Basic Linux Skills
From Debian Clusters
As mentioned on the front page, this is not an introduction to Linux or Debian. However, the assumptions used in this project are fairly small (with the exception of the first one!).
These include the abilities to:
- install Debian
- become root (have root access)
- navigate directories (cd)
- apt-get install something from the Internet
- view the items currently in the directory (ls)
- find the IP and MAC address of machines (ipconfig)
For those needing to get caught up to speed, I have found several sites to be helpful in learning Linux and Debian. These include

