Sick of Windows? How to test-drive Linux

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Sick of Windows? How to test-drive Linux

In the first part of this new series, Jack Wallen explains why you might want to use Linux and how to test drive a distribution without making changes to your Windows computer.

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Linux 101: What's the difference between a desktop environment and a window manager?

Linux 101: What are environment variables?

Linux 101: What is the mount command, and how do you use it?

Linux 101: What does "sourcing a file" mean in Linux?

Linux 101: What are stopped jobs on Linux, and how do you use them?

Linux 101: What are zombie processes?

Linux 101: How to add directories to your Linux $path

Linux 101: The different types of sudo and su

Linux 101: How to easily view real-time log entries with tail

Linux 101: How to create a compressed archive of a folder from the CLI with zip

Linux 101: How to delete files and folders from the CLI

Linux 101: How to use the kill and killall commands

Linux 101: What are aliases and how do you use them?

Linux 101: How to find drive space usage from the command line

Linux 101: How to clean the DNF and APT caches

Linux 101: How to compress a folder from the command line with tar

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