Don,<br><br>Thanks for the advice. I want to make administration part of the course but not the whole course. With Adult Ed, I'm dealing with people who want to take something tangible away from the class. I don't want to prep them for a certificate because most of these people will not pursue the certification route. I DO want to give them a tool to fiddle around with at home and the skills to rebuilding when the fubar it up.
<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/14/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Don Gibbs</b> <<a href="mailto:donald.e.gibbs@jpl.nasa.gov">donald.e.gibbs@jpl.nasa.gov</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
>I'm putting together a basic Linux class for a local Adult School.<br>>Does anyone have any ideas, books, topics I should cover?<br><br>Is there a particular goal for this class? Is there a larger<br>curriculum? In the absence of any ...
<br><br>I tend to think of dreary basics like imparting the skills to install<br>and maintain small systems, in particular, being able to<br><br><br>1) Size a system for its intended use.<br><br>2) Prepare a site. Physically, electrically, environmentally, etc.
<br><br>3) Select and install a kernel. How do you compare distros? How do<br>you get ahold of a distro? Major installation decisions. What parts<br>of the target machine's hardware impact the installation? Why and<br>
when should you update/patch the kernel? Where do you record your<br>configuration decisions and activities?<br><br>4) Make the system reliable and secure.<br><br>5) Install applications. And update them; stay current.<br>
<br>6) Provide basic office capability like a private network, shared<br>printer, inter-operability with other *nix, MS & Mac.<br><br>6) Back up and restore valuable data.<br><br><br>Sounds like a modern day handy-man.
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