CS2406 OPEN SOURCE LAB Syllabus

CS2406                                     OPEN SOURCE LAB                                 L  T  P  C
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OBJECTIVE:
To  expose  students  to  FOSS  environment  and  introduce  them  to  use  open  source
packages

1.  Kernel configuration, compilation and    installation  : Download  / access  the
latest kernel source code  from kernel.org,compile  the kernel and  install  it  in  the
local  system.Try to view the source code of the kernel

2.  Virtualisation environment (e.g., xen, kqemu or  lguest)  to test an applications,
new kernels and isolate applications. It could also be used to expose students to
other alternate OSs like *BSD


3.  Compiling  from  source  :  learn  about  the  various  build  systems  used  like  the 
auto*  family, cmake, ant etc.  instead of  just  running  the commands. This could
involve  the  full  process  like  fetching  from  a  cvs  and  also  include  autoconf,
automake etc.,

4.  Introduction  to  packet management  system  : Given  a  set  of RPM  or DEB,
how to build and maintain, serve packages over http or ftp. and also how do you
configure client systems to access the package repository.

5.  Installing various software packages
Either  the  package  is  yet  to  be  installed  or  an  older  version  is  existing.  The
student  can  practice  installing  the  latest  version.  Of  course,  this  might  need
internet access.
  Install samba and share files to windows
  Install Common Unix Printing System(CUPS)

6.  Write userspace drivers using fuse   -- easier  to debug and  less dangerous  to
the system (Writing full-fledged drivers is difficult at student level)

7.  GUI programming : a sample programme  – using Gambas since the students
have VB knowledge. However, one should try using GTK or QT

8.  Version Control System setup and usage using RCS, CVS, SVN

9.  Text processing with Perl:   simple programs, connecting with database   e.g.,  
MYSQL

10. Running PHP : simple applications like login forms after setting up a LAMP stack

11. Running Python : some simple exercise – e.g. Connecting with MySql database

12. Set  up  the  complete  network  interface  usinf  ifconfig  command  liek  setting
gateway, DNS, IP tables, etc.,

Resources :
An environment like FOSS Lab Server  (developed by NRCFOSS containing the various
packages)
OR  
Equivalent system with Linux distro supplemented with relevant packages

Note:
Once  the  list  of  experiments  are  finalised,  NRCFOSS  can  generate  full  lab manuals
complete with exercises, necessary downloads, etc. These could be made available on
NRCFOSS web portal.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
LIST OF EQUIPMENTS:
Hardware:
         Minimum Requirements:
-  700 Mhz X86 Processor
-  384 MB of system memory (RAM)
-  40 GB of disk space
-  Graphics card capable of 1024*768 resolution
-  Sound Card
-  Network or Internet Connection

Software:
Latest distribution of Linux