Linux1
Introduction
Linux or GNU/Linux is an operating system, i.e. the midle mand between you and the computer hardware. Therefore Linux is a full replacement for Microsoft Windows or mac OS X.
Logging in
Getting the content for this practical
The necessary files for this practical are hosted in a version control system. To obtain them, just type the following command:
svn export http://source.ggy.bris.ac.uk/subversion-open/intro-to-linux/trunk intro-to-linux
This will fetch all necessary files and put them in a folder called intro-to-linux/.
To change directories, the command cd is used. It stands for ... "change directory" (!) To navigate to the directory folder containing the file, type:
cd intro-to-linux