The Linux Command Line for Newbies

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Address: 13031 W. Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90066 (Enter on Alla Road)

Map to parking and building entrance here:

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Developers need a comfort level with the basics of Linux that's impossible to get from online tutorials or a book. Interacting with the servers at

Amazon Web Services (AWS) (https://aws.amazon.com/)

,

Digital Ocean (https://www.digitalocean.com/)

, or other cloud providers will almost always require command line interface (CLI) basics. This Meetup is aimed at beginners looking to get into Dev or DevWeb work who need a hand up in the Linux CLI.

In this hands-on workshop you will become familiar the Linux filesystem and the very basics of navigating the command line in a Linux based operating system.

Note: This is the first of a series of workshops. During the second planned hands-on event we plan on taking you from initializing your very own cloud server using the commands practiced, and then installing your very own web server.

Linux can be run from a Flash/USB drive, a live CD, or within one of the many virtual machines (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_machine) like VMware (https://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere-hypervisor), VirtualBox (https://www.virtualbox.org/), or Parallels (http://www.parallels.com/). Which means you can learn to use the Linux CLI without giving up your current operating system.

What should you bring? A laptop capable of booting from a USB drive … we'll supply the thumb drives that you can take home to practice. If you only have a desktop there will be a few laptops available to borrow for the day. Please mention in your RSVP that this is needed. First Come, First Served.)

The meeting is planned Saturday, October 14th from 10:30am – 2:30pm. The area will be in Playa Vista. (Exact address to be provided later.)

If you have experience in Linux and would be interested in mentoring please contact the organizers directly.