Linux Professional Institute

Course
( LPI-Level 1)

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 Course Overview

 The material covered in this course includes:

 Introduction to Linux
 Linux System Installation
 Linux Usage
 Linux System Configuration
 Linux System Background
 Linux System Administration
 Networking Basics
 Linux Kernel

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 Chapter 1
Introduction

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 Chapter 1 Objectives

 Answer the question: Why Linux?

 List some of the key companies using
Linux today
 Describe the “Value Proposition”
associated with Linux
 Identify the conventions used throughout
the courseware
 Identify the conventions used throughout
the course labs
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 Why Linux?

 Until recently many thought that Windows

would dominate the server market.
 Reasons cited included:
Fragmentation within the Unix
Market
The high cost of Unix systems
Microsoft dominance in other
markets

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 Fragmentation

 Many argue that fragmentation (too many

 versions) has never been a real problem
on Unix systems.
Unix programming tools are portable
It is easy to port applications
Linux could be causing a unification
Linux versions share the same kernel code
Many versions of Unix will now support
Linux Binaries

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 High Cost

 Unix has been expensive to deploy

 High licensing costs
 Exotic, proprietary hardware
 Windows NT became popular because:
 Low cost
 Could run on commodity hardware
 Linux is very competitive because it offers:
 The stability and power of a UNIX-like system
 No licensing costs
 Cross-platform hardware compatibility

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 Vendor Dominance?

 Is Microsoft's dominance on the desktop an

 indication of their future dominance of the
server market?
 Reasons Linux may be winning:
Linux is growing faster than any other
operating system
Apache enjoys 60% of the web server
marketshare
See http://www.netcraft.com/survey/

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 Course Format

 Look over the Table of Contents in your course

 material to get an idea of what we will cover
 Usually, the morning will consist of lecture and
 demonstrations and the afternoon will consist
of labs and hands-on activities
 Familiarize yourself with the conventions used
in the course materials, listed in Chapter 1

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 Introduction to Labs
 Labs supplement the training material in this
 course.
 Each lab describes objectives and requirements
 Most questions require use of the online manual
pages for completion
 Work through the questions in order specified
 Please read questions carefully and ask the
instructor if you are having difficulty
 Familiarize yourself with the lab conventions in

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