Tutorial7: Installing Linux / Live Linux / Virtualization
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INSTALLING LINUX / LIVE LINUX / VIRTUALIZATION
Main Objectives of this Practice Tutorial
- List and explain the common types of installing Linux
- Define and explain the purpose of using a Live Linux distribution
- Define and explain the purpose of Virtualization
- Compare running a Live Linux distribution from MyApps with booting a Live Linux CD
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KEY CONCEPTS
Installing Linux
Having your own Linux system offers a great learning opportunity and gives you access to a large library of software.
Steps in the installation process:
- Select a Linux Distribution and download a Linux Distribution Install ISO File to your Computer
(Note: The OS requires compatible hardware) - Burn an Linux Distribution CD/DVD, or USB, or use downloaded file when creating a virtual machine
- Once booted, the installation process transfers the live image to a disk (or flash memory) and configures the system
- For most distributions the installation involves a guided graphical environment and it is easy to accomplish
A Linux distribution (often abbreviated as distro) is an operating system made from a software collection that is based upon the Linux kernel and, often, a package management system. Linux users usually obtain their operating system by downloading one of the Linux distributions, which are available for a wide variety of systems ranging from embedded devices (for example, OpenWrt) and personal computers (for example, Linux Mint) to powerful supercomputers (for example, Rocks Cluster Distribution).
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_distribution
Linux Installation Methods
Standalone installation
- Linux is the only OS on the computer
- Any existing data on disk will be erased
Multi-boot setup
- A boot menu allows the user to select the desired OS The installation process will take some of the free disk space from the OS already installed
- Back up important data before proceeding
- Install Linux last, as other operating systems may not offer a multi-boot option
Virtualized installation
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Live Linux
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INVESTIGATION 1: BOOTING KNOPPIX (LIVE LINUX) FROM MYAPPS
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INVESTIGATION 2: BOOTING KNOPPIX (LIVE LINUX) FROM CD / USB
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LINUX PRACTICE QUESTIONS
The purpose of this section is to obtain extra practice to help with quizzes, your midterm, and your final exam.
Here is a link to the MS Word Document of ALL of the questions displayed below but with extra room to answer on the document to simulate a quiz:
https://ict.senecacollege.ca/~murray.saul/uli101/uli101_week7_practice.docx
Your instructor may take-up these questions during class. It is up to the student to attend classes in order to obtain the answers to the following questions. Your instructor will NOT provide these answers in any other form (eg. e-mail, etc).
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