Linux - introduction
EN - online
language English
location_on online
school Frank Van Puyvelde
schedule This course takes half a day.
more_horiz more courses ICT tools for research: VSC
Period | Date and hour | Target group | Register |
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February 2024 | 19/02/2024: 09.00 - 13.00 | KU Leuven staff | via KU Loket |
Association KU Leuven staff | via form | ||
Students | |||
Externals (VSC) | |||
March 2024 | 25/03/2024: 09.00 - 13.00 | KU Leuven staff | via KU Loket |
Association KU Leuven staff | via form | ||
Students | |||
Externals (VSC) |
Topics covered
This course will give a short practical summary of the basic things one needs when using mainly the command line in Linux:
- Overview and distributions
- How to start working with Linux
- Short introduction to Graphical User Interface
- Command line basics: getting help, useful commands
- Linux File System: navigating, file paths, file manipulation, disk space, archiving
- Text editing
- Groups, users, security: access rights
- Process control
- This course provides several hands-on sessions
Target audience
This course is primarily targeted at researchers that would like/need to use Linux system for scientific purpose, e.g. VSC-users, although other interested parties are welcome as well.
Result/Objectives
- Understanding basics of Linux system philosophy
- Editing and displaying files in command line environment and in GUI
- Use of basic command line commands
- Getting familiar with navigating the Linux File System, checking disk usage, manipulating and archiving files and directories
- Understanding the concept of access rights and the ways to grant different rights to other users
- Learning the ways to control processes