Learn how to develop applications for the Linux environment. In this instructor-led course, you’ll get hands-on experience with the necessary tools and methods for Linux application development and learn about the features and techniques that are unique to Linux.
INSTRUCTOR-LED COURSE
Developing Applications For Linux (LFD401)
Who Is It For
This course is for experienced developers. Students should be proficient in C programming, and be familiar with basic Linux utilities and text editors.
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What You’ll Learn
In this course you will learn about the tools and methods for developing C programs and doing systems programming under Linux, debugging techniques, process management, Linux specific paid and system calls, and more.
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What It Prepares You For
This course will prepare you to develop applications for a Linux environment.
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Introduction
Who You Are
The Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation Training
Linux Distributions
Platforms
Preparing Your System
Using and Downloading a Virtual Machine
Things change in Linux
Course Registration
Preliminaries
Standards and the LSB
How to Work in OSS Projects **
Stay Close to Mainline for Security and Quality
Study and Understand the Project DNA
Figure Out What Itch You Want to Scratch
Identify Maintainers and Their Work Flows and Methods
Get Early Input and Work in the Open
Contribute Incremental Bits, Not Large Code Dumps
Leave Your Ego at the Door: Don’t Be Thin-Skinned
Be Patient, Develop Long Term Relationships, Be Helpful
Compilers
Other Compilers
Major gcc Options
Preprocessor
Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
Labs
Libraries
Shared Libraries
Linking To Libraries
Dynamic Linking Loader
Labs
Make
Building large projects
More complicated rules
Built-in rules
Labs
Source Control
RCS and CVS
Subversion
git
Labs
Debugging and Core Dumps
What are Core Dump Files?
Producing Core Dumps
Examining Core Dumps
Labs
Debugging Tools
Getting the Time
Profiling and Performance
valgrind
Labs
System Calls
How System Calls are Made
Return Values and Error Numbers
Labs
Memory Management and Allocation
Dynamical Allocation
Tuning malloc()
Locking Pages
Labs
Files and Filesystems in Linux **
The Virtual File System
The ext2/ext3 Filesystem
Journaling Filesystems
The ext4/ Filesystem
Labs
File I/O
Opening and Closing
Reading, Writing and Seeking
Positional and Vector I/O
Standard I/O Library
Large File Support (LFS)
Labs
Advanced File Operations
Directory Functions
inotify
Memory Mapping
flock() and fcntl()
Making Temporary Files
Other System Calls
Labs
Processes – I
Process Limits
Process Groups
The proc Filesystem
Inter-Process Communication Methods
Labs
Processes – II
Using fork() to Create a Process
Using exec() to Create a Process
Using clone()
Exiting
Constructors and Destructors
Waiting
Daemon Processes
Labs
Pipes and Fifos
popen() and pclose()
pipe()
Named Pipes (FIFOs)
splice(), vmsplice() and tee()
Labs
Asynchronous I/O**
The POSIX Asynchronous I/O API
Linux Implementation
Labs
Signals – I
Signals Available
Dispatching Signals
Alarms, Pausing and Sleeping
Setting up a Signal Handler
Signal Sets
sigaction()
Labs
Signals – II
Jumping and Non-Local Returns
siginfo and sigqueue()
Real Time Signals
Labs
POSIX Threads – I
Basic Program Structure
Creating and Destroying Threads
Signals and Threads
Forking vs. Threading
Labs
POSIX Threads – II
Mutex Operations
Semaphores
Futexes
Conditional Operations
Labs
Networking and Sockets
What are Sockets?
Stream Sockets
Datagram Sockets
Raw Sockets
Byte Ordering
Labs
Sockets – Addresses and Hosts
Converting IP Addresses
Host Information
Labs
Sockets – Ports and Protocols
Protocol Information
Labs
Sockets – Clients
socket()
connect()
close() and shutdown()
UNIX Client
Internet Client
Labs
Sockets – Servers
bind()
listen()
accept()
UNIX Server
Internet Server
Labs
Sockets – Input/Output Operations
send(), recv()
sendto(), recvfrom()
sendmsg(), recvmsg()
sendfile()
socketpair()
Labs
Sockets – Options
fcntl()
ioctl()
getsockopt() and setsockopt()
Lab
Netlink Sockets**
Opening a netlink Socket
netlink Messages
Labs
Sockets – Multiplexing and Concurrent Servers
select()
poll()
pselect() and ppoll()
epoll
Signal Driven and Asynchronous I/O
Concurrent Servers
Labs
Inter Process Communication
POSIX IPC
System V IPC**
Labs
Shared Memory
POSIX Shared Memory
System V Shared Memory**
Labs
Semaphores
POSIX Semaphores
System V Semaphores**
Labs
Message Queues
POSIX Message Queues
System V Message Queues**
Labs
Closing and Evaluation Survey
Prerequisites
$3250
Jul, 12 - 15, 2021
9:00 am - 5:00 pm US/Central
Virtual, Instructor-Led
GUARANTEED With Next Enrollment
Classes will be guaranteed to run with next enrollment.
Sep, 27 - 30, 2021
9:00 am - 5:00 pm US/Central
Virtual, Instructor-Led
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