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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Manipulating Files – Part 13

August 9, 2021 Steve Emms Beginners, CLI

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

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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Understanding the File System – Part 12

August 2, 2021 Steve Emms Beginners, CLI

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

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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Getting Help – Part 11

July 26, 2021 Steve Emms Beginners

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

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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Files and Permissions – Part 10

July 21, 2021 Steve Emms Beginners, CLI

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.

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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Get Started with the Terminal – Part 9

July 12, 2021 Steve Emms Beginners, CLI, Software

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.

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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Open Source Replacements for Proprietary Windows Desktop Software – Part 8

July 7, 2021 Steve Emms Beginners, Desktop

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

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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Installing Software – Part 7

June 30, 2021 Steve Emms Beginners, Desktop, Software

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

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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Navigating the Desktop – Part 6

June 21, 2021 Steve Emms Beginners, Desktop

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

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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – 8 Things to do after installing Ubuntu – Part 5

June 16, 2021 Steve Emms Beginners, Desktop

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

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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Install Ubuntu from your USB stick – Part 4

May 12, 2021 Steve Emms Beginners, Software

In this article we show you how to install Ubuntu 21.04 on your hard disk. It’s a slick process.

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