Difference between revisions of "Introduction to Linux in HPC/Historical Background"
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- A proposal for a new operating system succeeding UNIX. | - A proposal for a new operating system succeeding UNIX. | ||
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- A UNIX distribution that had to be renamed due to legal claims. | - A UNIX distribution that had to be renamed due to legal claims. | ||
| − | || | + | || The POSIX standard is not a specific implementation, but rather a standardized interface. |
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- A complete installation of the operating system with all supporting tools and applications. | - A complete installation of the operating system with all supporting tools and applications. | ||
| − | || | + | || Linux only refers to the kernel only. System application may be developed for Linux but they are not part of Linux itself. |
+ The operating system kernel only. | + The operating system kernel only. | ||
| − | || | + | || Linux only refers to the kernel only. System application may be developed for Linux but they are not part of Linux itself. |
- The operating sytem kernel including the most basic system tools. | - The operating sytem kernel including the most basic system tools. | ||
| − | || | + | || Linux only refers to the kernel only. System application may be developed for Linux but they are not part of Linux itself. |
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- Geek Needed Unix | - Geek Needed Unix | ||
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Revision as of 10:09, 23 November 2020
| Tutorial | |
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| Title: | Introduction to Linux in HPC |
| Provider: | HPC.NRW
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| Contact: | tutorials@hpc.nrw |
| Type: | Multi-part video |
| Topic Area: | HPC Platforms |
| License: | CC-BY-SA |
| Syllabus
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| 1. Background and History | |
| 2. The Command Line | |
| 3. Linux Directory Structure | |
| 4. Files | |
| 5. Text display and search | |
| 6. Users and permissions | |
| 7. Processes | |
| 8. The vim text editor | |
| 9. Shell scripting | |
| 10. Environment variables | |
| 11. System configuration | |
| 12. SSH Connections | |
| 13. SSH: Graphics and File Transfer | |
| 14. Various tips | |
This part of the tutorial introduces Linux and puts it into context with the UNIX operating system, the POSIX standard, and the GNU initiative. It further introduced terms like kernel and distribution that will help you understand further literature or videos on this topic.
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