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Projects

Week 4

Because you had so much fun and life-redefining discovery on the puzzlebox, I have polished off the next exciting entry in the series: pbx1
A little more abstract, yet still a little bit familiar. Promising hours of mind-expanding fun.

Our third week of the semester started with a snow day! YES!!! After spending some time playing out in the snow, we can relax with some extra UNIX time playing around on lab46 and working on the project.
As we gear up for week 3 activities, I have released the next project, the famous PuzzleBox (pbx0). This project tends to be either really, really easy (in an obvious sort of way), or really, really challenging (due to not paying attention).
You'll want to have finished the arc0 project before starting to tackle the puzzle box, as it applies some of the skills you'll be picking up.
Don't forget to participate in the class mailing list! And update your Opus with all your exciting UNIX adventures and breakthroughs!

I hope everyone took the time to read through the Mages book- and are increasingly convinced that is is “the best course you've ever taken”.
The first project is due before it becomes Thursday. There are several actions you need to perform, so be sure that you tend to them.
- Remember that there's a 25% late penalty per day! So don't procrastinate.
Just to be clear, I do expect you to send an introduction message to the class mailing list after you've subscribed. Not very many (one, at the time of writing) have done this so far.
- If you're holding off to increase your chances of reception (good catch!) please be sure to do the deed before Thursday. Those who miss out, miss out. Their loss.
The next project, arc0, has been released, putting many of your newfound skills to the test.
Two more labs available for your skills development (I skipped 3 on purpose, we'll get to that later):
- Lab 0x4: UNIX shell basics (complete by 20150211)
- Lab 0x5: More UNIX shell explorations (complete by 20150211)
  - you may want to specifically look at the I/O redirection section of this lab to help with your arc0 project.

Welcome! I've wrapped all the initial activities into one project, uxi0, that I'd like you to perform by the given deadline (by 11:59:59pm / 23:59:59).
On Lab46, we'll be getting familiar with logging into the pod systems, and once there:
- opening up a terminal
- logging that terminal onto Lab46 for class work and in-class attendance
Get familiar with how to log onto Lab46, and once on:
- change your password to something more preferable
- start working on the labs and other class activities
- start exploring
Be sure to do the reading (located in the individual labs below)! There may be many pages, but there are many concepts to encounter.
The following labs are now available for you to work through:
- Lab 0x0: Introduction to UNIX/Linux and Lab46 (complete by 20150128)
- Lab 0x1: Basic Utilities and their manual pages (complete by 20150128)
- Lab 0x2: Files and Directories (complete by 20150204)