Linux: Overview and Installation

Set up an environment for learning Linux. Learn how to install CentOS on a virtual machine and explore GNOME, the open-source desktop environment for Linux.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know

1. Linux Overview

• The origins of Linux
• Open source software
• Choosing a Linux distribution

2. Preinstallation

• Install VirtualBox
• Manage VirtualBox with the GUI
• Before installing Linux

3. Installing CentOS

• Creating a CentOS VM
• Install CentOS Linux from DVD ISO
• Install CentOS Linux from a network
• Virtual machine snapshots

4. Postinstallation

• Update system software
• Install VirtualBox Guest Additions on Linux
• Configure basic system settings
• Customize GNOME 3 desktop
• Explore GNOME 3 desktop
• GNOME 3 overview mode

Conclusion

• Next steps