Course Overview
This comprehensive two-day course aims to equip the novice Solaris/UNIX user with all the skills necessary to navigate the system and make productive use of the tools available, including the Windows system, the vi editor and essential Solaris/UNIX commands. It also forms the necessary foundation for subsequent courses.
Audience
This course is suitable for new computer users and those who are using Solaris or UNIX for the first time. Previous experience with an interactive computer system is desirable but not essential. If you have previous experience of any other version(s) of Unix, the follow up courses described in the next paragraph may be more appropriate. Please call for advice if in doubt.
Course Outline
Solaris / UNIX overview
What are Solaris and Unix? Advantages and disadvantages. Basic command examples. Other versions of Unix. Future of Unix. Logistics and support.
Getting started
Logging in and out. Basic Window system (CDE) use. Keyboard basics. Files, directories and path names. Creating and examining files. Effective use of directories. Moving, copying and removing files. Basic system password security. Answerbook Documentation and the man command. Common problems. Brief overview of the new GNOME window system.
The vi editor
- Invoking vi. Insert and Append. Moving around the text. Deleting text. Change operators. Other insert operators. Searching for text
- Search and replace. Saving and quitting.!
The next stage
Introduction to UNIX shells. Shell interaction, including: Re-direction and piping. Shell metacharacters. The history mechanism, and command line editing facilities. The shell quoting mechanism. Setting up and using aliases. Process control. More complex copying and moving. Protecting files and directories. Shell variables and setting up the environment. Environment variables. Introduction to Solaris utilities. Halting the workstation.
Common Desktop Environment
An thorough examination of the major tools available, such as the Front Panel, File Manager, Applications Manager and the Help system. Customising the Workspace and setting basic user preferences.
Introduction to networking
Introduction to network concepts. Ethernet Overview. Network basic commands (including logging in to other machines). Network File System (NFS) - overview, benefits and uses. Web browsers and web servers technical overview.
Follow On Courses
First Alternative offers an extensive range of Solaris courses.. If you are responsible for looking after day-to-day administration, then we can offer a very comprehensive range of Solaris 10 Systems Administration courses, right up to Advanced levels.
As well as the Solaris courses, "Introduction to Solaris" is a useful lead in to many Internet / Intranet courses such as:
