% CST8207 Week 01 Notes -- Orientation, Introduction, and Course Linux Server % Ian! D. Allen -- -- [www.idallen.com] % Winter 2018 - January to April 2018 - Updated 2018-01-22 10:43 EST - [Course Home Page] - [Course Outline] - [All Weeks] - [Plain Text] ![Tux the Linux Penguin mascot] Orientation Activities -- Tuesday January 16 2018 ================================================= Welcome to CST8207 GNU/Linux Operating Systems I. You can find out more about your Instructor through links on the [Course Home Page]. > To avoid falling behind in the course, many of the listed activities here > must be completed *before* you attend your first CST8207 lecture or > laboratory class this week. Attend the **CST Program Orientation** starting at 9am Wednesday January 17 in room T130 on the first floor of "T" building. Regular classes begin on Tuesday January 16. Check your [**ACSIS**] timetable for class start times and locations. Use the [**Algonquin Room Finder**] and [**Algonquin Way Finder**] to get around campus. See also the [**Student Survival Guide**]. Laptop always required ---------------------- You are enrolled in a **mobile** program of study. Bring your working laptop (mobile device) to all your lectures and your lab periods, including your first lecture and lab period this week. Attend at least *one* lab period this first week ------------------------------------------------ You can attend *any* of the four available lab periods this week. If for whatever reason you miss your regular scheduled two-hour laboratory period this week, you should attend *any* other lab period that fits your schedule. There are four CST8207 lab periods every week numbered 011 through 014. You must attend at least *one* of the four available lab periods this week if you need assistance in doing any of the key activities listed below. The [Course Timetable] has the above list of lab periods as well as a schedule of all the lecture sections. Getting Started -- Six Week 1 Activities ======================================== Do all these activities this week (Week 1): Activity 1 -- Get your ACSIS account ------------------------------------ Before attending any classes or labs, you must get your [**Algonquin network account**]. Make sure you are registered in CST8207 and you have your Algonquin account userid that is eight characters, starting with the first few letters of your last name. (This is the same userid that you use to log in to the Blackboard system.) You must be registered in CST8207 and have this account userid before you can attend a lab period and log in to the [Course Linux Server]. Activity 2 -- Know how the course works --------------------------------------- Read the [Course Introduction] for details on how the course is structured and what is expected of you. On Blackboard, click on the hidden gear icon in the top-right corner of the "My Announcements" box and set "Show Announcements for" to "Last 30 days". Activity 3 -- Upload a file for practice to Blackboard ------------------------------------------------------ Practice creating a file on your mobile device and uploading it through your web browser to the Blackboard CST8207 course, into the CST8207 **practice upload** area. The upload procedure is described under **Blackboard Submission upload method** at the end of your first assignment [Assignment #01 HTML] in this course. > Do not upload your first assignment into the practice upload area or > vice-versa. The practice upload area is for practice only. It is not > marked. You can get help with this activity in any lab period this week. Activity 4 -- Log in to the Course Linux Server (CLS) ----------------------------------------------------- Understand how a [Remote Login] works, then follow the directions in the [Course Linux Server] page to download terminal emulation software (e.g. `PuTTY`) and use it to remotely log in to the CLS from your mobile device (laptop). **Your special password for the CLS is not the same password that you use for Blackboard!** See the Blackboard course announcements to learn the special password you must use for the CLS. You can get help with this activity in any lab period this week. Activity 5 -- Create a Lynda.com account and view videos -------------------------------------------------------- - Watch [How Linux is Built] - Create your [lynda.com] account and watch just one part of [Learning Linux for PHP Developers] - **Ch.1. Getting Started** - What is Linux and why should I use it? 7m 14s\ This will explain what is an Operating System and why Linux is useful. - Create your [lynda.com] account and watch these sections of [Unix for Mac OS X Users] - these videos are for *all* Unix/Linux students, not just Mac OSX users - **Introduction** - Introduction 1m 10s - **Ch.1. Introduction to Unix** - What is Unix 7m 27s - Logging in and using the command prompt 5m 19s - Ignore the Mac-specific menus, user information, and shortcuts - Command Structure 5m 22s - command names, options, and arguments - Unix manual pages 4m 6s You will find some parts of these advanced Lynda videos useful later in the course when you start writing your own shell scripts: - http://www.lynda.com/Linux-tutorials/Linux-Bash-Shell-Scripts/504429-2.html - http://www.lynda.com/Bash-tutorials/Up-Running-Bash-Scripting/142989-2.html Activity 6 -- Complete Assignment 1 on Head Shot and Multi-Tasking ------------------------------------------------------------------ Complete [Assignment #01 HTML] and upload your plain text answer file and head-shot image file to the correct CST8207 **Assignment 1** area on Blackboard before the due date. Your instructor will show you how to practice uploading files into the **practice upload** area on Blackboard in your classes this week. > Do not upload your first assignment to the **practice upload** area! The > practice upload area is for practice only. It is not marked. You may also get a head start on [Assignment #02 HTML] -- Course Linux Server simple commands. Readings, Assignments, Labs, Tests, and ToDo ============================================ Read (at least) these things (All The Words) -------------------------------------------- Essential reading: 1. [Week 01 Notes HTML] -- this file -- **Read All The Words** 2. [Course Home Page] -- this *EXTERNAL* Home Page is Internet-accessible. 