Introduction

• Welcome to linuxzoo
  • Essential Linux
    • Introduction

This document covers a considerable amount of ground concerning Linux. Linux has came along way since it began, to become a strong force in the OS market. It is worthy of consideration for all computing environments.

Much of the initial sections of this document is concerned with learning basic unix skills. These include filesystem layout, logging in and out, and basic text commands.

Text-based commands are important in Linux, as they are the most flexible and reliable way to control a Linux machine. Graphical systems have been written to give users a more user-friendly approach to controlling their machine, but it is usually faster, easier, and simpler at the command prompt to do the task required. This is especially true in server administration, where you may be controlling a machine remotely, or trying to fix problems which are occurring at a low level.