History of GNU / Linux
Why Linux? Other UNIX systems
The Free Software Foundation and the Open Source Initiative
Distributions: Redhat Entreprise / Fedora, Mandriva, Suse / OpenSUSE, Debian / Ubuntu, Other distributions (Gentoo, Slackware)

BIOS configuration

Detection and configuration of peripherals
Configuration of USB units
Recognition and configuration of hotPlug and coldPlug peripherals
Recognition and configuration of mass storage units
Configuration of communication peripherals

Workshop: Linux installation on a physical machine

Install a boot manager
Control the systemV and systemD boot sequence
Configure and change the runlevel
Clean the system off

Workshop  : runlevels test

Organization of the hard disk, partitioning, LSB
Configuration LVM
Learn to configure partitions according to needs
Install a boot manager
Management of system and application libraries

Application management with apt-get (Debian)
Application management with yum (Redhat)
Install software via sources

Workshop  : installation of several linux on a machine with several disks; application installation

Setting up the environment
Using the history and editing of online commands
The online help manual
Basic commands: accounts and rights; files and streams; the processes; system and resources
Find a file, information in the system
User management: rights, preferences, mask
Copy a file, handle symbolic links
Use of pipes and flow redirects
Filtering of text flows
Basic use of vi
Process management: background , foreground, signal and priority
Use regular expressions

Workshop  : customization of your installation 

Create partitions and file system
Manage and maintain the file system
Mount and unmount partitions
Manage quotas

Workshop  : manipulation on FS, resize LVM

Diagnose a malfunction
Use the logs
Backup and restore

Workshop  : resolve some common malfunctions

Passing the certification (if provided for in the funding)