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[lekkerlinux]

Not quite probably more accurate to say " Ubuntu/Mint is Debian " so they share last time i looked same command :
apt-get
apt search

but the commands are nothing like that in slackware nor its approach to package management

Yes, just like you said. I have to learn some Fedora commands now because I want to try it out.

So its not sudo apt whatever or sudo eopk anymore, but sudo dnf or something.

Hope the graphical interface work most of the time. It's much easier to get information on Debian/Ubuntu commands.

 

[smooth_buddha]

The Linux commandline by William shots free pdf book

Linux Command Line Books by William Shotts

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[smooth_buddha]

ALL THE BEST LINUX CHEAT CHEATS

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[wizardfromoz]

What are good sources to learn Fedora commands?

i find a good comparison between the different formats is found at pacman rosetta provided by our friends at arch

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman/Rosetta

wiz

 

[lekkerlinux]

i find a good comparison between the different formats is found at pacman rosetta provided by our friends at arch

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman/Rosetta

wiz

Ooh, that was exactly what I was looking for, thanks Wiz! I had something like that and forgot where I put it. This time I'll put it into my Pocket, where I can find it again. The cloud one! I am so absent minded, that I won't be surprised if I woke up one day with a mini skirt on.

Just one question, if you please. Do I get root access in Fedora by typing "su" and then my password or do I use "sudo dnf" and then whatever the case might be?

I know Debian/Ubuntu use sudo apt and Solus, sodu eopkg.

 

[smooth_buddha]

25 free books for learning Linux

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Let me share the best resource to learn Linux for free. This is a collection of Linux PDFs that you can download for free to learn Linux.

itsfoss.com

 

[Tolkem]

Just one question, if you please. Do I get root access in Fedora by typing "su" and then my password or do I use "sudo dnf" and then whatever the case might be?

I know Debian/Ubuntu use sudo apt and Solus, sodu eopkg.

If you want to become root, you can certainly do that by issuing "su" in a terminal in Fedora or any other distro for that matter and typing root's password when asked, not yours, not the one you use with sudo, but root's. This I believe is the common behaviour in all Linux distros. DNF is Fedora's/Red Hat's package manager. Not so long ago it used to be YUM which I really liked in CentOS but it's now deprecated and replaced by the former. Fedora does have its own set of particular commands for performing certain actions but, from the top of my head and as far as I can remember, unless things has changed, just like in debian you can

sudo dnf update
sudo dnf upgrade
sudo dnf install
sudo dnf remove

Another command is RPM which I think's something like DPKG in debian, not really sure though (something to look up later)

 

[lekkerlinux]

If you want to become root, you can certainly do that by issuing "su" in a terminal in Fedora or any other distro for that matter and typing root's password when asked, not yours, not the one you use with sudo, but root's. This I believe is the common behaviour in all Linux distros. DNF is Fedora's/Red Hat's package manager. Not so long ago it used to be YUM which I really liked in CentOS but it's now deprecated and replaced by the former. Fedora does have its own set of particular commands for performing certain actions but, from the top of my head and as far as I can remember, unless things has changed, just like in debian you can

sudo dnf update
sudo dnf upgrade
sudo dnf install
sudo dnf remove

Another command is RPM which I think's something like DPKG in debian, not really sure though (something to look up later)

That is very helpfull Tolkem, thank you for the info.

I am still learning about Fedora Workstation and the install went well, the updates just takes long to install. Reminds me of Windows.

Is there a firewall in Fedora?

 

[wizardfromoz]

just heading a little off-topic here, folks, we want to keep Buddha smiling

jot down a few questions and start a thread in Fedora if you like.

cheers

wizard

 

[Tolkem]

Is there a firewall in Fedora?

