Working at a Linux Terminal Emulation Window - What It Looks Like
Inside a Linux "terminal emulation window", you see a black background and the command line prompt (at which you type in Linux commands) appears in white.
The "terminal emulation window" can be moved, resized to be made larger or smaller, maximized to fill the entire screen, or
minimized to show as an item in the panel on the desktop.
These concepts are the same has when you are working with window inside of the Windows OS.
Terminal emulation windows are great because you can have more than one open at a time, easily switch between these windows, copy and paste between these windows, scroll up to see previously run commands, and lots of other neat stuff!
You also have full access to all of the programs and features of the Linux desktop when you use a "terminal emulation window". However, if you want to use the Linux desktop from a Linux "terminal", you have to press a few keys to get to the Linux desktop first.
The steps to get to a Linux "terminal" and a Linux "terminal emulation window" are described in detail in an upcoming section.
Summary of Ways To Get To the Linux Command Line Prompt
So, you can get to the Linux command line prompt so that you can run Linux commands by:
1. booting a Linux server that doesn't have a desktop and then logging in
2. pressing a few keys at a Linux desktop to go to a "terminal" (and then log in)
3. doing a few steps at a Linux desktop to open a "terminal emulation window" (logging in may not be required)
Once you get to the Linux command line prompt, you can run Linux commands to Linux system administration on Linux server systems and Linux desktop / workstation systems.
To run some Linux administration commands, you may need to do some additional steps, such as run the Linux su command or prefix some commands with the sudo command.
You'll learn all about these additional steps and commands shortly.
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