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CIS 50.71: Introduction to Unix

Unix Resources

The links on this page provide access to a variety of resources that will be useful while you complete the Introduction to Unix course.

Secure Terminal Programs:

Your access to the Unix command line on the Student server will require a secure connection. The secure telnet page provides suggestions for aquiring and using a facility appropriate for your operating system.

The Linux Documentation Project (LDP):

The LDP provides a wealth of resources specific to Linux distributions.

The Guides include:

How-To articles

O'Reilly & Associates:

A computer science and technology publisher.

Learning the UNIX Operating System | print edition
Learning the vi Editor | print edition
Mac OS X print editions:

Softpanorama:

This is a self-education-oriented site that contains resources for the independent study in computer science and programming. It's published by Nikolai Bezroukov and the Open Source Educational Society.

UNIXhelp for Users:

Includes helpful information for users of the UNIX operating system, developed at the University of Edinburgh from work funded by the ITTI.

How To Ask Questions The Smart Way:

This guide written by Eric Raymond contains a wealth of information and suggestions to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of your online communications.

North Bay Linux Users' Group (NBLUG):

NBLUG meets monthly on the second Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

Linux setup questions:

Subscribe to NBLUG's nblug-talk and nblug-announce mailing lists. For instructions, see "Mailing Lists" under NBLUG's Mailing List page.

Linux Distributions:

CD downloads:
Each CD is about 700MB; the ISO image download may take hours with broadband, and about three days via dial-up:

Ubuntu Linux: Easy one-CD regular installation, or "Live CD" which boots straight off the CD and does not install on your hard drive.
Knoppix: Live CD boots straight off the CD and does not install on your hard drive; at 700MB, not really a mini distribution...

Mini-distributions:

Floppix: Boots text-only Linux from two standard diskettes; designed as a teaching tool, works entirely in a temporary RAM disk, and has no hard drive access. Instructions are available.
muLinux boots from one-to-six specially-formatted diskettes, including X Window. A description and download links can be found at Freashmeat.net. Altenatively, the X Window installation instructions are available. The two diskette images (1,763,328 bytes each) can be downloaded from these links: boot diskette image and X11 diskette image.
Mini-distributions at Tsakf's Linux Links
Softpanorama University Minimalistic Linux Distributions Links

Microsoft's Halloween Documents on Linux:

In the last week of October 1998, a confidential Microsoft memorandum on Redmond's strategy against Linux and Open Source software was leaked by a source who shall remain nameless. This memorandum was annotated with explanation and commentary over Halloween Weekend and was released to the national press. Microsoft was forced to acknowledge its authenticity. The press rightly treated it as a major story and covered it (with varying degrees of cluefulness).

Compiled by Eric Skagerberg,
written by Eric Skagerberg and Gary Brown

© 2007 The Unix Instructors

2007/06/20