About Linux: Dual-Boot Standard on Acer Netbooks

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Linux Linux Get Started Explore Linux Become a Guru From Juergen Haas, your Guide to Linux Dual-Boot Standard on Acer Netbooks Dual-core netbooks made by Acer will be set up to optionally boot Google's Linux-based Android operation system or Microsoft's Windows 7. The upcoming "Aspire One" netbooks are reported to be... Read more Database System Drizzle7 Beta Release The popular open source database system MySQL has come under the control of Oracle as part of the acquisition of Sun Microsystems. As a result there is a move towards... Read more OpenShot 1.2.2 Exports HTML5 WebM The free and open source video editor OpenShot 1.2.2 is included in the upcomping release of Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat), which also includes version 0.6+ of FFmpeg. This makes it... Read more Linux HowTos Step-to-step guides and how-to articles helping you with specific Linux tasks. Linux Ads Linux Best Linux OS Ubuntu Linux Laptops Dual Boot Windows 7 Linux System Monitor More about Linux Linux Commands and Shell Commands Linux Distributions - Index Linux Documentation Embedded Linux Linux Software Applications - Index Open Source Issues   More from About.com Is it a Cold or the Flu? Knowing whether you have a cold or the flu can help you treat your symptoms more effectively. More > Concerned About Your Drinking? This short quiz can help you identify whether or not you have a drinking problem. Take the quiz now > This newsletter is written by: Juergen Haas Linux Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Linux newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Must Reads Linux Desktop 101 Linux Glossary Linux Commands Shell Commands Linux Games Advertisement

Linux Desktop 101: Lesson 11: The Linux/Unix shell

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Linux Desktop 101 Lesson 11: The Linux/Unix shell From Juergen Haas, your Guide to Linux The Linux/Unix shell refers to a special program that allows you to interact with it by entering certain commands from the keyboard; the shell will execute the commands and display its output on the monitor... Getting to a shell Getting to a shell Since it is most likely that you are in the graphical desktop environment now, the underlying shell that is available is not displayed. To access a shell, try the following key combination... Some useful commands Some useful commands Now that you are at a terminal, you might as well input some commands... A Few More Concepts and Shortcuts A Few More Concepts and Shortcuts Now that you've seen some commands that are useful in the shell, its important to know a few more concepts... Input/Output Redirection and Pipes Input/Output Redirection and Pipes Running a command by itself with a lot of output doesn't seem all that useful. For instance, if there are many files in a directory, running a command to list the directory like, ls /usr/bin will result in about 2100 lines being displayed on the screen! Where do I get help? Where do I get help? Rather than get frightened off the shell, there are some sources of help, in the event that you aren't sure what you're doing in the shell. Conclusion and Exercises Conclusion and Exercises This is the power of Linux and UNIX command lines. There is much more to learn, as there are different shells, and different shell syntaxes available... This email is written by: Juergen Haas Linux Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Missing a lesson? Click here. About U. is our collection of free online courses designed to help you learn a new skill, solve a problem, get something done, or just learn more about your world. Sign up now, and we will email you lessons on a daily or weekly basis. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the About.com 'Linux Desktop 101' email. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Advertisement

About Linux: OpenShot 1.2.2 Exports HTML5 WebM

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Linux Linux Get Started Explore Linux Become a Guru From Juergen Haas, your Guide to Linux OpenShot 1.2.2 Exports HTML5 WebM The free and open source video editor OpenShot 1.2.2 is included in the upcomping release of Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat), which also includes version 0.6+ of FFmpeg. This makes it... Read more Ubuntu 10.10 Release Candidate If you want to get an early start on Ubuntu 10.10 you can now download the current release candidate from the Ubuntu web site. The official release is scheduled for... Read more Eclipse Helios Update The Eclipse team has released version 3.6 of the Eclipse integrated development environment (IDE), which is the first service release of Eclipse Helios. It is an outstanding tool for... Read more Linux Software Applications - Index This page lists the categories of Linux software applications. Linux Ads Embedded Linux Red Hat Linux Linux Commands Distros of Linux Ubuntu Linux More about Linux Open Source Issues Linux and Technology News Linux Online Courses Linux 101 Linux and Computing Glossaries Linux HowTos   More from About.com Is it a Cold or the Flu? Knowing whether you have a cold or the flu can help you treat your symptoms more effectively. More> Take Our Breakfast Survey What did you eat for breakfast? Take About.com's 10-minute survey.Click here to take survey> This newsletter is written by: Juergen Haas Linux Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Linux newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Must Reads Linux Desktop 101 Linux Glossary Linux Commands Shell Commands Linux Games Advertisement

Linux Desktop 101: Lesson 10: Using the OpenOffice.org Suite

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Linux Desktop 101 Lesson 10: Using the OpenOffice.org Suite From Juergen Haas, your Guide to Linux OpenOffice.org (OOo) is a complete office suite, featuring a word processor (Writer), a spreadsheet application (Calc), and presentation software (Impress). Besides these fundamental office applications OOo also includes a vector drawing tool (Draw), allows database access, allows the publishing of documents in the Portable Document Format (PDF) and presentations in the Flash (SWF) format! Getting Around OpenOffice.org Suite Getting Around OpenOffice.org Suite As a first stop for information, it is important to know how the Help system works. To get help: Help --> Contents OpenOffice.org Writer OpenOffice.org Writer Writer is a powerful tool for creating professional documents, reports, newsletters and so on - it is a word processor that allows easy integration of charts and pictures, as well as other OpenOffice.org-compatible documents. It can create everything from a simple letter to books, with professional layouts, with the use of styles. OpenOffice.org Calc OpenOffice.org Calc Calc is the spreadsheet component of the OpenOffice.org package, and contains many useful features, including an array of functions and plenty of charting options. It is fully inter-operable with Microsoft Excel, though the function separators differ in the two packages. OpenOffice.org Impress OpenOffice.org Impress No office suite is complete without a presentation piece, and OpenOffice.org shows its colors with Impress, the presentation piece of the suite... This email is written by: Juergen Haas Linux Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Missing a lesson? Click here. About U. is our collection of free online courses designed to help you learn a new skill, solve a problem, get something done, or just learn more about your world. Sign up now, and we will email you lessons on a daily or weekly basis. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the About.com 'Linux Desktop 101' email. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Advertisement