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Get an introduction to the Bash shell, which you can use on nearly any UNIX®-based operating system. Bash is a mature, powerful, yet easy-to-use shell that is freely available.
There are several ways you can learn how to use the Linux command line. The way I took was the traditional one. I read the, ahem, fine manual, RTFM as we like to say, and I used the 'man' command a lot. That was well back before O'Reilly started publishing its great Unix and Linux technology books.
Matt Asay, CNET New's columnist on the business and politics of open source, takes new comers and the nostalgic among us on a retrospective of just how far the FOSS community has come over the past few years, paralleling his own introduction to and involvement in the community. A good introduction to FOSS for beginners and a good indicator of how far we've come and what we've yet to accomplish.
No matter how experienced you are with Linux systems, there is always something new you can learn from a good book that focuses on specific aspects of a Linux system.
It happens all the time. Sooner or later, every organization may run out of qualified UNIX system administrator / staff because of various issues. As a single admin you may have to do lots of work because other people in accouting, sales, or programmers may not have all the skills required to run servers. Also, I don't trust new people or people with Windows background.
If your company is deploying Apple Macintosh systems, say experienced IT administrators, don't expect to retrain your Windows support staff. Instead, find a Linux or UNIX admin. You'll save yourself from a world of hurt.
The Bash Shell provides the ability to create symbolic names which the shell stores in memory and which can be assigned values so that it can be used repeatedly in a shell script.
With this new release, comes a new green based desktop that has been heavily customized. The welcome screen has the option to open a chat room, forums or contribute to the system in other ways and acts as a good introduction to the OS.
Keyboard shortcuts greatly improve productivity and even come to rescue when something goes wrong and you cant access the GUI. Here is the list of these keyboard shortcuts thatevery Ubuntu user should be aware of.
Although this article is mostly targeted at beginners experienced users will find shortcuts 14-18 useful.