3. [Course Outline] -- overview of the entire course. 4. [Test Instructions] -- Read this (all the words) before your first midterm test. 5. [Course Introduction] -- Outline, Timetable, Marks -- these are the rules for this course. 6. [Remote Login] -- using networks to connect to other computers such as the [Course Linux Server] 7. [Course Linux Server] -- a Linux computer accessible on the network by [Remote Login] 8. For next week: [File Transfer] -- File transfer to/from Unix/Linux machines. You need to know this to upload your assignments for marking. 9. [List of Commands] -- Command names you should know, listed by week Background reading on how and why: 1. [The roles of professor and student in modern education] 2. [Learning the Syadmin Trade] 3. [Why Learn the Unix/Linux Command Line and Shells] 4. [Linux and Sysadmin News in the World] 5. [How Linux is Built (video)][How Linux is Built] Assignments this week --------------------- Check the due date for each assignment and put a reminder in your agenda, calendar, and digital assistant. Just like in the Real World, not all due dates are on the same days or at the same times. - Read All The Words, Do, and then Submit via Blackboard: - [Assignment #01 HTML] -- Multi-tasking and Schoolwork - [Assignment #02 HTML] -- Course Linux Server simple commands - Really do **Read All The Words**. You don't get a second chance to get it right. What Windows and Macintosh programs can create a Plain Text file, needed for [Assignment #01 HTML]? - Microsoft Windows uses versions of **Notepad**. - Mac OSX **TextEdit** needs to save as **Plain Text**, not **Rich Text**: 1. Open **TextEdit** 2. In the menu bar (located at top left side), click "TextEdit" 3. Click "Preferences" 4. In the "New Document" tab, under the heading "Format", select radio button for "Plain Text" (As opposed to "Rich Text") **Do not copy and paste text out of a word processor!** **Do not use non-English settings on your computer!** Lab work this week ------------------ Students may attend any of the CST8207 lab sections if there is space. If you miss your scheduled lab period, come to one of the other ones. See the timetable here and on the [Course Home Page]: - [Ian Allen CST8207 18W Timetable] Your course work for most of the term will be done by [Remote Login] to a [Course Linux Server] (**CLS**) machine using your Algonquin userid (the same userid that you use for Blackboard) and a special CLS server password (*not* your Blackboard password) that you must get from your instructor. See the connection information in [Course Linux Server] and work with your instructor during lab time if you have problems connecting to the server. Your first assignment does *not* need access to the Course Linux Server. You can complete it using *any* computer, even one at a library. Upcoming tests -------------- For full marks, read the [Test Instructions] (all the words) before your midterm tests. 1. First Midterm test: 45 minutes; in your one-hour lecture class at 3pm on Wednesday in Week 5 (February 14). 2. Second Midterm test: 45 minutes; in your one-hour lecture class at 3pm on Wednesday in Week 9 (March 21). Tests take place in your one-hour lecture class, not in your lab period. You must write the test in the lecture class in which you are registered. - For full marks, read the [Test Instructions] (all the words) before your first midterm test. Notes from the Classroom ======================== - **Take notes in class!** Keep a pad open on your desk. - This week in lecture we learn about how the course works, [Remote Login], and how to connect to the [Course Linux Server]. - Keep a notebook with a [List of Commands] in it. - You need to write down yourself what each command *does*. - On Blackboard, click on the hidden gear icon in the top-right corner of the "My Announcements" box and set "Show Announcements for" to "Last 30 days". - Navigating Blackboard and the Course Notes: - Always open links in tabs as you were shown in class; do not click through links or you'll get lost. - Know how to hide and un-hide the Blackboard left-side-bar course menu. - Configure "All" or "Last 30 days" for Blackboard "My Announcements". - Turn on "show file extensions" in your Windows machines, or else you may upload files with incorrect names such as `assginment01.txt.txt`! - Never use the sample userid *abcd0001* to log in. These are example userids used in the notes that are meant to be replaced with *your own login userid*. If you try repeatedly to log in to the [Course Linux Server] from home using a non-existent userid or password, your home IP address will be locked out; see the [Course Linux Server] notes for help on how to fix this. - As part of the [Course Introduction], make sure you Read [Course Introduction: Basic EMail Etiquette] before you send email to your professor. - Make the **Subject:** match the message. - Don't quote irrelevant crap in replies; remove the junk. - [Don't top-post] unless forwarding. - Used in class and lab this week via [Remote Login] to the [Course Linux Server] -- all the commands from [Assignment #02][Assignment #02 HTML]: - `exit`, `date`, `users`, `who`, `cal`, `fortune`, `sl`, `cmatrix -s`, `echo hello`, `figlet hello`, `toilet hello`, `history` - To delete (remove) a file named `foo.txt`, use the command: `rm foo.txt` - Unix/Linux has no *Recycle Bin*. The file is deleted. ![Take Notes in Class] -- | Ian! D. Allen, BA, MMath - idallen@idallen.ca - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Home Page: http://idallen.com/ Contact Improv: http://contactimprov.ca/ | College professor (Free/Libre GNU+Linux) at: http://teaching.idallen.com/ | Defend digital freedom: http://eff.org/ and have fun: http://fools.ca/ [Plain Text] - plain text version of this page in [Pandoc Markdown] format [www.idallen.com]: http://www.idallen.com/ [Course Home Page]: .. 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