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Of course there are great guides to Linux and Unix out there. Here I've tried to just explain the symbols, programs, and concepts that I had to learn in order to install flooxs. | |||
===Where am I?=== | ===Where am I?=== | ||
* how to open a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_emulator terminal] | * how to open a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_emulator terminal] | ||
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*64 bit vs 32 bit | *64 bit vs 32 bit | ||
*how do I know what architecture I have? | *how do I know what architecture I have? | ||
*what version of Ubuntu am I running? | |||
===Stuff You'll be Doing A Lot=== | ===Stuff You'll be Doing A Lot=== | ||
Revision as of 21:32, 9 July 2010
Of course there are great guides to Linux and Unix out there. Here I've tried to just explain the symbols, programs, and concepts that I had to learn in order to install flooxs.
Where am I?
- how to open a terminal
- bash vs cshell (and also tcl) are scripting languages
- pwd
- `pwd`
- home (~)
- ls
- cd
- cp
- a directory is a folder
- ..
- .
- root directory (/)
- links in your ubuntu root directories for 64 bit stuff
Who am I?
- root is a person (sudo)
Viewing and Editing Files
- more, less, and cat
- gedit comes with ubuntu
- the ampersand (&) symbol
Finding Files or Text in Files
- the find program
- grep
- the asterisk symbol (*)
Executing Programs
- execute an executable with ./
- execute programs by typing their names
Know Your Computer
- 64 bit vs 32 bit
- how do I know what architecture I have?
- what version of Ubuntu am I running?
Stuff You'll be Doing A Lot
- environment variables
- comments in scripts (#) vs comments in c++ (//), a programing language
- download, configure, and compile (make)