Training Slides for the Linux Desktop Training with Networking Concepts and Best Practices

These are the training slides used in the Linux Desktop Training with Networking Concepts and Best Practices held on December 18-20, 2006, at the Surigao State College of Technology, Surigao City, Philippines. Published under Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 2.5 License.

Introduction to FOSS and Linux Distributions by Harvey Entendez Diaz — last modified 2007-02-19 07:12 PM

Introduces participants to Free/Open Source Software, its benefits and importance. Also shows comparative advantages of FOSS against proprietary software. The Linux kernel and various distributions are also introduced, citing Linux's origins, the developer behind the kernel and the OS, and the different licenses revolving around FOSS.

Introduction to Linux Filesystem and Linux OS Installation by Harvey Entendez Diaz — last modified 2007-02-19 07:12 PM

Introduces the Linux filesystem and the File Hierarchy Standard (FHS). Differentiates the various functions of each folder in root (/). File permissions are also covered. Gives an overview of a Linux OS installation, the media needed, as well as the suggested partition sizes.

Introduction to Linux Desktops by Harvey Entendez Diaz — last modified 2007-02-19 07:12 PM

Introduces the Linux desktop, including the two most popular and well-used desktop environments: Gnome and KDE.

The Gnome Desktop by Harvey Entendez Diaz — last modified 2007-02-19 07:12 PM

Since, the training used Gnome as the desktop, a presentations was created to introduce the parts of a Gnome desktop.

Ubuntu: what is it all about? by Harvey Entendez Diaz — last modified 2007-02-19 07:12 PM

Ubuntu was used as the training distribution. This presentation introduces Ubuntu and its different versions.