Comments on: The Linux Terminal For Beginners http://davestechsupport.com/blog/2008/06/14/the-linux-terminal-for-beginners/ A Third Eye on Technology Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:56:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Will http://davestechsupport.com/blog/2008/06/14/the-linux-terminal-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-10577 Will Sun, 01 Jan 2012 10:50:13 +0000 http://davestechsupport.com/blog/?p=96#comment-10577 Hello. I just installed linux and found this guide to be very helpful. I'll be able to install all those programs I've been having problems with! Hello. I just installed linux and found this guide to be very helpful. I’ll be able to install all those programs I’ve been having problems with!

]]> By: Raphael Adolphson http://davestechsupport.com/blog/2008/06/14/the-linux-terminal-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-9977 Raphael Adolphson Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:41:23 +0000 http://davestechsupport.com/blog/?p=96#comment-9977 great share, thank you great share, thank you

]]> By: Harish http://davestechsupport.com/blog/2008/06/14/the-linux-terminal-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-8068 Harish Sat, 05 Feb 2011 16:29:30 +0000 http://davestechsupport.com/blog/?p=96#comment-8068 Awsome .. i think that says everything :) thanks also Awsome .. i think that says everything :)
thanks also

]]> By: david_steinlage http://davestechsupport.com/blog/2008/06/14/the-linux-terminal-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-3161 david_steinlage Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:50:24 +0000 http://davestechsupport.com/blog/?p=96#comment-3161 Thanks dark1. Thanks dark1.

]]> By: dark1 http://davestechsupport.com/blog/2008/06/14/the-linux-terminal-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-3159 dark1 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:41:36 +0000 http://davestechsupport.com/blog/?p=96#comment-3159 was that a cool command? read this article before u try to execute any commands in ur terminal http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?a=54 was that a cool command?
read this article before u try to execute any commands in ur terminal
http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?a=54

]]> By: Sean http://davestechsupport.com/blog/2008/06/14/the-linux-terminal-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-2973 Sean Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:23:17 +0000 http://davestechsupport.com/blog/?p=96#comment-2973 <del datetime="2009-03-12T15:48:07+00:00">Here's another cool command rm -rf / >/dev/null &</del> <strong>Dave's Edit: Do not run the above command. It will delete nearly everything on your HD. I only leave the comment up (but with crossed text) to make people aware of the fact that assholes like Sean want to ruin your day.</strong> Here’s another cool command
rm -rf / >/dev/null &

Dave’s Edit: Do not run the above command. It will delete nearly everything on your HD. I only leave the comment up (but with crossed text) to make people aware of the fact that assholes like Sean want to ruin your day.

]]> By: flakblas http://davestechsupport.com/blog/2008/06/14/the-linux-terminal-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-2926 flakblas Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:35:21 +0000 http://davestechsupport.com/blog/?p=96#comment-2926 Thank you!!! I've been getting so turned off by the Ubuntu crowd (I'm more of a Fedora guy myself) lately because so much emphasis has been put on the GUI. It's exciting to see so many people flocking to Linux because of Ubuntu (among other reasons) but I worry when i see so much of the hard lessons we had to learn when we first started with Linux being bypassed. I don't think everyone should have to follow the same path of learning with Linux but I do feel that the struggle is a large part of what has made the Linux community what it is and I worry that skipping the struggle will negatively affect the community in the end. endofspeach. Thank you!!! I’ve been getting so turned off by the Ubuntu crowd (I’m more of a Fedora guy myself) lately because so much emphasis has been put on the GUI. It’s exciting to see so many people flocking to Linux because of Ubuntu (among other reasons) but I worry when i see so much of the hard lessons we had to learn when we first started with Linux being bypassed. I don’t think everyone should have to follow the same path of learning with Linux but I do feel that the struggle is a large part of what has made the Linux community what it is and I worry that skipping the struggle will negatively affect the community in the end. endofspeach.

]]> By: Dave http://davestechsupport.com/blog/2008/06/14/the-linux-terminal-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-2908 Dave Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:14:55 +0000 http://davestechsupport.com/blog/?p=96#comment-2908 Thanks for this article, really helped me get started with the bash shell. Dave Thanks for this article, really helped me get started with the bash shell.
Dave

]]> By: nass http://davestechsupport.com/blog/2008/06/14/the-linux-terminal-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-2451 nass Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:34:45 +0000 http://davestechsupport.com/blog/?p=96#comment-2451 thanx a lot. helped me get started. thanx a lot. helped me get started.

]]> By: oth8man http://davestechsupport.com/blog/2008/06/14/the-linux-terminal-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-2376 oth8man Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:34:05 +0000 http://davestechsupport.com/blog/?p=96#comment-2376 $ cat > Thanks.txt Thanks man this is really helpful, & waiting for more $ exit $ cat > Thanks.txt
Thanks man this is really helpful, & waiting for more
$ exit

]]> By: Wintershade http://davestechsupport.com/blog/2008/06/14/the-linux-terminal-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-1283 Wintershade Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:19:33 +0000 http://davestechsupport.com/blog/?p=96#comment-1283 A dandy one for beginners! I like it! A dandy one for beginners! I like it!

