Introduction to Linux –History –Architecture- Comparison with Unix –Features and Facilities of Linux –Linux Files- The File Structure – Listing, Displaying and Printing Files –Managing Directories –File and Directory operations.

Linux Shell and File System : What is Shell – Shell Types - Shell Prompt –Vi and Vim Editors : Starting the Vi editors-Operation modes –moving within a file- Editing Files –Basic Commands - Standard Input and Output - Redirection - File Types – File Attributes

The Shell Scripts and Programming :Shell Scripts- Variables – Basic Operators - Decision Making –Shell Loops - Shell Loop control –Shell Functions- Sample Scripts

Regular Expressions- User Administration - System Performance –Signals and Traps –Linux Processes -Processes States - Processes Scheduling –Process Termination.

The X display manager –Running an X application – X server Configuration -Troubleshooting and debugging -Desktop environments