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This course introduces users to the process of preparing a hard drive for use with the Linux operating system and explains the Linux boot process.
Objectives:
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Identify the types of partitions that exist on a Linux system
- Explain the capabilities of the disk formatting utilities fips and fdisk
- Create primary partitions, swap partitions, and extended partitions with fdisk
- Describe the Linux boot process
- Identify and describe the contents of the /etc/inittab file
- Describe the function of LILO
- Safely shut down a Linux system
Topics:
- Understanding Partitions
- Understanding fdisk
- Creating a Primary Partition
- Creating a Swap Partition
- Creating an Extended Partition
- Formatting Partitions
- Understanding File System Organization
- Booting Linux
- Understanding Runlevels
- Understanding the init Daemon
- Understanding LILO
- Shutting Down Linux
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