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Assignment - Introduction / Booting the System

In this assignment you will write the answers to several questions. You will need to create a file in either plain text format or OpenDocument text format. (You may use KOffice and/or OpenOffice.org to create OpenDocument text files.) Name the file in the form lastname_firstname_cit054intro.ext, where ext is txt if your file is plain text, odt if OpenDocument format.

  1. What is your manpath?
  2. Go to /usr/share/man and copy the results of an ls command on that directory. (You may want to explore some of the subdirectories further.)
  3. Write a Linux command to add /usr/local/extra/manpages at the beginning of the current MANPATH variable. (Hint: it will be similar to the top of page 18)

For your system: include a copy of the /boot/grub/menu.lst file in your answer file, and then answer these questions:

  1. What is the timeout for your boot menu selection?
  2. How many different operating systems do you have to choose from?
  3. Which is the default choice?