Assignment Operating System Linux
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Table of ContentsTopic: Linux Command Line..........................................................................................................1Introduction......................................................................................................................................1Linux Command Line......................................................................................................................1Specific issues or challenges faced by professionals/Students in understanding the command line tools..................................................................................................................................................2Linux Commands.............................................................................................................................3Limitations in learning the Nmap and Netcat..................................................................................4Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................4References........................................................................................................................................5
Page 1 of 8Topic: Linux Command Line IntroductionLinux is defined as the operating system’s kernel. It is the UNIX clone. It was created by Linus Torvalds. It’s the free and the open source where users can change anything and could redistribute in the other name. It also has various distributions such as Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux Mint, Debian, and Fedora. This is mainly used for the server and usuallythe internet is powered by the use of the Linux server since it’s considered as the fast, secure and free service. The disadvantage of using the windows servers is due to cost. Hence that is overcome by the Linux servers. It uses the shell or the terminal. Shell is defined as the program that is capable of receiving the commands from the user and passes those commands to the OS for processing and displays the output. Linux uses the command line interface and not the graphical user interface.(Shoots, 2012)Linux Command LineThe Line command line is considered as difficult one for the users who have used the open source operating system. The Linux command line is considered to be efficient and also flexible in the environment. The Linux command line plays the major role for administrators. It also helps them in configuring the permissions of the files as well as the process which is involved in working with the files. It is also work with the Linux command line only with the help of the bash shell. These commands helps to navigate through the files, various folder structures, the setting permissions. The various command line tools are grep, awk as well as sed. Thus the command lines are considered to be a best way to express the communication to the computer. In Linux all the software are available in the form of the packages which could be
Page 2 of 8downloaded from the internet and it could be used. It is also possible to download the packages from the single or the trusted providers. With the use of the single command, the dependencies among the various programs could be installed and its being shared based on the libraries. Few of the packages even provide with the package formats which is easier to install. The developers of the operating system, develops the patches which helps in scripting the software. The Linux has the efficiency even the difficult tasks in to the possible tasks.[ CITATION Sco18 \l 1033 ]Specific issues or challenges faced by professionals/Students in understanding the command line toolsThere is no shortcut to learn about the command line used in the Linux. It is said that learning the command line is the challenge and it involves the real effort since it’s too hard to learn which is vast. The normal Linux system has nearly 100 of the programs which could be used in the command line. The process involved in learning the command line is not that simple. When considering the other part, once all the Linux command lines are known it’s considered as the rewarding thing. Usually the Linux users start with the Ubuntu which is considered as the smart design and easy to use when it’s compared with the other Linux operating system. Hence the user needs to start learn with the apt package manager. The Linux users usually think that it is the only package manager available in Linux. Linux also has various package manager such as YUM and Pacman.(Siddha, 2002) The various package managers has different functionalities which confuses the professionals in understanding the command line tools. It is said that if user’s stays away from Ubuntu they will be fine and if they learn the Linux commands it also leads to the rude behavior and the frustration. The other challenge involved in learning the Linux is that the users of variousdesktop managers leads to the fragmented experience. Here usually if an issue arises, if it’s the OS X or Window desktop screenshot it’s easy to figure it out whereas if it’s the Linux since thereis no unity in its distribution, difficult to sort the issue. It don’t support the number of the software. The Linux distribution does not offer the software which helps in editing, managing thevideo in the professional manner. This is considered to be ideal when using just for the browsing.Students finds it difficult to learn the concepts of the Linux, since it’s very vague and there are no exact and clear explanation to learn the concepts of the Linux. When considering the hardware compatibility, Linux offers the out-of-box experience in the detection of the basic
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