Installation and Useful Commands of Linux Fc 3

Linux Installation Process:

FEDORA CORE-3

REDHAT LINUX 12

Switch on the compute and press "Delete" button to access BIOS settings

Select Boot using right arrow key ()

Choose CD-ROM as the First Priority Boot Device

Insert Linux installation CD-1 into the CD-ROM

Press F10

Click "OK", Booting will start now

Press "Enter" for graphical mode

Click on "Test" or you can skip it

Click on "OK"

To start installing Linux click on "Continue"

Click on "Next" button

Choose US English as Language

Mouse, monitor configuration will automatically be detected

Click on "Next" button

Choose "Install Fedora Core"

Choose "Personal Desktop"

Partition

i.Automatically (If there is free space in hard disk)

ii.Manual (If there is no free space in hard disk, then free space should be created manually)

Choose "Manual".

Delete the Vfat partition you want to install Linux to.

Select memory space for ext3 & swap. Memory space for swap should be double the RAM size.

Click on "OK"

Select country

Type Root Password

Select customize s/w pack

Click on "Continue"

Now installation of Linux will start

Insert CD-2, CD-3, when required

Choose "No, I don't want to create boot disk"

Click on "Reboot"

While rebooting, press "Delete" button to access the BIOS settings

Select Boot using right arrow key ()

Choose Hard disk as the First Priority Boot Device

Remove Linux installation CD from the CD-ROM

Press F10

Click "OK", computer will automatically reboot

If there is no operating system previously installed, Linux will start

If there is other operating systems installed, a menu will appear, choose Linux Fedora Core from the menu.

Useful Linux Shell Prompt Commands:

Command

RESULT

Pg. No..

1.pwd

Print Working Directory

2.cd

Change Directory - move to a specific Folder

3.passwd

Modify a user password

4.alias

Create an alias

5.break

Exit from a loop

6.builtin

Run a shell builtin

7.cal

Display a calendar

8.cat

Display the contents of a file

9.chmod

Change access permissions

10.chroot

Run a command with a different root directory

11.cmp

Compare two files

12.cp

Copy one or more files to another location

13.date

Display or change the date & time

14.dc

Desk Calculator

15.declare

Declare variables and give them attributes

16.df

Declare variables and give them attributes

17.dir

Briefly list directory contents

18.dirname

Convert a full pathname to just a path

19.echo

Display message on screen

20.enable

Enable and disable builtin shell commands

21.exec

Execute a command

22.expand

Convert tabs to spaces

23.export

Set an environment variable

24.expr

Evaluate expressions

25.factor

Print prime factors

26.false

Do nothing, unsuccessfully

27.fdformat

Low-level format a floppy disk

28.fdisk

Partition table manipulator for Linux

29.gawk