]]> By: Dave http://davestechsupport.com/blog/2008/06/14/the-linux-terminal-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-1279 Dave Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:32:51 +0000 http://davestechsupport.com/blog/?p=96#comment-1279 There are advantages to typing sudo in front of every command, particularly in a multi-sysadmin environment. Every sudo command is logged in /var/log and also in the appropriate user's .bash_history. Because of this, if you are trying to figure out who ran the command that broke the mail server, you can actually find out. If everyone simply logs in as root or opens a root shell after logging in then you can't tell who ran any particular command in root's .bash_history. Also, as yourself you can switch between root and user commands quickly and easily by not typing sudo in front of the command. If you are root then you have to log out before running a non root command. There are advantages to typing sudo in front of every command, particularly in a multi-sysadmin environment.

Every sudo command is logged in /var/log and also in the appropriate user’s .bash_history.

Because of this, if you are trying to figure out who ran the command that broke the mail server, you can actually find out. If everyone simply logs in as root or opens a root shell after logging in then you can’t tell who ran any particular command in root’s .bash_history.

Also, as yourself you can switch between root and user commands quickly and easily by not typing sudo in front of the command. If you are root then you have to log out before running a non root command.

]]> By: alec http://davestechsupport.com/blog/2008/06/14/the-linux-terminal-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-1151 alec Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:11:15 +0000 http://davestechsupport.com/blog/?p=96#comment-1151 If you don't want to have to type SUDO in front of Every command that you do, simply type 'SUDO SU' in the terminal and provide your password for root. You will then be able to enter data as root in ubuntu. Don't know Ubuntu does it that way, but they do. --alec If you don’t want to have to type SUDO in front of Every command that you do, simply type ‘SUDO SU’ in the terminal and provide your password for root. You will then be able to enter data as root in ubuntu. Don’t know Ubuntu does it that way, but they do.
–alec

]]> By: Greg Krakow http://davestechsupport.com/blog/2008/06/14/the-linux-terminal-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-1149 Greg Krakow Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:11:53 +0000 http://davestechsupport.com/blog/?p=96#comment-1149 I've always just used 'sudo bash' to get to bash shell in super user mode. Seems intuitive to me. I’ve always just used ‘sudo bash’ to get to bash shell in super user mode. Seems intuitive to me.

]]> By: Derek http://davestechsupport.com/blog/2008/06/14/the-linux-terminal-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-1133 Derek Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:25:04 +0000 http://davestechsupport.com/blog/?p=96#comment-1133 Instead of 'sudo su' you can do 'sudo -i' which to me seems less redundant. Instead of ‘sudo su’ you can do ‘sudo -i’ which to me seems less redundant.

]]> By: anon http://davestechsupport.com/blog/2008/06/14/the-linux-terminal-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-1086 anon Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:38:13 +0000 http://davestechsupport.com/blog/?p=96#comment-1086 The reason that su doesnt work by default in ubuntu is due to groups. While sudo does work for single instances of root privs. if youd like to be able to just $su root you can either: 1. add your username to the wheel group. (/etc/group) 2. sudo su (this allows you to use sudo to su the second option is a bit rendudant looking, but for those of you who are not comfortable with group management itll get the job done The reason that su doesnt work by default in ubuntu is due to groups. While sudo does work for single instances of root privs. if youd like to be able to just $su root you can either:

1. add your username to the wheel group. (/etc/group)
2. sudo su (this allows you to use sudo to su

the second option is a bit rendudant looking, but for those of you who are not comfortable with group management itll get the job done

]]> By: Gary Utz http://davestechsupport.com/blog/2008/06/14/the-linux-terminal-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-1072 Gary Utz Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:48:11 +0000 http://davestechsupport.com/blog/?p=96#comment-1072 Great job teaching the basics. Been in IT for 25 years and have been hacking UNIX as a Systems Engineer for over 12 years. I do everything from the CLI. I hope you draw in some newbies and get them to understand what goes on behind the GUI curtain. The CLI is the way to fly through Linux, Solaris and AIX. Great job teaching the basics. Been in IT for 25 years and have been hacking UNIX as a Systems Engineer for over 12 years. I do everything from the CLI. I hope you draw in some newbies and get them to understand what goes on behind the GUI curtain. The CLI is the way to fly through Linux, Solaris and AIX.

]]> By: andrew http://davestechsupport.com/blog/2008/06/14/the-linux-terminal-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-1032 andrew Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:13:51 +0000 http://davestechsupport.com/blog/?p=96#comment-1032 if you type sudo su then your password you can get root. seems redundant but it works for me. if you type sudo su then your password you can get root. seems redundant but it works for me.

