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OPS235 Lab 1 - Fedora17

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<li value="1618">Copy the file '''ps.lst''' from your '''/root''' directory to a USB memory key for backup purposes (Note: you can also use the '''scp''' command to backup the ps.lst file to your matrix account if you wish).</li>
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<li value="1719">View the section below to learn about and perform an update on your fresh Fedora install (you may have to find spare time to perform this install if you are running short on lab time). '''Do <u>not</u> proceed to Investigation 3 without performing an update'''.</li>
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<li value="1820">Since your installation DVD is an image (picture frozen in time), your Fedora 19 distribution may be lacking important fixes and security enhancements. We will now perform an update. First, you must start the Firefox web browser, turn off popup window blocking (select ''Edit>Preferences'', then select the Content tab and un-check the box to Block Popups), then login to SeneNET.</li>
<li>Switch to your bash shell terminal, and issue the command: <code>'''yum update'''</code></li>
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