Title | Workshop 1 |
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Course | Operating Systems |
Institution | University of Lincoln |
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CMP1005M - Operating Systems Workshop 1 Attendance monitoring https://attendance.lincoln.ac.uk/ 890738 The scope of this workshop is to familiarize yourself with the Linux operating systems, and to understand some of the differences between Linux and other operating systems. If you have any questions, please ask to the lecturer.
Task 1 - Linux installation •
First of all, you should download and install on your computer one the following virtual machines: - https://www.virtualbox.org/ - https://www.vmware.com/uk/products/workstation-player/workstation-player-evaluation.html
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Then, download and install a desktop Linux distribution (.iso file) on the virtual machine, for example Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop
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Once the Linux installation is completed, you should be able to run it on the virtual machine and see something like this:
Task 2 - Linux vs other OSs Boot up Linux and log-in. Try out both the graphical environment (e.g. Gnome, KDE) and the command line (look for “Terminal”, “Console” or “Shell” among the applications). Carry out an observational study of the differences between Linux and Windows (or other operating systems – e.g. macOS, Android), from boot-up to desktop usage, recording your observations. Open a Linux terminal and compare it to the DOS command environment in Windows (look for “Command Prompt” or "cmd" among the Windows applications). Compare and take note of the differences between DOS and Linux terminal. TIP: In both DOS and Linux terminal, you can type help to see a list of available commands. More commands are listed here (DOS/Windows) and here (Linux).
Task 3 - DOS Command Environment Create a folder on your desktop (e.g. “new_folder”), and save one or more files within it (e.g. an empty Word document). Find out the path of the folder (e.g. "C:\Users\myname\Desktop\ new_folder") and take note of it. Now open a DOS Command Environment, as explained in the previous task. Use the command cd to reach the new folder, for example by typing on the DOS terminal the command cd C:\Users\myname\Desktop\new_folder Try the commands dir, copy, del, move and ren on the file(s) inside the new folder. Use help dir for an explanation of the dir command. Do the same for any other DOS command....