Dive into Linux (workshop notes)
Notes for ‘Dive into Linux’ workshop at Makeistan
Hardware > Kernel (Ubuntu/Android) > OS
Linux is a Kernel, Android uses that Kernel but the OS on top is different
Desktop Environmentss (basically a theme on top of the OS)
Package Management
- Debian
apt - CentOS
yum - Fedora
dng - FreeBSD
make
Linux code you either get from marketplace or you compile it.
- Terminal makes batch operation really simple and fast
- Linux let’s you make your own commands (using Bash or Python)
Viruses
- Worm for execution of modules
- Link file for execution of copied files
System Administration
- Web dev and deployments
- Hypervisors (lookup clustering. let’s you run different OSes in parallel - instead of dual boot where you can only run one OS at a time. Labs with mainframes. Gaming lounges with one main computer with all the GPUs and high-end rigs. You can share the hardware resources.)
- VMware
- Virtualbox
- Proxmox (Linux, opensource)
- Hyper-V
- ESXI (Linux, backed by VMware)
- Networks
pfSense makes a normal computer a router. Router = firewall + switch + WiFi antennas. Routers handle networks. Allocation of resources, IP addresses etc.
IoT and Operation Specific Devices (Ubiquitous Computing)
Hardware
- Raspberry Pi
- Intel’s Joule (people made a Transformer using it)
- Intel’s Edison (wearables)
Software
- OpenELEC
- OpenBTS (a full communication network, opensource telecom network)
Intel’s Joule is good for image processing, 3D scanning etc.
Hacking
- Hacking (altering something that already exists) vs. Making (creating something from scratch. Makeistan is a maker’s lab)
- Linux vs. Windows
- Tools (RAT - Remote Access Tool) and Scripts
- Network Administration (Routers let you access all computers on the network, can redirect traffic, password protect pages etc.)
- CCNA
- CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker)
ways
- DNS spoofing (showing some other site because you messed with the router)
- SET (Social Engineering Toolkit, skiddies)
What’s next?