Command Line

[Willis Taylor]

mike wrote:
> Mario Vukelic wrote:
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>> On Tue, 2008-05-20 at 18:35 +0100, Chris Hallsworth wrote:
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>>> Hi all, I'm sorry for the vague subject line, but I keep hearing things like 
>>> /autogen.sh and stuff that sounds like Jibberish to me. 
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>> Be aware that none of this is required in regular, mainstream operation
>> of the system. Many kinds of users hang out on this list and ask
>> questions, and some of them want to learn how to program, compile
>> applications, and to even more arcane things.
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>>> Using Ubuntu 8.04, 
>>> where can I find out all these commands? 
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>> Can I just refer you to this post of mine if you want to become a Linux
>> expert?
>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/2008-April/144432.html
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>>> Are there any resources on the web? 
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>> Cute question ;)
>> See above link for pointers.
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> I may actually compile a list of say 100 or 200 common commands for the 
> newbie if time permits and post here things like "apt-get install" etc 
> if you guys think it usefull.
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>   
I for one would print and distribute that list.  I find it very hard to 
sell folks on Ubuntu without that list and it is taking me forever to 
collect it.