The Free Linux Bin (Skillshare)

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The Free Linux Bin (Skillshare)

I have created this free lesson bin to hold free video lesson. Those will grow over time and can cover many different subject. Check in often for new free lessons on Linux. If you are completely new to Linux and do not have a distribution install, I invite you to watch this class: Installing & running Linux on a USB drive.

In this class, you will learn how to:

  1. Travel your filesystem.
  2. List content.
  3. Permission for Owner, Group, Other.
  4. Create directories.
  5. Remove directories.
  6. Who is root
  7. Introduction to users (Creating and removing them)
  8. How to swap Ctrl and CapsLock key
  9. Output Redirection
  10. Quick bash scripting intro
  11. Mounting File System

There is no drive letter in Linux, no c:, d:.... Devices are mounted under a directory file.

  1. Why use Emacs.

Emacs is so much more then a text editor.

  1. Install Emacs and org-mode

Some of my classes comes with a org file.
Org file a simple text file, but when opened in Emacs with org-mode, they come alive with plenty of feature like, drawers, folding, embedded code, exporting code, evaluating code and more.
Quickly learn how to install emacs and org-mode to take advantage of the full functionality of org file. Download the installEmacsOrg.org in the Class Project section. Then proceed to Video lesson.

  1. Apt package management.

This session serves as a quick introduction to get you going with searching, installing and removing packages on Debian & Ubuntu based distro. It uses the apt-get & apt-cache command line.

  1. Updating your system and Upgrading distribution

How to update all packages on your system and how to upgrade to the newest distribution through the command line.

  1. Emacs and Org Mode

A 10 minute demonstration of Emacs and Org Mode. Why should you learn it.

  1. A good example of personalizing dev environment.

This class is hands on. Each video will provide with examples to practice your newly learned command.
At the end of the class you will create a directory structure for future notes, lab exercise and project for upcoming class.

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