CMSC421 Principles of Operating Systems

Linux Resources

This page will be updated during the semester.

Guide for Beginners

• Getting Started with Linux
• UMBC Redhat Linux Distribution : A guide to installing Linux on your machine
• Link to the UMBC Linux users group http://lug.umbc.edu . You can subscribe to the mailing list here and post your queries. There is also information about the tutorials which the group conducts for the beginners.
• UMBC Linux User Group (LUG) installfest announcement at http://lug.umbc.edu/installfest.html
• A good website for linux beginners, which contains information regarding installation, shell commands etc can be found here
• Bootloader Information: To boot your machine properly after installing Linux
  • LILO/GRUB Configuration

Intermediate Level

• A brief on Make Files
• Linux Kernel can be downloaded from http://www.kernel.org
• Linux Kernel Installation/Configuration Links
  • Linux Kernel Installation, Configuration and Upgrading
  • http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO/
• A very good information regarding various aspects of Linux can be obtained from http://www.tldp.org/

Advanced Level

• Build your own Kernel
• Linux Source Code navigation help
• File System type ext3 FAQ
• Linux System Calls Related Links
  • Adding a System Call
  • Kernel Korner: System Calls
• Tutorial on Comparing and Merging Files: http://www.cslab.vt.edu/manuals/diffutils-2.8.1/diff.html
• Learn about making System Calls from Kernel Space