Beginner Linux challenges

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Hard Prerequisites
  • TOPICS: Introduction to Linux
  • TOPICS: Introduction to Bash and the terminal
    • Soft Prerequisites
  • WORKSHOPS: [TODO] Introduction to Linux: Live demo

    • Submission guidelines

    While you work through this project you will save your script commands in a number of files called shell scripts, name them by task and sub task number i.e. 1-2, they have the extension .sh. You’ll be handing those in later. In general we use a tool called Git and a platform called Github for project submissions but this will be covered later in the course.

    Task 1 : Basic Task

    Open a linux terminal. Now do the following from the command line.

    1. type in ls and press enter. What do you see? What does this mean?
    2. type in pwd and press enter. What do you see? What does this mean?
    3. Make a new directory called workspace then cd into your new directory
    4. type in ls and press enter. What do you see? What does this mean?
    5. Make a new file called README.md (you can use the touch command to do this)
    6. Make a copy of README.md, name your copy CHANGELOG.md

    Resources

    1. Linux basic commands

    Task 2 : Absolute and Relative Paths

    Create an empty file named exercise.md and move this file to the /tmp directory, using a relative pathname. Then, delete this file using an absolute pathname.

    Resources

    1. Paths in linux
    2. Absolute and Relative Paths (video)

    Task 3 : cat commands

    1. Create 3 files namely umuzi.md, recruits.md and cohort.md.
    2. Fill all 3 files with contents of your choice. Maybe some nice poems about you MUB experience.
    3. Write a script that concatenates the content of umuzi.md, recruit.md, cohort.md and displays the result on the screen.
    4. Write a script that takes the content of umuzi.md, cohort.md and recruits.md to print/store the output into a new file named summary.md.
    5. use the command line to append the words “The End” to summary.md. Be careful not to overwrite the exiting contend

    Resources

    1. Standard File Streams (video)
    2. The cat commands

    Task 7 Text editor

    1. Using nano text editor create a file named my_bio.md
    2. Save the file and close the editor
    3. Create a folder named my_files and move my_bio.md within.

    Resources

    1. https://www.lifewire.com/beginners-guide-to-nano-editor-3859002

    Task 8 Update and Upgrade

    1. Update your system with sudo apt update.
    2. Use the sudo apt upgrade to apply the updates downloaded and select Y for Yes.
    3. When installing a package you use sudo apt install package_name.
    4. Install a specific package called tree; using sudo apt install tree. You might ask what is sudo? Sudo allows you to run programs with the security privileges of another user, it is also referred to as a superuser. It is often used to install, start and stop applications that require root priviledges.
    5. dpkg is a tool to install, build remove and manage Debian Packages. This is how you use dpkg, we will install VS Code in this example. Firstly download VS Code VS Code Download then open your terminal in the current folder of the item you just downloaded, type in sudo dpkg -i filename.deb, you will then enter your password and the package will install.

    Resources

    1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2JyzCH8tlM
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