Our Programming Environment:
The Linux Operating System
The Linux operating system may take a little getting used to, if you have never been exposed to the Linux or Unix environment. You will be expected to become "functionally literate" with respect to Linux on your own. This should not be too difficult a task, given your prior experience with one or more operating systems, which will have given you some idea of what to expect and what to look for.
The main thing is to learn a few of the basic commands so that you can compile and run Java programs, and work with the associated files. To get an alphabetical listing of some useful commands (more than you need, in fact), enter the following command at the system prompt:
unixref
Naturally, you will need to experiment with these commands, make mistakes, and ask questions.