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USENIX Security '09

Hackett and Bankwell Issue Guide


Hackett and Bankwell is a series of cartoon manuals that teaches readers how to get started with Linux-based operating systems. The first issue is best for users who are interested in switching to Ubuntu, including those who have tried to make the jump to Linux in the past but got confused and went back to a commercial operating system.

Issue #1 - Switching to Ubuntu - Print Version Available Now

This Issue is especially useful to power users who want to switch to Linux with Ubuntu!
Synopsis: Woody Hackett learns from his business partner, Jerome Bankwell, that they are the new owners of a documentary production studio that still uses Mastersoft, and that he will need to visit their facilities in the desert in order to teach them Ubuntu Linux. At "Interplanetary Pictures," Woody shows their crew how to get started using the Ubuntu GUI following an installation. Guiding them through some basic software installation, Woody demonstrates to Kaori Soto and her associate Calvin Green basic ideas of GUI operation, so that they can use what they've learned to install other programs they might need down the road.    Areas covered in first issue

Issue #2 - Intro to the Command Line - Now Available

Synopsis: Woody has to get Kaori and Calvin familiar with the Command Line Interface before Mastersoft notices that one of its botnet-herding spy drones has been downed. Fortunately, the Interplanetary Pictures staff members learn quickly. Woody teaches them all about the bash shell and shows them how to get started using it, as well as how to learn more about the terminal. After getting acquainted with command line phenomena like relative vs. absolute paths and file permissions, Kaori and Calvin get fired up wanting to take control of the console themselves.