Switching to Linux from another operating system can be easy as long you don’t make these eight common mistakes that most first-time Linux users make.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Extend your Desktop – Part 22
We look at a couple of ways you can extend your GNOME desktop. We first cover extensions before moving on to exploring themes.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Linux Commands – Appendix
There are thousands of Linux commands so it’s impractical to provide a comprehensive list. Instead we focus on many of the commands you will need.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Running VirtualBox – Part 20
This article walks you through installing VirtualBox. This article is part of our Linux for Starters series, a guide designed for beginners.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Become Anonymous – Part 18
Improve your privacy with these ways of reducing spying and snooping on your daily life. This article is part of the Linux for Starters series.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Manipulating Files – Part 13
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 – Get Started with the Terminal – Part 9
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 – Installing Software – Part 7
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 – 8 Things to do after installing Ubuntu – Part 5
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 Beginners: Should You Make the Switch?
When it comes to operating systems, most people tend to go for the most popular options.
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