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‘sudo’ & installing packages

20 May

So lets now understand few basics regarding software installation & user levels,cause in Linux both go hand in hand

Lets start with Terminal which is equivalent to the Command Prompt of Linux (but much more powerful than that of Windows).

It can be acessed by going to Applications —–> Accessories —–> Terminal

Since we’ll use Terminal too often , so just press Alt+F2

Type anything you wish to RUN  in terminal there & just check the “Run in Terminal“  before pressing Run.

Alt+F2

Running commands as root/administrator

There is one user ‘root’ in Linux which has access to everything in the operating system with no restrictions,so it is the root of all evil :P . It is equivalent to Administrator in Windows Vista/XP .

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