1.140 | Linux Distributions - Software, Commands, GUIs

September 12, 2008

• Linux Commands Training - How NOT to Use Linux GUI Utilities - Instead of Using Linux Commands

  In addition to using Linux commands (the GNU Linux commands and the non-GNU Linux commands) to do Linux system administration, you can also use "point-and-click" Linux GUI utilities. (…)

September 11, 2008

• What "Proprietary" (non-GNU) Linux Commands - Only Used In A Single Linux Distro - Are Often Used For

  "Proprietary" (non-GNU) Linux commands can exist in many Linux distros for lots of different Linux system administration tasks - and many are commonly used to do tasks like:

  install Linux on a computer system

  - many Linux distros have their own "proprietary" commands for installing Linux

  modify disk settings, such as disk partition settings

  - which can be done more easily with a GNU Linux command, like fdisk

  modify some hardware settings of a system, such as set the screen resolution

  - which can usually be more easily done using a Linux GUI utility from the Linux desktop
  When How to Use "Proprietary" (non-GNU) Linux Commands

  Only learn how to use "proprietary" (non-GNU) Linux commands

  when absolutely necessary - as time spent learning these commands can only be applied to a single specific Linux distribution - that you may not be using in a year from now. (…)

September 10, 2008

• Important Linux Distro Points to Note - What the "Other" Linux Commands Are Used For

  As described earlier, there are the GNU Linux commands that are common to ALL Linux distributions - and there are also some Linux commands that are proprietary and only exist in a SINGLE Linux distro. (…)

September 9, 2008

• Important Linux Distro Points to Note - Don't Learn "Other" Linux Commands Unless Necessary

  "Other" Software Components In Linux Distributions - Linux Commands That Are Not GNU Commands

  In the list of Linux software components above, notice that the GNU (Linux) Commands are common to ALL Linux distributions. (…)

September 8, 2008

• Linux Distributions - Linux Software Components That Must Work Together - Linux OS Training

  The Linux distribution software components below have been developed (and continue to be developed) by Linus Torvalds and hundreds other Linux software developers working in many, many different open source software projects. (…)