Linux Server
Admin
Session4: Package Management, Linux Booting Process
Discover how to efficiently manage the thousands of installable pieces of software that come with CentOS Linux. In this course, learn about Linux software package choices—including Debian and RPM—and learn how to manage packages with RPM and Yum. Computer science instructor and Linux enthusiast Grant McWilliams explains how to use RPM tools to query the package database, monitor your file system using the package manager for any files that have changed, and greatly expand the available software by adding third-party repositories to CentOS. Plus, he covers troubleshooting your software installation tools to ensure that your system continues to run well.
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Learning Objectives:
- List the factors that must be checked before downloading a Linux software package from the internet.
- Cite what must be done before installing software from source.
- State the key difference between a local package manager and a repository-based manager.
- Write what you would specify on the command line to change the rpm query format.
- Explain how a Yum client knows what software can be installed.
- Identify which directory Yum repository configure files are stored
Grant McWilliams
Session Instructor
Grant McWilliams is a consultant, speaker, writer, professor, and developer specializing in Linux and open source.
His public speaking engagements include LinuxCon (New Orleans, 2013), Xen Project User Summit (NYC, 2014), and LinuxFest Northwest (Bellingham, WA, 2004–2011). His technical writing and editing achievements include writing documentation and man pages for Citrix XenServer via the Xenapi Admin Project.
Kevin Dankwardt
Session Instructor
Linux, embedded, and real-time consultant, speaker, and architect.
Dr. Kevin Dankwardt is a leader in the Linux community and an authority on embedded Linux.
He is a regular speaker at major conferences and frequently writes articles on Linux development topics. In addition, he chaired the education committee of the Embedded Linux consortium, served as contributing editor to LinuxDevices.com and Embedded Linux Journal, and served as technical chair of Embedded Linux conferences throughout the United States and Europe.
Tanuj
Instructor
Tanuj Chugh, an adept and prominent trainer and speaker have been associated to education sector from many years and have an experience of more than 9 years of live industry projects based on latest technologies like Virtualization, Cloud Computing, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Linux & Windows Servers, Network & Security etc. Upholding the responsibilities of delivering in-house and online training to the corporate employees, clients and individuals.
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