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Ubuntu For Non-Geeks, 3rd Edition
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Ubuntu For Non-Geeks, 3rd Edition

by Rickford Grant
June 2008
Beginner content levelBeginner
360 pages
9h 9m
English
No Starch Press
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Chapter 8. SIMPLE KITTEN WAYS

Getting to Know the Linux Terminal and Command Line

SIMPLE KITTEN WAYS

Many people shy away from Linux because they envision it as a system for compu-geeks, an environment in which you do everything the hard way—by command line. In this era of graphical interfaces, the idea of typing commands to get things done seems a dreadful throwback to the days of DOS, and that puts many people off—especially those who remember what it was like in the "old days."

This reaction is fair enough, but it is not really an accurate reflection of the reality of the Linux world. After all, most Linux users today utilize some sort of graphical interface. They ...

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