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Old 08-08-2011, 04:40 AM   #1
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LXer: First Steps Of Running Linux Via Terminal Instead Of Desktop


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This tutorial is supposed to show new Linux users how to handle Linux without having to browse through your desktop to edit files. The core commands to do this are the same on every Linux distribution, however there is a large variety of commands that differ from distribution to distribution, as does the install command.

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Old 08-08-2011, 04:58 AM   #2
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Very basic. Only for complete novice. But even in that case not a good point to start.
 
Old 08-08-2011, 05:13 AM   #3
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Agreed. The unnecessary use of the './' path prefix on filenames is an unnecessary complication for new users.

People will be better off reading
rute's guide or even the old tldp Linux Installation and Getting Started which is what got me started many years ago.
 
  


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