Top 10 Tips For Linux Beginners

Written By
GN
Gary Newell
Jan 24, 2014

For those of us who have been using Linux for a while we take for granted the fact that we know what a desktop environment is and that there are distros called Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora etc. People who have only just heard about Linux may find this confusing. This article/video gives a brief overview of what Linux actually is.

GN

Gary Newell

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