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Chapter 2 Installing Linux

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Two types of user accounts in Linux.   administrator (root) and regular user accounts  
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Types of PATA hard disk configurations.   Primary master PATA hard disk (hda) Primary slave PATA hard disk (hdb) Secondary master PATA hard disk (hdc) Secondary slave PATA hard disk (hdd)  
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Default command-line interface in Linux.   BASH (Bourne Again Shell)  
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Five common file systems in Linux?   ext2, ext3, ext4, VFAT, REISER  
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A common boot loader used in Linux.   GRUB (Grand Unified Bootloader)  
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A filesystem function that keeps a journal of the information that needs to be written to the hard disk.   journaling  
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Common Linux journaling filesystems   REISER, ext3, ext4  
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A protocol that is used by services to query directory databases for purposes of authentication.   LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)  
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The most common set of local command syntax documentation.   manual (man) pages  
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The key combinations that have special meaning in the Linux operating system.   metacharacters  
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A set of services that is used to standardize the configuration and centralize the authentication of UNIX and Linux-based systems across a network.   NIS (Network Information Service)  
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A small section of an entire hard disk created to make the hard disk easier to use. Can be primary or extended.   Partitions  
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The separate divisions into which a hard disk can be divided (up to four per hard disk).   Primary partitions  
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a type of storage that can be used to combine hard disks together for performance and/or fault tolerance.   RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)  
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A user interface that accepts input from the user and passes the input to the kernel for processing.   shell  
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A partition on a hard disk that can be further subdivided into components called logical drives.   extended partition  
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A nonjournaling filesystem that might be used in Linux.   VFAT (Virtual File Allocation Table)  
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Equivalent to the man command which generally provides an easier-to-read description of the queried command and also contains links to other related information.   info  
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The command to safely shut down the Linux system immediately.   halt  
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Command that is equivalent to the man -k [keyword] command.   appropos [keyword]  
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Command that blanks the terminal screen, erasing previously displayed output.   clear  
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Key combination that is pressed to open the graphical terminal.   Ctrl + Alt + F1 or F7  
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Command that displays the users currently logged in to the Linux system.   who  
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The prompt that the root user receives when logged in to the system.   #  
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The prompt that regular users receive when logged in to the system.   $  
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The third primary partition on the second SCSI hard disk within Linux.   sdb3  
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The two partitions typically created at a minimum during a Linux installation.   /boot and /swap  
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halts the system in four minutes   shutdown -h +4  
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reboots the system in four minutes   shutdown -r +4  
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halts the system immediately   shutdown -h now  
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cancels a scheduled shutdown   shutdown -c  
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halts your system immediately and powers down the computer   poweroff  
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reboots your system immediately   reboot  
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Special home directory variable   ~  
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shell variable   $  
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Background command execution   &  
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command termination   ;  
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input/output redirection   < << > >>  
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command piping   |  
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shell wildcards   * ? [ ]  
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metacharacter quotes   ' " \  
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Resets your terminal to use default terminal settings   reset  
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Displays information on system users.   finger  
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Displays currently logged-in users   who  
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Displays your login name   whoami  
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Displays the numbers associated with your user account name and group names   id  
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Displays the current date and time   date  
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displays the calendar for the current month   cal  
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Exits out of your current shell   exit  
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graphical login type   tty1 (Ctrl + Alt + F1) or tty7 (Ctrl + Alt + F7)  
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logins for command-line terminals   tty2 (Ctrl + Alt + F2) tty3 (Ctrl + Alt + F3) tty4 (Ctrl + Alt + F4) tty5 (Ctrl + Alt + F5) tty6 (Ctrl + Alt + F6)  
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