[1537] in SIPB_Linux_Development
Linux IAP course planning
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Erik Nygren)
Sun Dec 15 16:36:00 1996
To: linux-dev@MIT.EDU, pmccormi@MIT.EDU
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 1996 16:35:44 EST
From: Erik Nygren <nygren@MIT.EDU>
Well, since no one else is taking over, I guess I should
make sure the Linux IAP class happens. When would be a good
time for a planning meeting?
Talking to people, it's starting to look like we wouldn't be able to
have a meeting until the Monday when we get back for IAP (the day
before the class.... :-( )
So far people who've expressed interest in helping include
amu, pmccormi, jered, sit, myself, and possibly some others.
As a result, why don't we discuss here what we want to do. We
probably want to target for an audience of people who don't know the
first thing about Linux. Here's a possible prototype schedule:
What is Linux and why would you want it or not want it?
- What is an operating system
- What is Linux
- What can you do with Linux and what are the
drawbacks to running it
- Hardware requirements and recommendations
- What Athena software is available? What isn't?
Where to get help and more information
- Mailing lists
- Web pages and FAQ's
- HOWTO's, RedHat docs, LDP docs
- NetNews
- discuss archives
- iLinux-Athena
Installation
- What is a distribution
- What is RedHat
- How to make boot disks
- Partitioning and repartitioning
- How to do the rest of the install
- Other packages you may want to install
- How to install the Athena stuff on top of an existing
RedHat system
Configuring X
- Summary of video card jargon and how they work
- How to do it in the easy case
- How to look for help in harder cases
Kernels
- What is a kernel?
- Rebuilding a kernel
System Administration (much of this is a summary of iLinux-Athena)
- Making your machine secure
- Tickets and tokens
- Periodically updating
- Adding athena and local users
- Setting up a web or ftp server
- Using the RedHat admin tools (for printing, etc)
- Overview of filesystem and important files
(shared libs, /etc, /var/log, /etc/rc.d, etc)
- Mounting other partitions
- Installing additional packages
- Backing up
- ... ????
We should have copies of iLinux-Athena and "Installing Linux over
MITnet" available as handouts. What should be added/removed?
How should things be reordered? (I haven't thought about ordering).
We have two days of two hours each. Should we do the same
thing both days or should we spread the above out over all four
hours (probably the latter). Any volunteers for doing particular suggestions?
Erik
