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OPS235 Lab 5 - Fedora17

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==~~Introduction~~Overview==

:* In this lab, you are going to help conserve disk space by learning how to compress and decompress files that are stored your computer server. In addition, you will learn a traditional method of how to install programs by decompressing source code archives and install (compile) them on your computer.

* '''Lab Logbook (Lab5 Reference Sheet)''' (to make notes and observations).

==Prerequisites==

~~==References==~~* Completion and Instructor "Sign-off" of Lab 4: [[OPS235 Lab 4]]

* manpages for mount, fstab, tar, gzip, make, chkconfig, dd, service

* Resources on the web:

** [http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-services-f13.html Services in Fedora 13]

** [http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/learn-the-dd-command-362506/ How to use the <code>dd</code> command]

==~~Required Material~~Linux Command Online Reference==Each Link below displays online manpages for each command (via [http://linuxmanpages.com/ http://linuxmanpages.com]): {|width="100%" cellpadding="5"|'''Archiving Utilities:'''|'''Service Management Utilities:'''||- valign="top"|*[http://linuxmanpages.com/man8/tar.8.php tar]*[http://linuxmanpages.com/man8/giz.8.php gzip]*[http://linuxmanpages.com/man8/gunzipiz.8.php gunzipzip]*[http://linuxmanpages.com/man8/make.8.php make]|*[http://linuxmanpages.com/man8/make.8.php service]

~~==Prerequisites==~~

* Completion of Labs 1-4|}

==Introduction==

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