Linux Labratories

The following is a list of lab exercises for linux and hints about each one, email me with any questions about the labs.

1. Lab 1:
   

   This lab contains a few simple exercises in editing the Linux kernel.

   hints:
   • Where it says "follow the n110 lab instructions..." This is just about resetting the kernel and all other files to a lab standard, which shouldn't matter for a stand-alone PC.
   • A useful command for the first task is
     
     grep */*.c
     
     This will search all directories one layer down for occurances of the keyword in .c files. Adding more */ will search lower directories
   • When using tags, try the command
     
     etags */*.c
     
     As before , adding more */ will search lower.
   • In the section about modifying the kernel to make deleting "dont_delete", the function to look at is the one from the tags task.