Questions
Unit 1 * Chapter 1, pp. 20-21, Exercises 1, 4 1. What is free software? List three characteristics of free software.
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4. What is the Free Software Foundation/GNU? What is Linux? Which parts of Linux operating system did each provide? Who else help build and refine this operating system?
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* Chapter 2, p. 53, Exercise 1 1. Briefly, what does the process of installing an operating system such as Fedora/RHEL involve?
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* Chapter 3, p. 86, Exercises 1, 4, 8 1. What is a live system? What Advantages does it have over an installed system?
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4. Where on the disk should you put your /boot partition of the root (/) partition if you do not use a /boot partition? A.
8. When does a Fedora/RHEL system start X by default? A.
* Chapter 11, p. 498, Exercises 1, 3, 7 1. How does single-user mode differ from multiuser mode? A. 3. What do the letters of the su command stand for? (not for SuperUser) What can you do with su besides give yourself root privileges? How would you log in as Zach if you did not know his password but knew the root password? How would you establish the same environment that Zach has when he first logs in? A.
7. Develop a strategy for coming up with a password that an intruder would not likely to guess but that you will be able to remember. A.
Unit 2 * Chapter 5, p. 182, Exercises 1, 3, 4, 8 * 1. Which commands can you use to determine who is logged in on a specific terminal? * A. * * 3. What happens when you give the following commands if the file named done already exists? * $ cp to_do done $ mv to_do done * A. * * 4. How can you find out which utilities are available on your system for editing files? Which Utilities are available for editing on your system? * A. * * 8. What is