Basic Linux Tasks

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Info
Level: Beginner
Presenter: Eli the Computer Guy
Date Created: August 20, 2010
Length of Class: 53 Minutes
Tracks
Linux
Prerequisites
Installing Linux
Introduction to Linux
Purpose of Class
This class teaches students the basic tasks that are required inorder to maintain a Linux server.
Topics Covered
Man Pages
The importance of sudo
Installing software using tasksel
Installing software using apt-get
Restarting services
the top command
Basic navigation
Class Notes
Sudo is used before a command. It acts like "run as administrator" in Windows
Man pages are reference pages for commands and programs
Example of usage: man ping
q quits man pages
The tasksel command installs numerous programs at one time to create a server (LAMP or such)
Example: sudo tasksel
Apt-get Installs, Removes or Updates Software
Install: sudo apt-get install xxx
Uninstall: sudo apt-get remove xxx
Update: Sudo apt-get upgrade
Restart Services
Example: sudo /etc/init.d/xxx (restart start stop)
Top is like "Task Manager" in Windows
Example: sudo top
K to kill a process
H for help
Basic navigation
To change to another directory use the cd command
Example: cd /etc/var/www (changes to web root folder)
Linux is literal
Capitalization matters!!!
Final Thoughts
To Logout just use the exit command
Resources

[@chapp85]

No please don't stop repeating yourself. Repeating the same thing over and over again or in this case hearing something over and over again makes you more likely to remember it. Thank you for the video. I found it very helpful.

[@michaelduchac2742]

I was laid off ala Covid in March as a 14 year customer facing support tech. Your instruction videos have been instrumental in my learning path & career development over the past 6 months. I cannot thank you enough for your contributions! Thank you so very much Eli!

[@andrewcarpenter6610]

Honestly, best explanation I've found online. Extremely informative and easy to follow. I'm going to keep going with the videos. Thank you!

[@benjacuna2315]

I'm planning to complete my CompTIA Linux + classes starting this this month until September and pass the LPI certification by the end of this year. Your tutorials were very comprehensive and it helped me a lot to understand and learn Linux. Thank you very much! Learning Linux requires passion for technology and I'm doing it step-by-step as you recommended which is very helpful and effective. Hoping to learn more from your KZbin channel.

[@DavidJKoch]

You're a really good instructor. I've watched three of your videos thus far and they are excellent.

[@WhiteAxl1]

He's 10X better than my teachers!!

[@DavidJKoch]

Raiden Ryu Yes, he knows his material and isn't out to try to impress people with his knowledge, but rather to share it in a way that is deliberately understandable, yet not condescending.

[@DavidJKoch]

Raiden Ryu Yes, he knows his material and isn't out to try to impress people with his knowledge, but rather to share it in a way that is deliberately understandable, yet not condescending.

[@nsr6489]

I start following Eli after a business failure and I was working in a call centre; just in 2 years time, I am a cyber security analyst and big share of thanks goes to him.

[@ronniej446]

You are one in a million :). If there will be the same kind of teacher in each school like you I can make sure that all of us will learn .

[@3ds12Game]

I really appreciate your videos man! It's just free school! about a year ago i started dual-booting my Windows 7 with Ubuntu. And a few months ago i stopped dual-booting and used Linux Mint 17 Cinamon as my primary OS. And it was HELL. I ran in all sorts of problems, sometimes it is my fault and sometimes it was the OS's fault. But thanks to a lot of forums and youtubers (including Eli) I was getting more experienced and smarter. Ode to Linux! Yay

[@nikkiellesd]

+Joshua Barendse you should use my boyfriend's distro he created. it is called SlimPup.

[@3ds12Game]

+Nikki L i'll try. Do you have an url to the download page?

[@nikkiellesd]

Joshua Barendse slimpuplinux.sourceforge.net/

[@3ds12Game]

+Nikki L thanks. I'll try it out when i have the time!

[@srilanka206]

i love this guy Eli...his teaching skills are great as we can understand Tech easily....Cheers!

[@jorgevillavicencio8243]

Thank so much!! The easy way you have introduced and show to us in the terminal with example clarify to everybody the commands that are written in books or any professor explain at Colleges. Good job Prof. Eli, the Computer Guy.

