Thread: Learning more about Ubuntu

hello guys..

im intrested in learning more features ubuntu , things can ubuntu..

saw many different versions of ubuntu natty or something.. difference if 1 of theese versions instead of getting ubuntu homepage..

how learn theese commands "sudo" , such..?

, want know overall features..

thanks..

posted thecompboy

hello guys..

im intrested in learning more features ubuntu , things can ubuntu..

saw many different versions of ubuntu natty or something.. difference if 1 of theese versions instead of getting ubuntu homepage..

how learn theese commands "sudo" , such..?

, want know overall features..

thanks..

broad question.

different versions come ubuntu (canonical) see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/list_of_ubuntu_releases

, here download http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download

linux can daunting due unfamiliar terrritory become confident user , onto expert comes experience , read, read, read , try, try try there @ least basics needed.

first of suggest getting grips security model on, there alot of misunderstanding viruses in linux , malware in general etc refer first importance of using sudo here at:

rootsudo (very important read one)
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/rootsudo

sudoers file
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/sudoers



here security in general

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=510812

, these stickies (in signature)

http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=338

here virus information

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/linux_malware
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/antivirus
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/linuxvirus
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/security

might want @ tor anonymizing connection:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/tor

firewalls not needed on home desktop machine taken care of router there hardcoded firewall in linux called netfilter/iptables , can configured reading here:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=159661

though people if use use ufw/gufw interface managing iptables without complicated command line. see here:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ufw

@ apparmor profiling applications , there privelege:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/apparmor

, give grounding in security of system , such like.

after case of play, setup virtual machines can play without trashing machine, see:

www.virtualbox.org

, sub-forum http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=308

way can play partitions , cli etc without risking anything.

see command line:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/be.../bashscripting

http://linuxcommand.org/

comes down want , achieve, try following starter:

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-appl...tu-lucid-lynx/
http://blog.sudobits.com/2011/03/19/top-10-ubuntu-apps/
http://blog.sudobits.com/2011/03/07/...-ubuntu-games/

there much, case of start.

these desktop related, may need or want @ servers , services here read:

https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/serverguide/c/index.html


have fun

regards

haqking

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