missing programs, books for beginners?

[Tony Baldwin]

Dan Farrell wrote:
> On Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:18:28 -0700
> Sharon Ruck <ruckster at curlewagape.com> wrote:
> 
>> Howdy!
>> I'm new to Linux, my ex was the guru.  I have worked a tiny amount in 
>> Unix about 10 years ago in Antarctica.  Windows xp expert (installs, 
>> repairs, etc), piece of junk....
> 
> Ubuntu departs from the UNIX world in many ways; one of them is to make
> lots of stuff graphical.  If you want to hang out in command line
> world, may I recommend you use bash as your shell rather than that
> hideous default, whatever it is, in ubuntu?  Just type 'bash' after you
> bring up a cli shell.  

What?
Bash isn't the default terminal in ubuntu?
It is on my laptops (one w/ jaunty other with hardy).

/tony

> 
>> when I try to use a few programs referenced to by a book I have, they are 
>> not in the menus where the book states they are.
> 
> You can always try running them from the command line if you can't find
> them in the menus.  I think you can find the terminal in the menus
> easily enough; I recommend you then type 'bash' first off for a nice
> easy terminal experience.  
> 


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