[@JuanLopez-dh7qg]

Good job Eli 8 years later and this video is still very helpful to newbies like me. Keep up the great work and thanks for the free knowledge! Subbed¡

[@TravisBrown011]

Thanks Eli. You are a great instructor. The admin protocols I learned about Linux came from studying under managers. I wanted to start from the basics, and you have done that. Thanks keep doing what you are doing bro.

[@BMAPS]

Commands you included in this session are the fresher's interview questions for System administrator. Great work! Always a fan!

[@DefaultUser61]

Coming from someone who didn't know diddly about Linux a few days ago, I just wanted to say thank you +Eli the Computer Guy. These videos are teaching me so much and I can't wait to go through all of them and become a Linux master. At which time I will get a tattoo of a penguin sitting down on my forearm.

[@Logrowlf]

Dude, the amount of frustration in not knowing it's Q to exit or quit. I've totally been there. Great video, thanks.

[@mateoelizalde4555]

Supports from Argentina! Thanks for explain slowly and with patience!

[@gtrent7744]

Still watching in 2019. Thanks for this. Great teaching methods.

[@chulecito]

Your tutorials are real good for people new to linux, keep them up. One thing that I wanted to add that I haven't seen is that you don't need to type everything, Tab autocompletes.

[@milanlukic1]

It's really a pleasure to follow all your presentations. Thanks again.

[@RavikarnRawal]

After years of this video being published, it still rocks!.. You are Awesome Eli :-) Thanks.

[@bvowens]

Hi Eli. I just want to say thank you very much for all your time and effort recording and uploading these classes. In particular I appreciate your honesty with regard to the desktop version.

[@jg3777]

Eli, thank you so much for these videos, i am learning a lot and you're very in-depth which really makes all difference. Keep it up!

[@gam85191]

This is the greatest basic linux video I have ever come across. Thank you and good work!

[@Ensayia]

In your total beginners video you emphasize the great importance of case sensitivity, then when you describe the service commands you write Start, Stop, and Reset all capitalized, which are all invalid commands. Most people would probably catch this, but consistency would be a little less confusing to the absolute newbies. Great videos :D

[@JG-ii3zv]

I've taken a look through many videos, expecting nothing from the next one, but you helped me out to figure it the solution to my problem. Obviously I'm noob using this, you are my savior

[@MartinJaszczuk]

This was an incredibly valuable video! Thank you for creating this!

[@miltonweinhold6859]

Super man, you're a great teacher. Greetings from Argentina :)

[@thiery572]

Thank you. I like you repeat stuffs, so I don't have to pay attention too much to the video (I can watch it while doing something else, like eating), yet it stuck in my head.

[@unfa00]

These lessons are absolutely fantastic. Thank you!

[@nickthompson4182]

Thanks for posting these classes. I'm loving these videos. I'm new to this stuff, but I'm learning, and you're a big help! Thanks

[@leonard402]

Dear Eli, you really helped me understand the basics of Linux and the start of my LPIC study. I subscribed immediately after wathing this video. Never seen such a clear explaination as you performed on this video.

[@yellowpepsi3]

I was looking for latex help so idk how I ended up here, but ended up watching the whole hour of the lesson. U r really good at what u do

[@czarkingvee3261]

I'm learning so much from you eli in both windows and linux, such a great teachee

[@Tang0Fox1]

Very good, well thought out videos.

[@audiophilekuno]

Thank you so much Eli. I'm in the Philippines. You're really a lot of help for someone who's very novice with Linux.

[@2001missmicha]

Eli, I am so pleased to have stumbled upon your Linux series. I love the concept behind Linux so installed it on my laptop and have been frustrated ever since, lol. Yours is the only lesson series that explains things clearly. My boyfriend tried teaching me some things and it made me want to smote him, hehehe. Your teaching style is perfect - I love how you explain what you're doing and why, and also what the terminology means. I'm now a subscriber!

[@azaifel]

Amazing Instructor! Thx for sharing the knowledge in such an understandable way

[@vinjameson3944]

I'm very grateful for these excellent videos. Many thanks, Eli!

