CSCI 323 Laboratory Assignments

Below is the list of Linux-based laboratory assignments you will need to complete for this class.  You may practice these assignments at home or in the Linux lab during the normal Computer Science department hours.  To receive credit, you must demonstarte the assignment to the lab assistant during the time up for.  All grades are pass and fail - you may practice as much as you like, but each assigment must be successfully completed by the date listed below.

Lab Schedule

  1. Install 1/2 Linux distributions [Due Sept. 13]
  2. Install 2/2 Linux distributions (cannot be the same distribution as Assignment 1) [Due Sept. 20]
  3. Add a user account both using a script and manually [Due Sept. 27]
  4. Backup a set of directories using the tar utility [Due Oct. 4]
  5. Dowload and install a source and an rpm software package [Due Oct. 11]
  6. Setup fstab to allow users to mount and read/write text files from a MS-DOS floppy [Due Oct. 18]
  7. Add a new stanza to LILO [Due Oct. 25]
  8. Load a new device driver module [Due Nov. 1]
  9. Configure a network interface with a static IP address [Due Nov. 8]
  10. Scheduling cron Jobs[Due Nov. 15]
  11. Setup file sharing with SAMBA [Due Nov. 29]
  12. Recompile the Linux kernel to use Pentium instructions [Due Dec. 6]

Makeup labs have been posted.  Click here for details.