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May 06, 2022

Going Linux #423 · Welcome to Linux. Starting your adventure. Pt 1

43 minutes

We go back to our roots and begin with part one of how to get started with Linux. We discuss some basic terms and definitions, talk about installing software applications and even suggest a few distributions geared to new users.

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00:00 Going Linux #423 · Welcome to Linux. Starting your adventure. Pt 1

01:11 Distro hopping: Bill is now using KDE Neon

08:53 Back to our roots

09:59 Where do I start?

11:27 Some basic terms and meanings

12:23 su and sudo

13:46 Help is provided right in the Operating System

15:32 top

16:07 Software packages and package managers

23:38 Universal software packaging formats (analogous to ‘portable apps’ on Windows

33:56 Summary

34:30 Which Linux distribution should I start with?

39:13 Book: Using Ubuntu MATE And Its Applications: 22.04 LTS Edition

42:34 goinglinux.com, [email protected], +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe

43:37 End

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By Larry Bushey and Bill Smith