Debian Workshop @ ICFOSS

Topics Covered

• Difference From Windows
  • file system
  • partitioning
• Unix File System
  • etc
  • bin
  • boot
  • dev
  • var
  • run
  • usr
• Partitioning
  • primary and logical
  • mounting
• Os install
• Booting process.
  • post
  • bios
  • boot device
  • grub to ram
  • kernal loading
  • initrd.img and chrooting the file system
• Logical Volume management
  • problem of distributing files of one application across different folders in /
  • if memory shortage occurs
  • expanding and shrinking lvm units.
• permissions and file transfer using tarball.(permission maintaining)
  • t bit
  • s bit (delegation property)
  • hard and soft links
  • file command
    • determining file type with this command and not with extensions(as in windows)
• password
  • /etc/password file content
  • /etc/shadow content.
  • id transfer during file transfer and potential problems.
• Init process
  • pstree command
  • init and systemd
• Environment Variables.
  • env command
  • export command
  • .bashrc file
• chroot and  docker concept
  • problem with apache as root user (remote destruction of machine)
  • using different file systems for different applications.
  • jail concept
  • problem with file sharing and file transparency
  • docker concept and its future
• Ldap
  • light weight directory access protocol
  • login using ldap server
  • ldap server and tree structure
  • setting up an ldap server in debian
• disk less booting
  • enable network boot
  • enable dhcp server (mac to ip mapping)
  • two requests
    • one for obtaining ip (using dhcp)
    • one for obtaining kernel (using tftp protocol)
  • for file system handling
    • setup nfs (network file system)
• vim
  • programmers editor
  • vimtutor command
  • command mode and insertmode
  • motion and operation combinations
  • plugins and other options
• web technology
  • dig command and dns
  • dig org, soa
  • telnet
    • telnet is a message sending protocol on pure ASCII such that both client and server uses the same protocol for communication
    • telnet can thus used for http,smtp ,ftp etc.
    • telnet 45.79.134.27 80
    • sending an http request from command line