Introduction to Open Source Operating Systems – Bachelor’s

This course will cover the fundamental concepts and philosophy behind free and open source software (FOSS). The course will discuss open source and free software licensing; open source business strategies and impact; FOSS utilization in the enterprise; and development methodologies. Students will learn to set up and configure an industry-standard open source operating system, including system installation, and basic system administration; system architecture; package management; command’line commands; devices, filesystems, and the filesystem hierarchy standard. Also addressed are applications, shells, scripting and data management; user interfaces and desktops; administrative tasks; essential system services; networking fundamentals; and security, as well as support issues for open source software.

Multiple distributions are covered with emphasis on the two leading enterprise distribution families. Pre-Requisites: None Required Textbook: Releases https://github.com/jhajek/Linux-text-book-part-1/releases/ PDF and ePub available (free for life with updates) Other Required Materials: Software Requirements: VirtualBox for Intel based Windows and Intel Macs Parallels Pro for M1/M2 Macs 50% off Parallels Pro 1 year subscription license for Education -> https://www.parallels.com/landingpage/pd/education/