Intro to Os Aiu

Unit 5 IP

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Abstract

A manual is needed for the kernel distributions of Linux. The following will be the manual.

Unit 5 IP

As I have been asked to write a manual for the different kernel distributions of Linux, The following information serves as the manual. It contains information on the necessary components and functions of the OS as they relate to the kernel and the shell. It will List the 5 most common distributions. It will also describe how to perform at least 20 commands using a shell.

Linux OS

In the Linux OS, the heart is the kernel. The kernel is at the core of everything the computer is able to do. Surrounding the kernel is the shell. The shell talks directly with the kernel giving commands on what to do and when.

According to www.pcworld.com (2013) the five most common distributions of the Linux kernel are, Linux Mint, Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, and Debain.

When using Linux Mint, two of the shells available for use are bash and GNOME.

The following is a listing of commands and functions for use in the bash shell.

Commands:

cd -> Used to navigate the directories.  You can move to any location by path.

1. cd This will move you back to your home, same as cd ~

2. cd .. This will take you back exactly one directory.  Starting in /home/justin/Desktop, cd .. will put me into /home/justin.  This can be expanded upon, cd ../../ from the Desktop location instead will move me 2 back, from my Desktop to /home.

3. cd foldername/ This will move you forward to the given folder in your current folder.  Take note of the missing prefix / it is an important omission.  if I am in /home/justin and I want to get to Desktop, I must type cd Desktop/ without the / before Desktop.  Typing / before it places us in the root of file system, which is incorrect.

4. cd /some/other/path This will take you to the specified folder path, supposing it exists as typed exactly.  Don't forget your tab completion!

ls -> Used to list...