Newbie Guide


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I decided I needed to learn more about Linux and so I formatted my Laptop with Ubuntu and I have been running it for about 5 days. I have found that Linux is very customizable but very different from Windows.

I am looking around for a "Beginners Guide" to Ubuntu or Linux in General. I found http://ubuntuguide.org but it is pretty long and right now I just want to get the basics down. Does anyone have any recommendations on a newb guide for me to read?

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Ill check it out!

Also, after a quick search, this looks nice: http://linux-newbie.dotsrc.org/html/lnag.html

A great part of the "Linux basics" has to do with dealing with the terminal. Try to learn that first.

The terminal is really the reason why I decided to go to Linux in the first place. I figured the best way to learn it was to throw myself into it... so far I am questioning that decision. :p

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Logout of GNOME, now press CTRL+ALT+F1 and login that shell. From that shell, with the right tools, it is possible to access the web, IM, play music/videos, edit documents, (..). Pretty much anything you would be able to do on a graphical environment. That will from now on be your desktop. If you manage to endure 2 weeks of that, and learn how to to all of those stuff from there you will become a true 1337 hacker. :p

Shock therapy.

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