What is it for?
For being able to compile and install software from source code in the Unix / GNU Linux / Mac OS X command line environment.
What skills does it represent?
This badge covers the skill of software installation using:
- an appropriate package manager
- use of configure and make to compile software
- installation into non-standard directories on shared resources
- use of sudo or non-root users to install with appropriate filesystem permissions
Key Skill
The bearer is competent to install basic software packages within a command line environment.