Welcome to this course!

These laptops are provided as course instruments, so you can freely experiment without putting your own data at risk. However, it is possible that your computer is accessed using SSH (to have command line access).

We prefer not to intrude your privacy if you would for example look at your private emails or corporate confidential information on this laptop. If you want to change the password for the student and root user; execute the following commands:
passwd
sudo passwd
In this way, you can set your own password - please don't forget it.

You can also connect to the network with your smartphone and/or laptop on our open WiFi network with essid: Linux

Who is Linux Belgium?

So, first of all, we wish to welcome you to the Linux community. Linux is the fastest growing operating system in the computer industry. And it's much more than only an operating system: every Linux distribution comes packed with tons of Free and Open Source software, delivering an incredible value and unseen freedom to developers and users.

We inform you in an open and honest way where Linux can best fit into your environment and provide you with the resources to do so.

Linux is a vital part of most computer environments for reasons of stability, security, performance, low maintenance and low cost. Additionally, Linux can be integrated in any computing environment.

We have a mission of empowering companies, organisations and governments with the best experts in Belgium, offer the best professional training and support and offer you the best possible consultancy around Linux in server environment, embedded applications and desktop usage.

We believe in the true Free and Open Source spirit, and that we are making the world a better place in which it is easier to collaborate and move forward technologically. We are excited to assist you in this course to further explore the wonderful world we are creating as a community. Across company and country boundaries.

We use completely open wifi and are part of the Open Wireless Movement because we believe the right to communicate should be open and universal for everybody. Be think wifi security is flawed by design and is better implemented at other layers (ssh, https, VPN)