Linux Basic Commands

[Solomon]

Here are some basic commands that may be useful for those who are new to linux :


Become root (Administrator)

sudo

Install software in Debian (MEPIS, Ubuntu)

sudo apt-get

Install Firefox in Debian

sudo apt-get firefox

Install WINE (Windows compatibility layer) in Debian

sudo apt-get wine

[Solomon]

Install software in Red Hat (Fedora, CentOS)

sudo yum

Edit files in the terminal

nano

Edit files in the terminal and create a backup

nano -B

Add repositories in Debian Linux

sudo nano -B /etc/apt/sources.list

Show your system's network interfaces

ifconfig

[Solomon]

Show your system's wireless network interfaces

iwconfig

Show your system's PCI interfaces

lspci

Show your system's USB interfaces

lsusb

Search for text in a file and show it

grep text file

Setting up a user without password

sudo nano -B /etc/shadow

Connecting to a wireless network at boot

sudo nano -B /etc/rc.local

If someone else knows any more commands that are required by a noob and i'm missing any command, please post!

[Reece]

Hey does linux commands also works in Unix?

[Solomon]

yeah it does, but not all might work... [not sure about that] as linux is derived from unix.

[linux.]

Yeah you are right some commands like banner doesn't works in linux but works fine in unix.