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Navigate through your Graphical Fedora system, '''locate and run a terminal program (in order to issue Linux commands). Issue and record the commands used and the output generated in each of the following steps:'''
# The name of the installation log file is <code>/root/install.log</code> -- It is an ASCII file (how can you be sure?) and can be viewed with the <code>less</code> command.
# To capture the list of all the system processes to a file called <code>ps.lst</code>, enter the command: <code>ps -ef > ps.lst''</code>
# Copy the installation log file <code>/root/install.log</code> and the file ps.lst to a USB memory key, or scp to your matrix account as a backup.
# View the section below to learn about and perform an update on your fresh Fedora16 install (you may have to find spare time to perform this install if you are running short on lab time). Do you proceed to Investigation 3 without performing an update.
{{Admon/tip |Updating Fedora|The Fedora 16 software is updated frequently to add features, fix bugs, and upgrade security. Perform a system update to get the latest versions of the packages installed in Fedora: Start the Firefox web browser, turn off popup window blocking (select ''Edit>Preferences'', then select the Content tab and uncheck the box to Block Popups), then login to SeneNET. Open a terminal and type <code>su</code> to start a shell as root. Enter the command <code>yum update</code> This will download and install all of the packages that have been updated since the installation DVD image was created. If you complete this command at Seneca it should run quite fast as Seneca College hosts a Fedora Repository mirror (a copy of all of the current fedora packages, on a local web server).}}
* Find out the default route (gateway)
* IP of the DNS name server
* '''Name and contact information on your disk pack'''
= Preparing for the Quizzes =
# How many packages were installed?
# How many files (correct to the nearest hundred) were installed?
# How many users were created automatically on your system (do not count your learn account)?
# What is your learn account's UID and GID?
# How do you determine the host name of your GNU/Linux workstation?
# What command can display the NIC's MAC address?
{{Admon/important|Unbind your MAC address|Before moving your disk pack to another system, [[Unbinding MAC Addresses on Fedora|unbind your MAC address]].}}