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topic osos



This is an introductory topic to Open Source Software (OSS) which includes the history of OSS, Open standards, OSS licenses, and OSS web resources. Application software in OSS is also discussed.

2.0 BASICS OF OPEN SOURCE OPERATING SYSTEM
This topic contains the basic concepts of Linux such as, overview of Linux development, various Linux distributions, comparison between Linux and Windows kernels, hard disk partitioning in Linux, and Linux boot loader.

3.0 FILE MANAGEMENT IN OPEN SOURCE
This topic describes Linux desktop environment, list the common OSS application programs, describe File System Hierarchy Standard in Linux, managing Linux system directories, and list of commands that can be used to manage Linux files and directories.

4.0 OPEN SOURCE FILE SYSTEM
This topic explains the purpose of various types of shell and the function of shell scripts. This topic also discusses on the different types of text editor used to edit and view files and the commands for file backups.

5.0 OPEN SOURCE SERVICES AND NETWORKING
This topic covers on networking in Linux environment. It covers the OSS operating systems, configuring Linux system to perform system administration of network services, log files, and utility files in Linux.

6.0 TROUBLESHOOTING OPEN SOURCE SYSTEM
This topic discusses troubleshooting a network with Linux system using Linux command lines and other tools.