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16:30 - 18:30 [[C_and_assembler_on_Linux|C and the Assembler on Linux]] | 16:30 - 18:30 [[C_and_assembler_on_Linux|C and the Assembler on Linux]] | ||
18:30 - 20:00 [[Linux. | 18:30 - 20:00 [[Linux 101]]: Introductory Class. The class will be presented in 2 parts and restarts the 1st and 3rd week of each month. Live CD's and thumb drives will be available for hands-on learning. Feel free to come early if you might need extra assistance. No experience necessary or expected. | ||
==Wednesdays== | ==Wednesdays== | ||
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Start playing with Bash Scripting by using the following tools: | Start playing with Bash Scripting by using the following tools: | ||
== | ==Github== | ||
[https:// | [https://github.com/ Github] is a good place to start connecting with the majority of active Git users/coders who are willing to collaborate with you. Accounts are free and provide the best option for learning Git outside of class and our usual terminal interface | ||
'''Note:''' Of course, nothing is stopping you from just ssh'ing into Github like you usually would. | |||
1. Create a repository and readme. | |||
2. Upload a file. | |||
3. Search for code you like or could improve. | |||
4. Fork something someone poorly wrote, improve it, and push it back to them. | |||
This will give you the basic, visual understanding of how version control works and why we use it. | This will give you the basic, visual understanding of how version control works and why we use it. | ||
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==Building Linux from source code on Debian-based GNU/Linux systems== | ==Building Linux from source code on Debian-based GNU/Linux systems== | ||
# Get the build requirements: | # Get the build requirements: | ||
#: <code>su -c 'apt-get install build-essential libncurses5-dev'</code> | #: <code>su -c 'apt-get install build-essential libncurses5-dev'</code> | ||
#: or | #: or | ||
#: <code>sudo apt-get install build-essential libncurses5-dev</code> | #: <code>sudo apt-get install build-essential libncurses5-dev</code> | ||
# Download the Linux source code from the [http://www.fsfla.org/ | # Download the Linux source code from the [http://www.linux-libre.fsfla.org/pub/linux-libre/releases/ Linux-libre project]. The source tarballs from kernel.org should be avoided if possible, because it includes proprietary binary blobs. | ||
#: <code>wget http://www.linux-libre.fsfla.org/pub/linux-libre/releases/LATEST-3.4.N/linux-libre-3.4. | #: <code>wget http://www.linux-libre.fsfla.org/pub/linux-libre/releases/LATEST-3.4.N/linux-libre-3.4.2-gnu.tar.bz2</code> | ||
# Extract the source archive: | # Extract the source archive: | ||
#: <code>tar xf linux-libre-3.4. | #: <code>tar xf linux-libre-3.4.2-gnu.tar.bz2</code> | ||
# Enter the directory with the extracted source code (and make edits to the source if you wish): | # Enter the directory with the extracted source code (and make edits to the source if you wish): | ||
#: <code>cd linux-3.4. | #: <code>cd linux-3.4.2</code> | ||
# Create or edit the build config file: | # Create or edit the build config file: | ||
#: <code>make menuconfig</code> | #: <code>make menuconfig</code> | ||
# Build the kernel and package it into deb files (if you don't intend on debugging, set the INSTALL_MOD_STRIP variable to 1 to remove the debugging symbols): | # Build the kernel and package it into deb files (if you don't intend on debugging, set the INSTALL_MOD_STRIP variable to 1 to remove the debugging symbols): | ||
#: <code>INSTALL_MOD_STRIP=1 make deb-pkg</code> | #: <code>INSTALL_MOD_STRIP=1 make deb-pkg</code> | ||
#: ( | #: (This step can take several hours, depending on the machine your building it on.) | ||
# Go up one directory: | # Go up one directory: | ||
#: <code>cd ..</code> | #: <code>cd ..</code> | ||
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#: <code>sudo shutdown -r now</code> | #: <code>sudo shutdown -r now</code> | ||
=Suggestions | =Suggestions for Improving this Section= | ||
This wiki is build on Mediawiki. I highly recommend installing a USB version of it or something like so you can edit, expand, and this page while offline. Thanks! | |||
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version of it or something like so you can edit, expand, and this page | |||
while offline. Thanks! | |||
Include photos and descriptions of community linux machines, live cd's, | Include photos and descriptions of community linux machines, live cd's, and other relevant things at nb. | ||
and other relevant things at nb. | |||
Should [[Android]] get talked about here as well? | Should [[Android]] get talked about here as well? |