Distros
This Linux distribution is the basis for the creation of Ubuntu.
Debian
What is the command that changes the directory to Desktop (write out the entire command)?
cd Desktop
When was the first distribution of Linux available? Only the year is necessary.
1991
Who created Linux?
Linus Torvalds
What is the command to switch users?
su
What is the main Linux distribution that uses the package manager RPM?
Red Hat
What symbol do we use for wildcard in Linux?
*
What is the name of the shell used in Linux?
Bash
What operator allows you to run commands in the background?
&
What is the flag or switch used with ls to list all files including hidden files?
-a
A Linux distribution has to have two components other than hardware in order to be able to interact with the computer. What are they?
Kernel and GNU Core
What is the command to list the first 10 lines of a file?
head
What is the symbol used in Linux before a variable?
$
What operator is an output redirector?
>
I want to rename file1.txt to file2.txt. Write the command to do so.
mv file1.txt file2.txt
What Linux distribution has a dragon as its logo?
I want to search for the word password in the file names.txt. Write out the entire command to do so.
grep password names.txt
What distribution of Linux does a raspberry pi use? You must spell it correctly!
Raspbian
What command would I use to find the names of all of the files ending in .txt in my current directory?
find -name *.txt
I have used the command less names.txt to read a file. How do I exit this file?
q
What are the first names (two people) of the people that the Debian Linux distro was named after?
Deb and Ian
What folder contains all of the hashes for passwords and files? It should be in the format /something/something replacing the something with the directory names.
/etc/shadow
What is the package manager for a Debian OS?
dpkg
Write the command to remote into the website with username Beth, domain name allaboutcyber.org through port 22.
ssh Beth@allaboutcyber.org -p 22
What is the name of the certification we have the opportunity to get at the end of the semester?
Linux Essentials