CS604P All Labs by VUBuddy

Lab 1

Installation of Virtual Box and Ubuntu

In order to practice the C code in Linux environment, you are required to install Virtual Box and Ubuntu operating system on your systems using the guidelines given below.

Solution:

Following are the guidelines and helping material including required software and their installations:

Step No.1 To install the Linux first you have to install Virtual Box visualization software in your Computer system.

Follow the tutorial to download Virtual Box form the following link:

(You can use VMware as well.)

Step No.2 Download Ubuntu Linux from the following link:

Follow these tutorials to install Ubuntu Linux in Virtual Box:

Lab 2

2.1 Linux commands for managing directories and files

Practice the following Linux commands in Shell:

1. Write a command to show your current working directory.
2. Write a command to change your current directory to Desktop.
3. Write a command to create a directory structure as: CS604/Files/CFiles
4. Write a command to display the contents of Desktop.
5. Write a command to remove a directory named CS604.

Solution:

1. Write a command to show your current working directory.
2. Write a command to change your current directory to Desktop.
3. Write a command to create a directory structure as: CS604/Files/CFiles
4. Write a command to display the contents of new created directories.
5. Write a command to remove a directory named CS604.

2.2 Compiling and running C code in Linux

Write a program in C which will display your student id and name as output. Compile and execute your program in Command prompt to display the output as shown below.