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    Linux: Learn in 24 Hours
    Linux: Learn in 24 Hours
    Linux: Learn in 24 Hours
    Ebook120 pages57 minutes

    Linux: Learn in 24 Hours

    By Alex Nordeen

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    About this ebook

    If you are a Linux fan, but not satisfied with the kind of content that various crash courses or tutorial caters. Then this e-book can help optimize your Linux knowledge regardless of your experience. It will teach you everything about Linux operating systems in simple and easy to grasp manner. After reading this material, you’ll be able to understand Linux better. Apart from explaining basic concepts and theories, this book will give you practical tips and actual command lines both for basic and advanced purposes. That means you can be a proficient Linux user just by reading this book.


    Linux is high in its security measures. Hacking or penetrating Linux site is impossible if you master Linux basics. Therefore each chapter in this e- book is selected carefully. You won’t have to waste your time reading irrelevant topics. Even beginners will find easy to learn. It addresses Kali Linux and Linux Mint as well. This small e-book is like a Linux Bible. It guides you how to navigate effortlessly through your Linux Operating System and access the Linux administration. Apart from this, you will explore some kernel testing process too in this e-book.


    You will learn core topics on Linux like


    What is Linux?
    What is Linux Kernel?
    How to use Linux commands?
    Redirection in Linux
    Pipes , Grep & Sort Command
    Regular Expressions
    File Permissions and so on.


    Table of Contents


    Chapter 1: Introduction


    What is an Operating System?


    What is Linux? Who created Linux?


    The benefits of using Linux


    Chapter 2: Linux Vs Windows


    Types of Files


    Users in Linux


    File Name Convention


    The HOME Directory


    Chapter 3: Terminal V/s File Manager


    Launching the CLI on Ubuntu


    Present working Directory


    Changing Directories


    Relative and Absolute Paths


    Chapter 4: Must Know Linux Commands


    Creating & Viewing Files


    Directory Manipulations


    Removing Directories


    Pasting commands into the terminal


    Chapter 5: File Permissions


    Ownership in Linux files


    Permissions


    Changing file/directory permissions with 'chmod' command


    Chapter 6: Redirection in Linux


    File Descriptors


    Error Redirection


    Why Error Redirection?


    Chapter 7: Pipes , Grep & Sort Command


    The 'grep' command


    The 'sort' command


    What is a filter ?


    Chapter 8: Regular Expressions


    What are Regular Expressions?


    Basic Regular expressions


    Interval Regular expressions


    Extended regular expressions


    Chapter 9: The VI Editor


    What is the vi editor?


    Starting the vi editor


    vi Editing commands


    Saving and Closing the file

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPublishdrive
    Release dateNov 12, 2021
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    Linux - Alex Nordeen

    Linux: Learn in 24 Hours

    Complete Guide For Beginners

    By Alex Nordeen

    Copyright 2021- All Rights Reserved – Alex Nordeen

    ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form whatsoever, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any informational storage or retrieval system without express written, dated and signed permission from the author.

    Table of Contents

    Chapter 1: Introduction

    What is an Operating System?

    What is Linux? Who created Linux?

    The benefits of using Linux

    Chapter 2: Linux Vs Windows

    Types of Files

    Users in Linux

    File Name Convention

    The HOME Directory

    Chapter 3: Terminal V/s File Manager

    Launching the CLI on Ubuntu

    Present working Directory

    Changing Directories

    Relative and Absolute Paths

    Chapter 4: Must Know Linux Commands

    Creating & Viewing Files

    Directory Manipulations

    Removing Directories

    Pasting commands into the terminal

    Chapter 5: File Permissions

    Ownership in Linux files

    Permissions

    Changing file/directory permissions with 'chmod' command

    Chapter 6: Redirection in Linux

    File Descriptors

    Error Redirection

    Why Error Redirection?

    Chapter 7: Pipes , Grep & Sort Command

    The 'grep' command

    The 'sort' command

    What is a filter ?

    Chapter 8: Regular Expressions

    What are Regular Expressions?

    Basic Regular expressions

    Interval Regular expressions

    Extended regular expressions

    Chapter 9: The VI Editor

    What is the vi editor?

    Starting the vi editor

    vi Editing commands

    Saving and Closing the file

    Chapter 1: Introduction

    What is an Operating System?

    Every time you switch on your computer, you see a screen where you can perform different activities like write, browse the internet or watch a video. What is it that makes the computer hardware work like that? How does the processor on your computer know that you are asking it to run a mp3 file?

    Well, it is the operating system or the kernel which does this work. A kernel is the program at the heart of any operating system that takes care of fundamental stuff, like letting hardware communicate with software

    So, to work on your computer you need an Operating System(OS) .In fact,  you are using one as you read this on your computer. Now, you may have used popular OS's like Windows, Apple OS X but here we will learn what Linux is and what benefits it offers over other OS choices.

    What is Linux? Who created Linux?

    Linux is an operating system or a kernel which germinated as an idea in the mind of young and bright Linus Torvalds when he was a computer science student. He

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