directories

Hi guys, I recently received a ZIP file which had file paths embedded in the file names (pathnames) so that when the archive was decompressed, there were very very very long names which each contained several "/" or "\" characters (I forget which it was). I had never seen this in DECOMPRESSED...

One of the things that has confused me a little bit about linux distributions is the "computer" tab, located in nautilus, the default file manager for the main distros such as Ubuntu. When you click on "Computer", you see all of the folders that are standard for the operating system: root, usr...

This weekend I ventured into the world of Linux for the first time and am a little confused to say the least. I completed a 13 hours online course and have spent another 10 hours or so reading articles, watching videos and pouring through tutorials. I have have learned a lot in a short time and...