user access. Users that are created have a password.
The password of the user can be changed by the user. Printing can be done from
Linux by issuing commands. Packages can be installed into Linux using
RPM,YUM,Yast,Webmin.

4.12 References

1. Linux Bible
2. Google.com

4.13 Check your progress – possible answers

Answers to check your progress 1

A.1. SSH stands for secured shell. This is used to connect to a remote server
through telnet in as secured manner so that other cannot llok into the data that is
being transmitted. Protects a authenticated user from preying eyes who have
bad intentions such as stealing user name and passwords from the network by
encryption, transmission and decryption.
A.2. X-forwarding is a feature of UNIX where in multiple X applications
located at remote machines can be run by the user.But during access with these
machines leads to transparency in the network. Data transmitted in this manner is
viable to hacking by a third person. To prevent this kind of attack SSH X
forwarding which makes the communication secure by tunneling the x protocol.
A.3. Data compression is used to reduce the size of the file or a directory.
Compressing directories help to compress the entire directory into one file so that
it can be transmitted across the network via email, taken via pen drives. data
compression is done in 4 ways

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 1.Zip
2.tar
3.tar.gz
4.TAR.BZ2

1. Compressing using zip in Linux. Zip is the most commonly used archive files
which is used in both Linux, Windows and Mac OS. Compressing using the zip
compresses till 60%.

Compressing using zip in Linux

# zip -r archive_name.zip directory to compress

Uncompressing using zip in Linux.

# unzip archive_name.zip
2. Compressing using tar in Linux. This kind of compression takes less cpu time
but the compression is not much

Compressing using tar in Linux

# tar -cvf archive_name.tar directory_to_compress

Uncompressing using tar in Linux

# tar -xvf archive_name.tar.gz
3. compressing using tar.gz :- This kind of compression takes lot of cpu time but
the compression is the highest

To compress the folder or file the syntax is

# tar -zcvf archive_name.tar.gz directory_to_compress

To uncompress the folder or file the syntax is

# tar -zxvf archive_name.tar.gz

To extract to another folder the command is

# tar -zxvf archive_name.tar.gz -C /tmp/extract_here/

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4. Compressing using the tar.bz2 :- This kind of compression is the best wasy to
compress the file /folder
This takes maximum CPU time.
to compress the code is

# tar -jcvf archive_name.tar.bz2 directory_to_compress

To extract the file in the same directory the code is

# tar -jxvf archive_name.tar.bz2

To extract the file in a different directory the code is

# tar -jxvf archive_name.tar.bz2 -C /tmp/extract_here/

Answers to check your progress 2

A.1 The types of users are super user, system user, network user ,normal user,
pseudo user
A.2 The command to create a super user is useradd – u 0 username

A.3 The command to create a system user is Useradd – u uid username

uid is user id which ranges from (1 – 499)

A.4 The command to create a normal user is useradd username

A.5 The command to create a pseudo user is usermod -aG sudo username

A.6 The command to create a group is

#groupadd groupname

Example #groupadd admin

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A.7 The command to add a single user under a group is

#usermod –G group name username

A.8 The command to add multiple users under a group is

#gpasswd –M user1,user2,user3 groupname

A.9 The command to remove a user from a group is

#gpasswd –a username group

A.10 The command to delete a user is

#userdel username

#userdel-r username

A.11 The command to rename a user is

usermod –l newusername oldusername

A.12 The command to lock a user is

usermod –l username

A.13 The command to unlock a user is

usermod –u username

Answers to check your progress 3

A.1Su stands for switch user

A.2 Sudo stands for super user do
A.3 To print a file the command is

# cat filename > /dev/lp

A.4 RPM stands for Red Hat Package Manager and YUM stands for Yellow
dog updater, modifier

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Answers to check your progress 4
A.1 Yast is a graphical user interface to which can do the following jobs :

 Install and remove software

 Set up your printer
 Configure the firewall
 Enable and disable system services
 Configure network sharing (samba)
 Format and partition your drives
 Enable NTP daemon

A.2. Webmin is a software which is used for

 Managing the server remotely from a web interface

 Managing users and groups.
 Managing soft wares and updating them.
 Monitor servers.
 Schedule backups.
 Manage services.
 Manage networking systems.
 Set cron jobs and many more.

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