• Course Description: This course is for Software Developers who already know a language such as C, C++, C#, Java, VB, or VB.NET, and who need to rapidly and thoroughly master GNU/Linux software development skills.
• As key benefit for this course is that all of the software used is yours to keep, to take back with you to your organization, and to use for your future software development.
• Course Duration: Three (3) days, Tue-Thu, 9am-4pm.
• Course Prerequisites: Experience with at least one operating system such as Windows, Mac OS X, Netware, UNIX, or a proprietary operating system.
• Course Outline:
  1. Introduction to GNU/Linux - Part I
  1. GNU Tools and Utilities
  2. Linux Kernels
  3. GNU/Linux Distributions
  2. Introduction to GNU/Linux - Part II
  1. The Linux Kernel
  2. The BASH Shell
  3. The GNU/Linux Filesystem
  3. Installing GNU/Linux
  1. Installation Options
  2. Preparing for Install
  3. Installation
  4. Kickstart Install
  4. Booting GNU/Linux
  1. Firmware Phase
  2. Boot Loader Phase
  3. Kernel Phase
  4. Kernel Boot Parameters
  5. init Phase
  5. Automating Programs
  1. Run Levels
  2. cron and anacron
  3. at and batch
  6. On-Line Documentation
  1. man
  2. info
  3. Kernel Source Code
  4. Other Source Code
  7. Software Management
  1. tar Files
  2. Patch Files
  3. RPM
  8. The GNU/Linux Filesystem
  1. Partition Types
  2. Filesystem Types
  3. Mounting
  4. Automount
  5. File Types
  6. File Security
  9. Building a Custom Linux Kernel
  1. Kernel Versions
  2. Kernel Source Files
  3. Kernel Patch Files
  4. Kernel Configuration
  5. Kernel Building
  6. Testing a New Kernel
  10. Kernel Modules
  1. Features of Modules
  2. Default Locations
  3. Module Versions
  4. Module Utilities
  5. Building A Module
  11. The BASH Shell
  1. Syntax
  2. Scripts
  3. Parameters
  4. Control Structures
  5. System BASH Scripts
  12. System Monitoring Tools
  1. ps and pstree
  2. strace and ltrace
  3. top and tload
  4. free and vmstat
  5. Log Files
  13. Software Tools
  1. gcc
  2. gdb
  3. make
  4. Binary Utils
  14. Object Files
  1. Static Objects
  2. Shared Objects
  3. Default Search Paths
  4. Dynamic Loading
  15. Core Programming Interfaces
  1. Command-Line Parameters
  2. Environment Variables
  3. Error Handling
  4. Logging
  5. Time and Timers
  16. Files
  1. Open/Close/Status
  2. Read/Write
  3. Mapped Files
  4. Device Files
  17. Processes and Signals
  1. Processes
  2. Scheduling
  3. Signals
  4. POSIX Signal Handling
  18. Threads
  1. Key Concepts
  2. Creating Threads
  3. Synchronization
  19. IPC Methods
  1. Pipes
  2. Named Pipes
  3. Shared Memory
  4. System V IPC
  5. Sockets

Updated 2008 Sep 09
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