Learn to use linux!

Welcome to the teaching course on linux! This page is being developed, But I will post progress as it comes!


Basic command line in: CentOS, Ubuntu, Mint, Debian

Run a command as an admin - sudo
-Usage: sudo (command)

Change directory - cd
-Usage: cd (directory)

List files - ls
-Usage: ls

Copy files - cp
-Usage: cp (file name)

Delete files - rm
-Usage: rm (filename)

Make an directory - mkdir
-Usage: mkdir (name of directory)

Remove an directory - rmdir
-Usage: rmdir (name of directory)


Get/Recieve files from an web address - wget
-Usage: wget (url)

Get/Recieve packages for linux from an repository - apt-get (Ubuntu and Debian) and/or yum (Fedora or CentOS)

-Usage for apt-get (You may have to use sudo)
Search for programs: apt-cache (package name)
Install programs: apt-get (package name)
Update repository: apt-get update
Update installed packages: apt-get upgrade
Remove installed packages: apt-get remove (package name)

-Usage for yum:
Updates repository: yum update
Search for package: yum search (package name)
Info for package: yum info (package name)
Install package: yum install (package name)
Remove package: yum remove (Package name)
List installed packages: yum list installed|les
List packages that need updates: yum list updates|less