The document summarizes a Linux workshop covering topics like installation, file and user management, basic commands, shells, processes, software installation, hardware configurations, and an introduction to free and open source software (FOSS). It provides background on Linux and why organizations may want to migrate to it from other operating systems due to issues like crashing, viruses, vendor dependence and unpredictability. It also briefly explains what a boot loader and GRUB are and their roles in system startup.

1. LINUX WORKSHOP 20th - 25th January IIT Kanpur Abhishek Srivastava http://www.GeekAb.co.cc YEINDIA (www.yeindia.org)

3. Installation

4. File , Group and user management

5. Basic commands

6. Shells and Process

7. Searching and Remote Logging

8. Linux GUI

9. Software Installations

10. Processes in details

11. Other Hardware configurations

12. Foss Development

14. The freedom to study how the program works, and change it to make it do what you wish .

15. The freedom to redistribute copies.

16. The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others .

17. Source : http://www.gnu.org/bulletins/bull1.txt

19. Allows convenient usage; hides the tedious stuff

20. Allows efficient usage; parallel activity, avoids wasted cycles

21. Provides information protection

22. Gives each user a slice of the resources

23. To ensure the system behaves in a predictable way

24. What is LINUX? Linux is an operating system created by - Linus Torvalds, at the University of Helsinki in Finland. The kernel, at the heart of all Linux systems, is developed and released under the GNU General Public License and its source code is freely available to everyone. Important Features : Freely distributed, Adaptability and Robustness,

26. Unlimited and Uncontrolled Viruses.

27. Unknown behavior of Operating System.

28. Dependability of user on Operating System Vendor.

29. BOOT LOADER At time of power on, system does not have an operating system in ROM or RAM. Its a small program that starts sequence of loading other programs into RAM. So its only job is to load other data and programs which are then executed from RAM.

30. GRUB GRUB = GNU GRand Unified Bootloader Purpose : 1. To recognize filesystems 2. Load boot images

31. INSTALLATION