[@nathanac2013]

Wow i havent slept for days and just fell asleep watching this , all the info is common knowledge and its very easy to log in as root in ubuntu js

[@EricMooney]

Great tutorial. Thanks!

[@staj]

Another well done, video, i've been procrastinating about learning Linux for over 3 years, Thank God for you i'm starting 2012 finally learning it, thanks a lot Eli.

[@TheLawnWebnut]

Wow, 10 years later, still very interesting and informative.

[@reulrich]

Eli..I value your videos and your clear, easy to understand style.

[@99neel99]

Eli you are just awesome.! I don't know why am I studying here in my bugging technical college. Wish teachers would have been like you. I wish someday my teachers see you in this video and learn the way to teach students. You are a role model.

[@brentstevens6228]

Good job Eli...you make a novice user like myself understand the basic Linux tasks in easy to understand language. Excellent tutorial!

[@criptovida]

Well summarized. Congrats and thanks for sharing.

[@nepTune32]

Thank you so much for all your help. It's very useful. Love to hear more from you about Linux Environment.

[@TheBonyfacy]

Eli, I just wanna say thanks for videos you made and thx for videos (hopefully) you will make :-)

[@Sl8ter909]

Thanks for these videos. Easy to understand, well presented.

[@cacaloveforever]

This guy is so good at explaining! Thank you!

[@VichetSSom-ck8jd]

You are awesome Ali!!! Thanks for all the information you gave to me. Keep them great videos coming. I'm watching you all the way from Cambodia.

[@ntgc-tv]

Eli keeps up with your great job...Your explanations are just crystal clear...Thanks, A mili

[@neugenesenior6291]

Thank you for speaking in clear, understandable, English! One of my biggest issues with videos is there are so many with unrecognizable accents attempting to assist and the video has low volume or gibberish.

[@puneravi]

simple and well prepared session.loved it

[@Hurricane0610]

Very good. i think i understand now linux, without your class i wouldn't.

[@robertligeza4126]

Very instructive tutorial. Keep doing this Eli. Greetings form Poland!

[@kunalpanchal7751]

This guy is awesome.. Perfectly presented information.

[@scottmahoney8566]

just so everyone knows newer versions of ubuntu such as 14.04 (thats what I use at the time of this post) does not come with tasksel. You have to have use the command sudo apt-get install tasksel. keep in mind this video was made in 2010.

[@cagmadhigeguray255]

thanks a million your videos really help me i've got 9 of your videos and now am gonna download all of your videos so that i can be like you as much as i can thanks

[@zaat9898]

your tutorials are great thank you so much!

[@Leoneomatrix]

Outstanding, I'm starting to like command prompt again!!! Great Job!!!

[@torquer007]

Super teaching skills. You make it seem very easy with your unique information delivery method. I work as a computer programmer and I am learning allot from you. Thank you for your time and wish you the best.

[@sulimanelmoghira7789]

you are amazing in explanation really I understood every single word you spelled out ,thank you so much god bless you

[@m4u939]

Man you are a SUPER teacher!! love the video!!

[@hotbullet79]

hi thanks.. i have been trying to learn computer for 10 years.. after seeing your vids seems i am understanding better.

[@TheNangaboko]

Well done Elite, for making it simple to all novice to Linux.

[@MrLambwalker]

My god I couldn't how happy I was to find out how to get out of the "man" page... thanks forever

[@jonwilob6458]

Hi Eli. I think you are one of the most understandable speakers I've heard in a long while and I'm sure it's because of your voice not "trailing off" at the end of a sentence. Paul Harvey was famous for this speaking technique. So many speakers today start a sentence loudly and then a second or two before they finish the sentence their voice trails off into the sunset.........It seems like everyone on television is guilty of this. If anything a sentence should end with MORE VOLUME than it begins with. BTW great presentation.

[@syedatherali4553]

Simply Fantastic....Thanks a lot Eli

[@ramakrk2009]

Wonderful. You are a 'Tiger of Linux'. Great video sir. Thanks.

