Lab 4 Flashcards
How do you shutdown Ubuntu from the command line/terminal?
o CTRL+ALT+T, sudo shutdown -h now
How do you switch to the root user (administrator)? What is it called when you switch into this mode?
CTRL+ALT+T sudo -s -root, Sudo prompt
Linux is a ____ _______operating system
Case Sensitive
How do you view an existing partition? How do you create a new partition?
Use the fdisk command
How do you change the root password?
Sudo passwd root
How do you verify the root password?
Su - root (space in between)
How do you install an application?
Sudo apt-get install (program name)
What do you notice in terms of partition numbering?
It skipped partition #4 during the first 6 partitions, partition 4 takes the place of the 7th partition
Can you create additional primary partitions on the 2 Gb drive?
Yes 1 more primary partition can be created as there is still space and there is 1 more space for a partition.
Display/print all partitions
P
Create (add) a new partition
N
Delete a partition
D
Change partition types
T
Save changes made to the partition table
W
Exit fdisk without saving
Q
