Working with Linux: The Basics

As you start to learn your way around Linux, you will need to achieve some level of comfort with its interface, with navigating its directories and files, and with Linux commands. These commands have a common form, which you’ll learn to recognize. You’ll also see how various Linux features are roughly comparable to elements you may know from Windows or other systems.

A Look at the Interface

One of the biggest misconceptions about Linux is that you can operate it only from the command line. This is simply not true. You can operate Linux through any one of several available GUIs. In the Windows world, both options are available as well, but most people use the GUI and rarely think about the command-line interface ...

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