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<< Cosmo.WebHome <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Linux_Distribution_Timeline.svg"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Linux_Distribution_Timeline.svg" width="300px" style="float:right" /></a> %TOC% ---- ---+ Programming for cosmologists ---++ Operating systems * The main free-licensed operating system is WikipediaEn:GNU - typically GNU/Linux * with shell tools - typically GNU - WikipediaEn:Unix_shell * e.g. WikipediaEn:Bash_%28Unix_shell%29 * and a kernel - typically Linux - WikipediaEn:Linux * Free-licensed alternatives include GNU/kfreebsd, GNU/Hurd and non-free alternatives include UNIX (OSX) ---+++ Choose a GNU/Linux distribution * Choose a distribution * WikipediaEn:Comparison_of_Linux_distributions * The biggest families of GNU/Linux systems are the Debian (e.g. Ubuntu), Slackware and Redhat (e.g. Fedora) distributions * https://static.lwn.net/Distributions/ * Popularity of GNU/Linux distributions: https://distrowatch.com/ * Temporary GNU/Linux "live" system on a CD/DVD to run in RAM: e.g. http://www.knoppix.org * What is the Internet? A lot of the Internet is TCP/IP: WikipediaEn:TCP/IP ---++ Shell tutorials - elementary * https://barbagroup.github.io/essential_skills_RRC/nix/setup/ ---+++ slightly more advanced * WikipediaEn:Redirection_%28computing%29 - input/output, interacting with files * WikipediaEn:Regular_expression - key to efficient powerful searches of files -- Main.BoudRoukema - 09 Oct 2019 + ...
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