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102 Class 05: Installing Virtualbox with Linux Terminal
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Article- Linux command line for beginner
Knowing how to Install Virtualbox gives you the freedom to have access to many Operating Systems you otherwise wouldn't be able to explore unless you can pay for it. Linux is very beneficial to get familiar with because the possibilities are unlimited due to it being open source
Explain the terms "shell", "terminal", "cli", and "command prompt". Why are these still used today, when we have graphical interfaces?
- Shell is the program that wraps all users commands into one communicable space to interact and send between different directories(created in the 70's) wrapped up (cd- lists contents)(ls- rename)(mv- move files)
- terminal is the app interface where you can text and recieve text in response, it is not visually intuitive but works faster preferred by developers (terminal is used on Mac and Linux)
- cli stands for "command line interface" and works much like terminal
- "Command Prompt" is used by Windows and is much like terminal and cli
- sh or shell changes directories, cd lists files, ls renames and mv moves files
What are relative and absolute paths? What is special about starting with a ~ (tilde) or a '/' character in the path?
- '/' - this is the root directory , from there everything esle branches out like the root of a tree. using a ~(tilde) starts you from a home directory
- Linux is one of many operating systems, like MAC and Windows, but it differs in that it is open source and free for all
- I want to explore Ubuntu and get familiar with it