Misc Flashcards
Where are alert mail messages stored on red hat based systems?
/var/spool/mail/>user<
*file
What is the command to change user password expiry information?
chage
What are some desktop environments?
Gnome - built on gtk+ toolkit
KDE - built on qt toolkit
XFCE - built on gtk+ toolkit
How do you switch from a graphical to terminal environment?
Ctrl + Alt + FN
i.e Ctrl + Alt + F2
Alt + F1 return back to desktop
How do you switch between terminal environments?
Alt + FN
i.e Alt + F3
What is the configuration file location for all man pages?
/etc/man_db.conf
What are all of the man page sections?
1
2
3
What kind of distribution does Apple macOS use?
Apple’s macOS is a fully-qualified UNIX distribution based on BSD Unix (an operating system distributed until 1995), complemented by a large amount of proprietary code. I
t runs on hardware specifically optimized to work with Apple software. Linux can be any one of hundreds of distribution packages designed or optimized for whatever task is required. Only Microsoft Windows is based on a proprietary code base that isn’t either UNIX- or Linux-based.
Operating systems and software upgrades come on a periodic basis what are they called?
Operating systems and software upgrades come on a periodic basis, called a release cycle.
The release cycle dictates how often software is upgraded
What is a maintenance cycle?
Vendors only support older versions of software for a certain period of time before not offering any updates; this is called a maintenance cycle or life cycle.
What is a linux distribution comprised of?
A Linux distribution is a bundle of software, typically comprised of the Linux kernel, utilities, management tools, and even some application software in a package which also includes the means to update core software and install additional applications.
What are development packages?
Additionally, there are development packages where users can contribute code and submit patches for possible inclusion into new releases.
List three linux enterprise distributions?
Enterprise distributions are fewer by far, being offered mainly by Red Hat, Canonical and SUSE.
What is Fedora?
Fedora is often considered the community-oriented beta release of RedHat. Features are added and changed in the Fedora release before finding their way into the enterprise-ready RedHat distribution.
What is SLES?
SLES (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server)