Basic unix concepts

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 and `pwd` with backwards quotes
• ls - list
• cd - change directory
• cp - copy
• What is the difference between a "directory" and a "folder"?
• symbols for important directories - . .. ~ /

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)