Available now for download - “Hackett and Bankwell” #2 - A Practical Hands-on Introduction to the Ubuntu Linux Command Line interface. Read about Woody and the gang as they respond to the shocking conclusion of the last issue. In this second episode, Woody shows Calvin and Kaori how to get started using the command line and gives them handy tips they can use to improve their skills right away. Learn how to use the Linux command line the fun way–with “Hackett and Bankwell,” the Linux comic.
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Any new skill or activity involves learning a particular set of rules and jargon. Leaving the world of double-clicking proprietary software buttons and entering the world of open source craziness is no exception. Indeed, when coming to the Linux world, new users have to learn a staggering amount of new terms that are hard to remember because they’re all associated with previously foreign concepts. To help new Linux users adapt to their new surroundings more easily, Intarcorp Ltd. produces “Hackett and Bankwell,” an educational comic book that teaches the GNU/Linux operating system using Ubuntu.
Woody Hackett: Here, let’s take a look. Go to the Accessories menu under the Applications dropdown and select Terminal.
Kaori Soto: What’s that?
Woody: Oh, Terminal is just another name for the Command Line Interface program. It’s also called the Console sometimes.
Calvin Green: The Shell? Lots of names for the same thing, huh?
Woody: Yeah, I guess it’s like how the Eskimos have over a hundred words for snow since it’s so central to their lives.
Kaori: That’s not even true, and anyway, “Eskimo” is not the preferred nomenclature.
Woody: Well, the point stands!
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Learning new things can be difficult and confusing, especially when it comes to learning about different technologies. In order to make learning Linux fun and fruitful, we bring you “Hackett and Bankwell,” The Linux Comic. “Hackett and Bankwell” is an ideal learning tool for smart, hip young people and technologically averse older people. Start learning Linux today so the future can belong to you.
Woody Hackett: The CLI is actually a program called a shell. A shell is just a program that accepts text commands; you type a command at the prompt and press enter. Then, the shell program does exactly what the command you input instructed it to do.
Kaori Soto: How do we know what commands to type? What are the commands?
Woody: You enter commands into the shell using specific terms and syntax. There are a variety of shell programs, but most Linux distros use bash.
Calvin Green: BASH?
Woody: Bash is the default shell on most Linux-based systems.
Kaori: What can I do at the command line–with bash?
Woody: All kinds of things. Remember the stuff I said about GNU replacing all the UNIX programs, and that some of these were for really simple task such as displaying directory contents?
Kaori: Sure I do.
Woody: Many of those GNU programs run in text mode at the shell.
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