Requirements: Basic UNIX Knowledge

Duration: 3 Days

Target: Using and Administrating Linux on a Workstation


Contents:

Basic Concepts
Pipelining and Filtering Techniques
Using Shell Scripts
Automation Using batch, crontab and at

Fine-Tuning your Console Environment
Shell-Initialization for bash and tcsh

Little Helpers
Selected Utilities and Features

Contacting the World - Networking
Networking Overview
TCP/IP Basics
The IP Numbering Scheme - IP Addresses
Calling Names - DNS and Naming
Selected Clients: telnet, ftp, ping, finger, ssh

Speaking in Tongues - Connecting to Windows
Introduction to Samba

Rear Window - GUI for UNIX
X-Window Basics and Overview
Configuring and Adapting X
Login and more - xdm
Selected Window Managers - fvwm2, kwm
Client/Server Concepts in the X-Window System
Desktop Environments for X