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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Maintain your System – Part 14

This article explains ways to keep your system running in tip-top condition.

This article explains the fundamentals of manipulating files from the shell. We explore cp, mv, rm and mkdir using Ubuntu 21.04.

Ubuntu has a very different file system compared to Windows. It’s organized in a completely different way designed to offer more security.

We explain the main ways you can get help direct from your new Ubuntu system.

In this article we’ll take you through the basics of files and permissions. We’ll use the ls command. Part of the Linux for Starters series.

What’s a shell? What’s a terminal? The shell is a program that takes commands from the keyboard and gives them to the operating system to perform.

We consider popular Windows proprietary software and recommend great open source replacements that run under Linux.

We show you how easy it is to install software in Linux. This article is part of our Linux for Starters series.

This article guides you around the desktop in Ubuntu. It’s part of our Linux for Starters series teaching you all the basics.

After installing Ubuntu 21.04, you’re ready to use your new system. But there are some additional steps we recommend you do.