Essentials of Linux System Administration (LFS201) Course Journey

Tracking My Progress in the Labs

• Lab 1.1. Configuring the System for 'sudo' - not done

• Lab 2.1. Sizes of the Default Linux Directories - not done
• Lab 2.2. Touring the /proc Filesystem - not done

• Lab 3.1. Controlling Processes with ulimit - not done
• Lab 3.2. Examining System V IPC Activity - not done

• Lab 4.1. Examining Signal Priorities and Execution - not done

• Lab 5.1. Version Control with git - not done but I am probably familiar

• Lab 6.1. Using RPM - not done
• Lab 6.2. Rebuilding the RPM Database - not done
  • Notes:
    • Requires installation of RHEL based distro. I prefer CentOS 7
    • https://www.how2shout.com/how-to/how-to-install-centos-8-on-wsl-windows-10.html 
    • August 14, I downloaded CentOS 7 per instructions. see Downloads folder for details.

• Lab 7.1. Using dpkg - not done
  • Notes:
    • You must focus on this as Ubuntu will be the environment of the exam.

• Lab 8.1. Basic YUM Commands - not done
• Lab 8.2. Using yum to Find Information About a Package - not done
• Lab 8.3. Managing Groups of Packages with yum - not done
• Lab 8.4. Adding a New yum Repository - not done

• Lab 9.1. Basic zypper Commands
• Lab 9.2. Using zypper to Find Information About a Package
  
  • Notes:
    • SUSE environment must be installed

• Lab 10.1. Basic APT Commands - not done
• Lab 10.2. Using APT to Find Information About a Package - not done
• Lab 10.3. Managing Groups of Packages with APT - not done
  
  • Notes:
    • Focus on this one

• Lab 11.1. Using stress or stress-ng - not done