Goals for this course
After discussing some possible goals with Dr. Piercy about the course I have decided to post the goals I would like to achieve while completing this course for review.
1. To write about my experience with Linux from a new user perspective so others who read this blog could gain insight and avoid the same pitfuls I have encountered or will encouter. (This includes installation of the Debian kernel and bundled programs with this distribution.)
2. Get my Linux machine running and fully operational as soon as possible.
3. Gain an overall understanding of the Debian distribution and understand the differences between Windows and Linux. (This may include file systems, operations, usability, and others.)
4. I would like to understand the compatibility issues that are becoming prevalent with most programs being written for Windows and with an immulator run these programs on a Linux machine.
5. Evaluate the current setup of Dr. Piercy's Linux machine and determine what programs are installed or should be installed. (This may include a reinstallation of Linux onto his machine.)
6. Eventually become comfortable enough to start basic programming within Linux and customize an image for my personal use.
1. To write about my experience with Linux from a new user perspective so others who read this blog could gain insight and avoid the same pitfuls I have encountered or will encouter. (This includes installation of the Debian kernel and bundled programs with this distribution.)
2. Get my Linux machine running and fully operational as soon as possible.
3. Gain an overall understanding of the Debian distribution and understand the differences between Windows and Linux. (This may include file systems, operations, usability, and others.)
4. I would like to understand the compatibility issues that are becoming prevalent with most programs being written for Windows and with an immulator run these programs on a Linux machine.
5. Evaluate the current setup of Dr. Piercy's Linux machine and determine what programs are installed or should be installed. (This may include a reinstallation of Linux onto his machine.)
6. Eventually become comfortable enough to start basic programming within Linux and customize an image for my personal use.
posted by Chris at 11:44 AM
1 Comments:
For the most part, the goals look good.
In addition to a custom install, it would be nice to find something within Linux (Debian, KDE, or another open source distro) and then learn how to customize that. This may require getting into C++ coding or perl. Or, it may simply require getting into configuration files and changing settings.
A future goal but only if there is time left would to be to learn how to set up a Linux based web server.
Nice job.
For next week
1. Pick the first couple of goals and list specific action steps that you will do over the next two weeks to get to those goals.
2. Start working on those action steps. As you do them, post to the blog what you've done and what you've learned.
I'll monitor the blog from time to time to watch your progress and provide suggestions of what you can work on.
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