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ICT374 Lab 1:
Introduction to the Lab Environment
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand how the operating systems in the lab machines are set up and deployed,
including roles of the image server and the two SSDs on each local machine.
2. Learn to deploy the required and start the OS.
3. Learn to update the OS images on the local machine.
4. Learn to use Linux terminal
5. Understand the file hierarchy and the concepts of current directory and home
directory and associated commands such as
cd
,
pwd
6. Learn to use basic Unix commands for file handling:
cp
,
mv
,
mkdir
and
rm
7. Learn to use the command
man
to view the manual pages of Unix commands.
8. For internal students to become familiar with the lab setup
9. For external students to become familiar with use of Linux server ceto
Required Reading:
LINUX: Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition (or just Rute for short): Chapter 4:
Basic Commands.
Access to Software:
Internal students will use the lab machines on Murdoch Campus (ECL2.039 and
ECL2.044). You must also bring a USB drive with you to the lab to for copying your work
from the lab machine. This is necessary as you cannot retain your work on the lab
machine.
For external students, if you have already installed Linux, then use your own Linux
installation. If you have not yet installed your own Linux, you may use our Linux server
(ceto.murdoch.edu.au) temporarily until you have installed the Linux on your machine.
More information on how to install Linux is available from Download Page of this
website.
Lab Setup in ECL2.039 and ECL2.044
Each lab machine in ECL2.039 and ECL2.044 is equiped with two SSD drives. The first
drive stores the OS images for various units and unit coordinators. To deploy a specific OS