Tutorial7: Installing Linux / Live Linux / Virtualization

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INSTALLING LINUX / LIVE LINUX / VIRTUALIZATION


Main Objectives of this Practice Tutorial

  • List and explain the common types of installing Linux
  • Define and explain the purpose of using a Live Linux distribution
  • Define and explain the purpose of Virtualization
  • Compare running a Live Linux distribution from MyApps with booting a Live Linux CD


Tutorial Reference Material

Course Notes
Concepts
YouTube Videos
Course Notes: Installing Linux
  • Types of Linux Installation
  • Live Linux
  • Virtualization

Software
  • Knoppix
Instructional Videos:
  • x

KEY CONCEPTS

Installing Linux

Listing of Common Linux Distributions.
(Image licensed under cc)

A Linux distribution (often abbreviated as distro) is an operating system made from a software collection that is based upon the Linux kernel and, often, a package management system. Linux users usually obtain their operating system by downloading one of the Linux distributions, which are available for a wide variety of systems ranging from embedded devices (for example, OpenWrt) and personal computers (for example, Linux Mint) to powerful supercomputers (for example, Rocks Cluster Distribution).

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_distribution


If you would like to use your own Linux OS, you will need to install it Having your own Linux system offers a great learning opportunity and gives you access to a large library of software The installation process transfers the live image to a disk (or flash memory) and configures the system The OS requires compatible hardware For most distributions the installation involves a guided graphical environment and it is easy to accomplish


Standalone installation

  • Linux is the only OS on the computer
  • Any existing data on disk will be erased


Multi-boot setup

  • A boot menu allows the user to select the desired OS The installation process will take some of the free disk space from the OS already installed
  • Back up important data before proceeding
  • Install Linux last, as other operating systems may not offer a multi-boot option


Virtualized installation

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  • x


Live Linux

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INVESTIGATION 1: BOOTING KNOPPIX (LIVE LINUX) FROM MYAPPS


In this section, you will learn how to ...



Perform the Following Steps:

  1. x

In the next investigation, you will ...

INVESTIGATION 2: BOOTING KNOPPIX (LIVE LINUX) FROM CD / USB

In this section, you will learn how to ...


Perform the Following Steps:

  1. x

In the next investigation, you will ...


LINUX PRACTICE QUESTIONS

The purpose of this section is to obtain extra practice to help with quizzes, your midterm, and your final exam.

Here is a link to the MS Word Document of ALL of the questions displayed below but with extra room to answer on the document to simulate a quiz:

https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~murray.saul/uli101/uli101_week7_practice.docx

Your instructor may take-up these questions during class. It is up to the student to attend classes in order to obtain the answers to the following questions. Your instructor will NOT provide these answers in any other form (eg. e-mail, etc).


Review Questions:

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  2. x
  3. x
  4. x
  5. x
  6. x
  7. x
  8. x
  9. Create a table listing each Linux command, useful options that were mentioned in the online assignment #1 and command purpose for the following Linux commands: x , x , x , x , x , x , x , x , x , x