Day4 ubuntu boot camp
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The document outlines various basic commands and functionalities available in Ubuntu, including user management, file operations, and system commands. It presents practical examples for creating and managing files, users, and permissions through the command line. Additionally, it highlights useful applications like 'Ubuntu Tweak' for configuring the Ubuntu desktop environment.
Day4 ubuntu boot camp
- 1. Ubuntu Boot Camp 2013 The Freedom Is Yours!!
- 2. Ubuntu Boot Camp 2013 The Unity Desktop Unity Desktop – Ubuntu Tweaks Ubuntu Tweak: Is an application to configure Ubuntu that provides many useful desktop & system options that the default Desktop environment does not provide. http://ubuntu-tweak.com/
- 3. Ubuntu Boot Camp 2013 Using the Command Line -Tips & Tricks Every command in Linux has a man (manual) page or help menu man ls will bring up a manual which lists all the switches you can add to the command To exit the manual, hit the 'q' key mv –help will also give you more information
- 4. Ubuntu Boot Camp 2013 Basic Commands 1. Create a text file with gedit 2. Type in the following...this is my first command line exercise in Ubuntu 3. Save it to your desktop & name practice.txt We will use this file to practice our commands today ls: Lists the files in the current directory. EG: ls You can type ls -l to see all the file information including permissions and owner EG: ls -l /var/cache/apt/archives less: allows you to view/display a file contents EG: less ~/Desktop/practice.txt gedit: opens the text editor like notepad, so you may modify files. EG: gedit ~/Desktop/practice.txt (now add another line of text then save)
- 5. Ubuntu Boot Camp 2013 Basic Commands pwd: shows the current working directory cd: Allows user to change directories. When opening a terminal, a user will be in their home directory. As a shortcut , substitute ~ in place of the home directory eg: home/user1/Desktop is the same as ~/Desktop mv: Moves a file to a different location or renames a file. EG: mv ~/Desktop/practice.txt ~/Documents/practice.txt EG: mv ~/Documents/practice.txt ~/Desktop/practice2.txt cp: Makes a copy of a file EG: cp ~/Desktop/practice2.txt ~/Documents mkdir: Allows user to create directories (folders) EG: mkdir ~/test
- 6. Ubuntu Boot Camp 2013 Basic Commands rm: Removes or deletes a file or an empty directory EG: rm ~/Desktop/practice.txt (it does not work on directories that contain files) If the directory contains files you must add -R ( recursively) EG: rm -R ~/test
- 7. Ubuntu Boot Camp 2013 Basic Commands – User Management adduser: Creates a new user EG: sudo adduser user1 deluser: Removes a user from the system. To remove the user’s files and home directory, add the -remove-home option EG: sudo deluser -remove-home
- 8. Ubuntu Boot Camp 2013 Basic Commands – User Management addgroup: Creates a new group on the system EG: sudo addgroup teachers delgroup: Removes a group from the system. Note: you cannot remove a group that is the primary group of any users EG: sudo delgroup
- 9. Ubuntu Boot Camp 2013 Basic Commands – User Management Alternatively, you may use the GUI or graphical interface to add users as well. Search Dash for Users...then unlock with your sudo password
- 10. Ubuntu Boot Camp 2013 Basic Commands – User Management Alternatively, you may use the GUI or graphical interface to add users as well. Search Dash for Users...then unlock with your sudo password
- 11. Ubuntu Boot Camp 2013 Basic Commands – User Management passwd: Changes the user’s password. If run by a regular user, it will change his or her password. If run using sudo, any user’s password can be changed. EG: sudo passwd user1 Setting passwd for root account in Ubuntu: As discussed, the root account is not activated by default in Ubuntu, in both the desktop and server versions. Make it secure and not the same as sudo!!! ( !nt4u2c~ ) EG sudo passwd root Now you will be able to enter and use recovery mode if needed, selecting either the net root option (if you have internet connection) or root
- 12. Ubuntu Boot Camp 2013 Basic Commands – File Ownership chown: Changes the user and group ownerships of a file EG: sudo chown user1 ~/Documents/practice2.txt Change the group ownership of a file EG: sudo chown user1.teachers ~/Documents/practice2.txt
- 13. Ubuntu Boot Camp 2013 Basic Commands-File Permissions chmod: Changes the permissions on a file or folder EG: chmod 664 ~/Documents/test/practice2.txt
- 14. Ubuntu Boot Camp 2013 Basic Commands - Additional lsusb: Shows a list of USB devices attached to your system lspci: Shows a list of PCI devices installed on the system Ifconfig: Displays all present network adaptors, the MAC addresses and IP's
- 15. Thank you !