Well, most LInux distros ship with iptables which

is a command line utility for configuring Linux kernel firewall implemented within the Netfilter project.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Iptables You could run

iptables

in a terminal, if installed you should see the help screen, otherwise "command not found". I use UFW, an acronym for Uncomplicated Firewall, which is a cli tool and has a GUI; gufw. To install it open a terminal and type

sudo dnf install ufw

or for the GUI

sudo dnf install gufw

If the cli-tool, once installed run

sudo ufw enable

and start it with

sudo ufw start

check that it's active with

sudo ufw status

Gufw should be available in Fedora's menu, look it up and start it like you do with any other regular GUI programs. Also, there's firewalld which I kind of remember it's installed by default in Fedora, at least it used to some versions ago, not sure now though https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Firewalld you could check whether or not it is in yours tipying

firewalld

in a terminal.

 

[lekkerlinux]

Well, most LInux distros ship with iptables which https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Iptables You could run

iptables

in a terminal, if installed you should see the help screen, otherwise "command not found". I use UFW, an acronym for Uncomplicated Firewall, which is a cli tool and has a GUI; gufw. To install it open a terminal and type

sudo dnf install ufw

or for the GUI

sudo dnf install gufw

If the cli-tool, once installed run

sudo ufw enable

and start it with

sudo ufw start

check that it's active with

sudo ufw status

Gufw should be available in Fedora's menu, look it up and start it like you do with any other regular GUI programs. Also, there's firewalld which I kind of remember it's installed by default in Fedora, at least it used to some versions ago, not sure now though https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Firewalld you could check whether or not it is in yours tipying

firewalld

in a terminal.

Hatts of to you. Tolkem! I understand what your describing and it's very clear and helpful. I also use gufw, because it's so uncomplicated.

You are my favorite Linux learning resource! Such accessible help! (Back on topic. If there is a survey, I vote Tolkem as my favourite Linux resource!)

 

[Tolkem]

Hatts of to you. Tolkem! I understand what your describing and it's very clear and helpful. I also use gufw, because it's so uncomplicated.

You are my favorite Linux learning resource! Such accessible help! (Back on topic. If there is a survey, I vote Tolkem as my favourite Linux resource!)

Thank you!! I'm just glad to help anywhere and every time I can man.

 

[smooth_buddha]

I will put this website on here again as its such a brilliant linux resource, its simple, not too heavy a read and gives a really great overview of the system and the various parts that make up linux including netowrking. Cant recomment this website enough.

Every llinux user should make this website there home page and everytime you use the internet read a section or 2 about the system

Home | Linux Journey

linuxjourney.com

 

[smooth_buddha]

This is not a linux course but it is a full course on networking which will of course help with our linux studies!!!! Covers all the fundamentals of networking:

 

[smooth_buddha]

An excellent free website with a free ccna networking basics course. This course is great for anybody new to networking who wants to learn the basics of how tcp/ip stacks and layers work

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[smooth_buddha]

Linux cookbook Tips and techniques for everyday use

The Linux Cookbook: Tips and Techniques for Everyday Use - Table of Contents

 

[jglen490]

The The Linux Command Line Book-19.01 in PDF form, the screen in front of me, and the man pages

 

[wizardfromoz]

@jglen490 just edited the above to become a hyperlink for the viewers

good read, too, for the milk and cookies at bedtime, at 555 pages

wizard

 

[wizardfromoz]

scripting is something i enjoy but seldom make time for

recently i was teaching someone how to write a script to install the brave browser and found the following helpful, in refreshing my memory - written in january so fairly current

https://medium.com/@zach.gollwitzer/the-ultimate-bash-crash-course-cb598141ad03#ada7

wizard

 

[Vrai]

may i ask are the commands an actual part of the linux kernel, or are they classed as seperate apps/programs and simply bolted on into a package when a distro is made up???? ive been trying to learn the file system , is the /bin and/sbin where all the commands are stored??? do the commands have anything to do with the kernel????

The "commands" are actually small 'programs' or 'applications' which perform a certain function.
They are not 'part of' the kernel nor are they 'bolted on into ' a package.
They are more akin to a 'tool' which can be used to manipulate the operating system (kernel and applications).
The Linux Cookbook by Michael Stutz does a very good job of explaining this.

The Linux Cookbook: Tips and Techniques for Everyday Use - Table of Contents