Summary
This is the top-level page to the Linux Introduction, developed at the Department of Computer Science, Heriot-Watt University. The actual working material is linked in the section below. Supplementary screencasts can be found at the bottom of the page.
The working material for HaWo's Linux Introduction here 
For delivery in a lab session, use this lab sheet.
Reading List
A comprehensive list is given at the start of the this link to the working material. Here a short selection of the most useful links:
- A list of Linux cheat sheets
- Unix in 10 minutes
- Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide by Mendel Cooper (the best source of information for bash scripting; example driven)
- The Unix Shell (a software carpentry course)
- A Practical Guide to Linux Commands, Editors and Shell Programming, by Mark G. Sobell, Prentice Hall, 2012. ISBN 978-0133085044. (an excellent, comprehensive guide to Linux usage, starting from scratch and reaching advanced usage)
- A detailed 3-part course on Linux and Shell Scripting, by Information Services at Edinburgh University (copyright The University of Edinburgh 2012):
Screencasts
The screencasts below cover various parts of the Linux Intro and should help you in getting started.
First Steps: To get started, you can view a screencast of the first steps (.avi format) of the Linux Intro,
or use the embedded video below for on-line streaming (video/webm with VP8 codec; maximise when viewing).
Note: the layout of the desktop is different now. Look for the menus as mentioned in the video.
Basic Linux Usage: This screencast covers the start of "Basic Linux Usage" (.avi format) in particular the part on building your own web page from scratch.
Use the embedded video below for on-line streaming (video/webm with VP8 codec; maximise when viewing):
File Security: This screencast of file security (.avi format), which is part of "Basic Linux Usage", is very important to control access to your files.
Use the embedded video below for on-line streaming (video/webm with VP8 codec; maximise when viewing):
Shell Scripting: This screencast of shell scripting examples (.avi format) is useful for CW1 of F21CN,
or use the embedded video below for on-line streaming (video/webm with VP8 codec; maximise when viewing):
Copyright
Except where stated otherwise, all teaching material, including lecture notes, tutorials and lab exercises, are Copyright (C) Heriot-Watt University, and respective authors. Please respect our rights over this material and contact us if you want to use it in another context.