Category Archives: Usage Basics

Running Windows Software on Linux: Wine

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Richard Petersen

Wine is a Windows compatibility layer that will allow you to run many Windows applications natively on Linux. The actual Windows operating system is not required. Windows applications will run as if they were Linux applications, able to access the … Continue reading →

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Command Line Interface

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Richard Petersen

When using the command line interface, you are given a simple prompt at which you type in a command. Even when you are using a desktop like GNOME, you sometimes need to execute commands on a command line. You can … Continue reading →

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Terminal Window

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Richard Petersen

The Terminal window allows you to enter Linux commands on a command line (Applications | Accessories | Terminal). It also provides you with a shell interface for using shell commands instead of your desktop. The command line is editable, allowing … Continue reading →

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Help Resources

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Richard Petersen

A great deal of support documentation is already installed on your system, and is accessible from online sources. Both the GNOME and KDE desktops feature Help systems that use a browser-like interface to display help files. To start the GNOME … Continue reading →

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Display Configuration

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Richard Petersen

The GUI interface for your desktop display is implemented by the X Window System. The version used on Ubuntu is X.org (x.org). X.org provides its own drivers for various graphics cards and monitors. You can find out more about X.org … Continue reading →

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