Linux Fundamentals Part 1
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Embark on the journey of learning the fundamentals of Linux. Learn to run some of the first essential commands on an interactive terminal.
Task 1 - Introduction
- Let’s get started!
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Task 2 - A Bit of Background on Linux
- Research: What year was the first release of a Linux operating system?
1991
Task 3 - Interacting With Your First Linux Machine (In-Browser)
- I’ve deployed my first Linux machine!
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Task 4 - Running Your First few Commands
If we wanted to output the text “TryHackMe”, what would our command be?
echo TryHackMe
What is the username of who you’re logged in as on your deployed Linux machine?
tryhackme
Task 5 - Interacting With the Filesystem!
On the Linux machine that you deploy, how many folders are there?
4
Which directory contains a file?
folder4
What is the contents of this file?
Hello World
Use the cd command to navigate to this file and find out the new current working directory. What is the path?
/home/tryhackme/folder4
Task 6 - Searching for Files
Use grep on “access.log” to find the flag that has a prefix of “THM”. What is the flag?
THM{ACCESS}
And I still haven’t found what I’m looking for!
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Task 7 - An Introduction to Shell Operators
If we wanted to run a command in the background, what operator would we want to use?
&
If I wanted to replace the contents of a file named “passwords” with the word “password123”, what would my command be?
echo password123 > passwords
Now if I wanted to add “tryhackme” to this file named “passwords” but also keep “passwords123”, what would my command be
echo tryhackme >> passwords
Now use the deployed Linux machine to put these into practice
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Task 8 - Conclusions & Summaries
- I’ll have a play around!
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Task 9 - Linux Fundamentals Part 2
Terminate the machine deployed in this room from task 3.
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Join Linux Fundamentals Part 2!
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