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* Become familiar with different ways of quitting command-line programs.
=== Lecture+demo portion suggested outline ===
* Use a photo of teletypes connected to a serious UNIX server to explain what a "terminal" means, and why it's really a "terminal emulator".
* Ask people what their experiences with the command line have been so far. (If necessary, skip pieces of the discussion.)
* With a diagram of a directory hierarchy, discuss different paths like /home and /usr.
* Explain the
* Explain the concept of $PATH. Point out that "." is usually not in the path by default.
* Split the screen into half Nautilus, half Terminal, and show how they are different views of the same thing.
* Explain that programs like "apt-get" install software, and to demonstrate this, use apt-get on
** Demonstrate where the resulting files went with dpkg -L.
** Install something that puts its binary in /usr/sbin program, and show that it's not on the path by default, but can be run by specifying the path.
** Maybe do the same for something in /usr/games.
* Explain the concept of dependencies, both build-dependencies and runtime depencies, perhaps by showcasing a package via packages.debian.org or via apt-cache show + apt-cache showsrc.
* Then, tell students to do the tasks in the "Individual work" section.
=== Individual work for students ===
# Ask students to work through the [[/Six ways to quit|Six ways to quit]] tutorial, and talk with a TA or module leader once they have completed it.
# Ask students to work through the "Tar training mission". They start by visiting http://openhatch.org/missions/.
(Editor's note: In terms of assessment, this lesson's assessment is the student successfully completing the above.)
=== Prerequisites ===
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