Switching from Windows to Linux (headless), things to know
sudo apt install tldr
tldr some-command # replace some-command with what you want to learn about
https://gist.github.com/peteristhegreat/01ffb3573ee503cb6ace84d6fb825a48
https://web.archive.org/web/20161121100913/http://archive.oreilly.com/linux/cmd/
https://dotfiles.github.io/ - https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles
https://linuxhandbook.com/linux-directory-structure/
man
pages (manual) - “Read the Fine Manual”;tldr
= too long; didn’t read, shortened manual cheat sheet, example driven- how to install, uninstall, using
apt
(for debian based systems) - linux root folder structure
.bash_rc
and.bash_profile
and.bash_history
files- common commands, folder navigation, process management without a gui
- permissions,
ls -l
, user v group,sudo
,su
,root
- terminal text editors, e.g.
nano
,vim
,emacs
- private key/public key,
ssh
tunneling,git
access, remote computer management - flavors of linux, debian (
apt
) v centos (yum
) v others (pacman
), package managers docker, images, containers - WSL, Windows Subsystem for Linux, installing it on Windows 10 or 11, and using it from Windows Terminal and Windows explorer, gotchas