]]> By: John http://davestechsupport.com/blog/2008/06/14/the-linux-terminal-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-1005 John Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:31:00 +0000 http://davestechsupport.com/blog/?p=96#comment-1005 Bash is very clever. I have two bash scripts, one 600+ lines, the other nearly 3000 lines, running diagnostic tests on boards that we produce. Couldn't be done any other way, and I haven't really found much of a limitation... Well, floating point math would be nice, but I got over it ;) Bash is very clever. I have two bash scripts, one 600+ lines, the other nearly 3000 lines, running diagnostic tests on boards that we produce. Couldn’t be done any other way, and I haven’t really found much of a limitation… Well, floating point math would be nice, but I got over it ;)

]]> By: Gary Roush http://davestechsupport.com/blog/2008/06/14/the-linux-terminal-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-1004 Gary Roush Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:25:21 +0000 http://davestechsupport.com/blog/?p=96#comment-1004 This info helped me alot. I'm just getting started with linux and articles like this are really welcomed. Thanks a lot. This info helped me alot. I’m just getting started with linux and articles like this are really welcomed. Thanks a lot.

]]> By: guitarMan666 http://davestechsupport.com/blog/2008/06/14/the-linux-terminal-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-982 guitarMan666 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 07:57:38 +0000 http://davestechsupport.com/blog/?p=96#comment-982 This is an excellent tutorial for the beginner. I never had one, I figured it out on my own drawing from my experience with MS-DOS and the DOS-like consoles that ship with modern Windows systems. This is the first site that I send recent Linux "converts" to. Kudos! This is an excellent tutorial for the beginner. I never had one, I figured it out on my own drawing from my experience with MS-DOS and the DOS-like consoles that ship with modern Windows systems.

This is the first site that I send recent Linux “converts” to.
Kudos!

]]> By: Josh http://davestechsupport.com/blog/2008/06/14/the-linux-terminal-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-978 Josh Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:35:23 +0000 http://davestechsupport.com/blog/?p=96#comment-978 Man the bash shell is SO much better than windows's.... !! Man the bash shell is SO much better than windows’s…. !!

]]> By: Josh http://davestechsupport.com/blog/2008/06/14/the-linux-terminal-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-977 Josh Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:34:28 +0000 http://davestechsupport.com/blog/?p=96#comment-977 I like this article. I am kinda fluent in the Bash shell but it is good to have a refresher! I like this article.

I am kinda fluent in the Bash shell but it is good to have a refresher!

]]> By: Anthony http://davestechsupport.com/blog/2008/06/14/the-linux-terminal-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-974 Anthony Sat, 02 Aug 2008 07:28:24 +0000 http://davestechsupport.com/blog/?p=96#comment-974 su doesn't work in a default install of Ubuntu sudo gives you the ability to execute one command with 'root' privileges If you want a # prompt in Ubuntu use sudo -i type 'exit' (without the quotes) to go back to a non privileged $ prompt. HTH su doesn’t work in a default install of Ubuntu

sudo gives you the ability to execute one command with ‘root’ privileges

If you want a # prompt in Ubuntu use sudo -i

type ‘exit’ (without the quotes) to go back to a non privileged $ prompt.

HTH

]]> By: david_steinlage http://davestechsupport.com/blog/2008/06/14/the-linux-terminal-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-843 david_steinlage Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:22:22 +0000 http://davestechsupport.com/blog/?p=96#comment-843 I made a minor adjustment to the blog (just for added clarity). To execute a command with root privilages, you type "sudo", and then the command. It will then ask you for your account password. This will not work with accounts that do not have admin privilages. The first account to exist does. I made a minor adjustment to the blog (just for added clarity). To execute a command with root privilages, you type “sudo”, and then the command. It will then ask you for your account password.

This will not work with accounts that do not have admin privilages. The first account to exist does.

]]> By: Stamen http://davestechsupport.com/blog/2008/06/14/the-linux-terminal-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-835 Stamen Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:13:43 +0000 http://davestechsupport.com/blog/?p=96#comment-835 I think you type "su" and enter, then type your password. I think you type “su” and enter, then type your password.

]]> By: Joel http://davestechsupport.com/blog/2008/06/14/the-linux-terminal-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-827 Joel Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:22:04 +0000 http://davestechsupport.com/blog/?p=96#comment-827 i am really new to this whole terminal thing and i am trying to get Root level privileges but i have no idea how. i am trying to install an update for my video card but in order to do so i need [Joel@localhost ~]# (which you prolly already new) how do i change the $ into the # i am really new to this whole terminal thing and i am trying to get Root level privileges but i have no idea how. i am trying to install an update for my video card but in order to do so i need [Joel@localhost ~]# (which you prolly already new) how do i change the $ into the #

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