[@RyosukeTaniguchi]

Thanks! It's great you provide the related idea in Windows... I'm sure many people are good in Windows, but just new to Linux. May be a great version of training is "Linux for Windows users" (or may be you already have something..) Keep up the great work!!

[@user-og2cl6gq7f]

I really like your course !!

[@tonyf1410]

Great video! Thank you for your time and effort!

[@MegaDenie]

It was very helpful, I just got linux a few years ago and i am not really as good but this is something to me. keep posting more video clips. u r helping a lot of people.

[@uttambaroi]

Eli, has clearly mentioned this vid is for Beginners not for those who are finding a flaw to dislike the video....... cm'on, don't act like widows here.

[@renodepessemier841]

Thanks for showing us TASKSEL !!!

[@mantasdaskevicius9595]

to simplify a bit: apt is for debian based distros, kali, mint ubuntu, debian it self etc will use apt-get, gentoo distro for example will use emerge

[@bvowens]

I originally started on the zx81 then matured to programming on the atari 1040 so was a latecomer to windows as I had no PC but went on to program in Pascal COBOL and visual basic then .net and Java.

[@antiphantom_1]

Wow man you really know your stuff.. I just recently installed ubuntu 14.04 onto my new laptop. Accidently erased my windows 10 but whatever. Im teaching myself this stuff with videos like yours and books so i can get this job and start a real career in something i like. Defintally gonna be watching the rest of your videos. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@JayReno911]

Thank you! These are great videos.

[@kuqezi8081]

Eli is the motto to live by.

[@mohamadkhabazi1094]

He teach excellent. Even for people whose language is not English the training is great and enjoyable

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Thank you for sharing your knowledge :) Very informative videos

[@philross1547]

Awesome, thanks for the tutorials.

[@Kwales66]

Thanks ! A great basic intro .

[@aircooled356]

Eli, I think a linux update heard your complaint and now the instruction to quit "q" is on the server

[@mrbreez33]

Very interesting. Tanks, again Eli.

[@horrorbiz72]

Great easy to follwo video! Thanks for posting!

[@notmyhome]

Thankyou//I'm new but its more exciting then windows! You explain it so well, THANK you Eli!

[@jennygrana4315]

Thanks Eli I am learning a lot your lesson today.

[@morbid6438]

eli your the man,.ive watched alot of linux beginner vids..but yours are so much better, your explanations with the tech stuff are so much easier to understand. I have learnt alot from your videos, from servers,switches,linux,hacking etc…even your turning 40 video made me laugh (as im 42) I could totally relate……keep up the good work.

[@stanleygono7129]

Yeah he's really a great teacher. I started following him since 2012, and I have learning a lot from his videos

[@warde5084]

Excellent lesson, thank you

[@bvowens]

Recently I've installed Ubuntu in my sons computer and he hasn't looked back since. I've since purchased a Raspi and among the many uses I have for one I'm first going to install it so as to give network access to my printer and all my external drives in one location. I may eventually try to use one (if it is capable) as a hosting server for one of my websites - but I'll need to learn more from your classes by then. Thanks again.

[@nihalnarayanan2383]

u are awesome!!!u taught me so many things from ur website and tutorials!!!

[@21joseluis1]

Wow you're the best Eli, keep up the wood work. Thank you so much for this video.

[@alkaanil6219]

I love your explanation....thanks a lot!!!!

[@071342yigit]

You are absolutely amazing dude!

[@willb169]

We should remember that Linux is started by a great contribution and then additionally contributed to by others. Kinda like Eli making these awesome vids and others simply contributing further knowledge. I don't think anyone meant offense, even if many of us are a bit rough around the edges with manors, myself included. Great vids, Eli. Thanks :-)

[@oliveirajose27]

Great stuff in this channel.. Thank you!

[@RaveYoda]

You would need to get moc(music on console). type :: sudo apt-get install moc Then to run moc type :: mocp I think it starts you by default in the root folder so use your arrow keys to navigate to home/yourUsrName/location of files. Then just hit enter to play music. NOTE:: If you wish to use the same console just press q. To quit the application hold shift then press q. Look at man pages for more info. IE: Type man moc. cheers mate