Getting Started With Linux

1. You need a CCRMA login and password. We will hand out a form in class, and return it to you with your login and password, as well as a door code for after-hours access.
2. Log in to a linux machine. Linux machines at CCRMA have blue login screens and a picture of a penguin.
3. Open a terminal. If one doesn't open when you log in, click the footprint icon on the bottom panel.
4. Change your passowrd. Type passwd at the prompt
   

   ~>
   ~>passwd
   Changing password for username
   (current) UNIX password:
   

   
   
   Enter your assigned password, and then choose a new one that you will remember.
   
5. You are now ready to use linux. Here is a list of helpful commands:

cd      - change directory
cp      - copy
mv      - move
mkdir   - make directory
rm      - remove file/dir
rmdir   - remove an empty directory
rm -r   - remove recursively
rm -i   - interactive remove
ls      - list all files
pwd     - print working directory
cat     - display file
more    - display file by pages
man     - manual pages
tar xzf - decompress a gzipped tar archive (eg. archivename.tar.gz )
tar xcf - create a gzipped tar archive

xemacs   -start xemacs editor
gedit    -start gedit editor

6. For more information about a command, use the man (manual) pages. For example, to learn how to use more, type man more.
7. Some helpful tools at CCRMA:
   • Planet CCRMA - The "traveler's survival companion" for new CCRMA users.
   • CCRMA Guides - users guides and information.



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