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How to Use a Linux Desktop
To Run Linux Commands & Linux Software
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Article Summary: A Linux desktop makes it easier to run Linux commands and Linux software. Learn how to use Linux - Read tips - Watch free Linux vidoes now! |
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As a new Linux user, you can make it easier to work with Linux, by getting a version of Linux that has a desktop.
Using Linux with a desktop makes it much easier to run popular Linux software programs and get to the Linux command line prompt to run Linux commands.
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Linux Tips: There are several different Linux desktops and two of the most popular are the KDE and GNOME desktops. |
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All Linux desktops provide the same general functionality (menus, icons and organization), but they have a different "look and feel" when using them. |
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Try working with a few different desktops to see which one(s) you like best! |
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Running Linux Software Programs from a Linux Desktop
There are thousands of amazing Linux software programs you can use!
To run a Linux software program from a desktop, you simply click on the icon for the program or select the program from a menu.
For example, on the KDE desktop, in SUSE Linux, you click on the Konqueror icon to run the Konqueror (web browser / file manager) program.
As another example, from the GNOME desktop, in Ubuntu Linux, you do the following steps to run the OpenOffice word processing program named Writer:
Select the Applications menu ; then select Office ; and then select Word Processor.
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By clicking on the links below, you can watch Free Videos and see how to:
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1. download Linux and run Linux in Windows
2. get to the Linux command line prompt
3. properly run a Linux command
You can also watch sample Ubuntu Linux videos to learn how to: download, install, run, update, and work with Ubuntu Linux.
Try these videos out after you've finished reading this Linux article!
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Running Linux Commands from a Linux Desktop
To learn how to work with Linux, such as do Linux system administration tasks, you need to learn how to run Linux commands.
To run commands from a desktop, you just open a terminal emulation window, also known as a Linux terminal or Linux console.
Once you have opened a terminal (emulation window), you can see the Linux command line prompt and you can run Linux commands.
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Linux Tips: When you use a Linux desktop, you can open multiple Linux terminal / console windows and work as a "regular" (non-root) Linux user in some and work as the root (a.k.a. superuser, su) in others. You can also size and move Linux terminal emulation windows. |
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As part of your Linux training, remember that the best way to learn Linux - and learn to administer a Linux system, is to run Linux commands.
Linux video tutorials are an excellent way to learn how to use Linux commands and concepts, so you can get easy Linux training!
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Now you can click on the links below to:
watch some free sample Linux video tutorials
get more information on I Learn Linux Video Tutorials
read some more Linux training articles!
Wishing you the best of success!
- Clyde Boom, The Easy Linux Training Guy!
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