Students Orientation Session (Fall 2025)

GNU/Linux for Scientists (or, Spellcasting for Science)

Sep 5, 2025, 10:00 AM

2h

Surface Facility/2-201 - Conference Room 201 (SNOLAB)

Lectures

Speaker

Prof. Stephen Sekula (SNOLAB and Queen's University)

Description

What is GNU/Linux?
How do I engage with GNU/Linux?
Level-1 Shellcasting: files, folders, navigation, and actions
Level-2 Shellcasting: pipes, string manipulation, and knowledge generation
Next steps and outlook

Presentation materials

2025-09-05-LINUX-Tutorial-Sekula.pdf