Posted: 3/23/2011 11:28:50 AM EDT
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Finally got a linux box up and running, installed ubuntu 10.10 installed successfully (easy as pie installing ubuntu)/
I was amazed that it had drivers for my usb wireless device (realtek chip) and it found my hp printer on my network and installed a driver that works great. My question is I want to learn how to get familiar with the terminal, what is the best path to take to learn the in's and out's of the terminal? I've figured out a few basic commands but would like to get a crash course if possible. Is there some resources on the web for this? |
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"man man" is a nice traditional start. That introduces you to the resident system documentation. ETA: And when you say "terminal" I assume you mean "command line." It's not the details of the terminal application itself you want, but instead how to do things on the system in general? |
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Quoted: Finally got a linux box up and running, installed ubuntu 10.10 installed successfully (easy as pie installing ubuntu)/ I was amazed that it had drivers for my usb wireless device (realtek chip) and it found my hp printer on my network and installed a driver that works great. My question is I want to learn how to get familiar with the terminal, what is the best path to take to learn the in's and out's of the terminal? I've figured out a few basic commands but would like to get a crash course if possible. Is there some resources on the web for this? Google is your friend. The default terminal most people start off using is called BASH. Google for "basic bash commands" and go from there. There are several terminal shells each with their advantages. Start at bash and play around. Its very powerful! CTRL-C is your friend! -Foxxz |
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Sooner or later, you'll have to use the command line to do something. That's more or less how I learned.
Some things are easier to do from the command line, some things can't be done at all through the GUI. One really nice thing about the command line is: when you are reading a how-to, or other instructions, you can pretty much copy & paste the commands and then run them. It's way better than having to dig through a bunch of screenshots, or having to watch a video to see how to do something in the GUI. If you're really stuck, the Ubuntu community forum is fairly active and generally helpful: Ubuntu forums |
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Although they havent updated it for a few years, it is still a good (free) reference:
ubuntu pocket guide |