what's the best way to navigate around linux?
 

is there any special command that can help me locate/navagate a file or a program faster without using cd all the time?

Using cd is OK, but what if I don't even know to what directory a program belongs?

Hi
i think cd just 'll do fine, it's more about tracking down
the right directory. You can use; which, or slocate (locate),
and find to track it down, in a more easy way and cut and paste it to your cd command.
Or use the mc (midnight commander) to navigate and it
has more nifty things
regards

You can do "whereis" and "find" to locate files, but mc (midnight commander) is an excellent file browser, one that I use all the time.

find / -name filename

This starts the search from the / directory for the specified filename filename (bit obvious, that one :D). If you already know that the file is somewhere, like /mnt/win_c, then you can substitute the / in the above command for whatever dir you like.

HTH