Unix: Introduction to the Graphical User Interface BeginnersUpdated
Tue 28 Apr 2009
Description
Unix is a widely used operating system which is run on a large range of computers including mainframes, workstations and PCs. This course is intended as an introduction for people new to Unix and focuses on the flavour of Unix provided on the PWF ("PWF Linux").
This course is suitable for absolute beginners.
Prerequisites
None.
Sessions
Number of sessions: 1
| # | Date | Time | Venue | Trainers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue 28 Apr 2009 14:15 - 17:00 | 14:15 - 17:00 | Phoenix Teaching Room | J.P. King, S.J. Ison |
Topics covered
- Layout of the desktop
- Menu system
- Navigating the file system in the GUI
- Launching applications
- Basic applications
- Foreign characters
- Launching a terminal window
- Launching graphical applications from the command line
- Configuring the graphical environment
Format
Presentations, demonstrations and practicals.
Duration
1 half-day session.
Themes
Booking / availability