[StuCo 98008] GNU/Linux for Beginners

By the end of this lecture you will know

An Operating System...

Main Components of Operating Systems

Map of a GNU/Linux system

The Linux kernel

User Interface

Command Line Interface

Graphical User Interface

A graphical depiction

Timeline

Protecting Freedom – the GNU GPL

Free as in speech, not free as in beer.

Important Terms

The GNU/Linux Filesystem structure

Attaching removable devices to the filesystem

Removable Devices & Extra Hard Drives

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