Introduction – What is Open Source Software – Advantages of Open sources – Applications of Open source software – Open source vs Proprietary software - Examples of Open source software.

Introduction – Linux advantages – Benefits of Linux – Difference between Ms-DOS and Linux - Difference between Linux and Unix - Difference between Linux and Windows – Linux distributions – Linux essential commands – Linux Basic commands – File system concepts – Vi Editor.

Introduction to Shells – String processing – Investigation and managing processes – Network clients – Installing applications.

1. Linux OS Installation 2. Linux command line: File System, Process Management User Administration 3. Shell Script

4. Control Structure 5. Arithmetic in shell scripting 6. Content management system using DRUPAL, Wordpress