Linux for the Layman: the Joy of Computing.

Today I cover the idea of bash shortcuts, including scripts, aliases and functions. I also go over a couple of short answers to listener questiosn and praise for ffmpeg.

In this episode we cover more on how to ues the tab key for command and variable name completion; we also cover some accounting information.

This episode covers some of the basics about Linux Shell variables.

Feel free to let me know if you like this, if you have questions, even if you hated it - I'm hre to serve you. LinuxForTheLayman@gmail.com

All mentions of the word "bracket" or "brackets" should be read/heard as "brace" and "braces" - these { } instead of these [ ]. My goof, correction at the end of the episode.

I am grateful to all my listeners, contributors, questioners and feedback-senders. More to come soon...

More information about command line options, and also help/man pages.

I misspoke in the audio - RAID is Redundant Array of Independent Devices. There, now you can have an extra laugh at me. Invite your friends to have one too, or more than one! :-)

Skeleton of fundamentals to begin with on your quest to become an administrator - more to come in episodes to follow.

A tale of woe and triumph.

I talk about these three constructs, in the opposite order :-), to give you a better understanding of what they are and why you may care.

I also explain my long gap between episode 23 and now.

In this episode I talk a little about how devices are accessed through file system mount points and also how files can be linked together.

Based on this artivle in the Verge, https://www.theverge.com/22684730/students-file-folder-directory-structure-education-gen-z, I decided to take a side trip and discuss what kinds of storage there are on a computer and how file systems, files and folders/directories (same thing) are set up and how to use them effectively.  I welcome comments, questions, any kind of feedback you'd like to provide.

Enjoy!

We go into a few more bits about shell special characters, then discuss good Linux file naming conventions and a brief sketch of how to organize your files.  Feel free to let me know what you like, don't like, want to know - anything.

Today we'll cover a few more of the characters that the bash shell, your command line interpreter, treats as something other than what they look like - wildcards and more.

This is scratching the surface of some of the flexibility of the terminal interface, the command shell (bash) and ways to use it.

Come with me to understand more about how little there is to dread in the Command Line (or Terminal) Interface to your computer in Linux.

This is the first of several episodes where I discuss the terminal interface, or command line interface, and it's command shell, bash.  We start simple and move on to progress to some of the more powerful commands.  Today, it's just some basics.

This is a general discussion of how to organize files on your computer, with specific emphasis on Linux distributions.

We also cover briefly zeit and at/batch.  Command line oriented material.

Tell me what you'd like to hear about in the podcast.  This is a service for you - help me out.  Gie a listen and see what else you want to hear about.  My office is open! :-)

I'll explain one of the ways in which the command line can do things simply that might otherwise be more complex in a GUI.

I'm an old keyboard hack, so I love the keyboard, possibly more than the mouse.  However, there are many good uses for the mouse as well where the keyboard may be inadequate.  Tell me what you think...

This is a love story - ways in which the keyboard and the mouse can do for each other (and you) some of the things you may have thought only one or the other can do.  Enjoy!

In this episode I discuss what's good about both interfaces and some contrasting features of both.  Al though I profess to be far more proficient with the terminal, which is decades older than the GUI, I enjoy using both.  Each has their high points.

Most Windows apps don't run on Linux.  Options after upgrading include using a Windows virtual machine on top of your Linux installation, using the interfface layer known as WINE, or finding native Linux apps to substitute - and how to find them.

This episode also gives a brief introduction to hard disk formats and how this affects your installation.  We also explore briefly two other options for installing Linux on your Windows machine.

This is the first of two episodes on this subject.  In this episode, I'll discuss how to prepare for the conversion and then how to replace Windows with Ubuntu (specifically, though most Linux distro installs are pretty much the same for the whole desktop version).  In the next episode, I'll discuss installing alongside Windows and other possibilities.

I actually enjoy working and playing on my computer, and you can too.  This is alittle about what there is to love about working or playing on your computer.

In this episode I describe how files are mapped in a Linux file system in a simple, consistent access scheme, with contrast to how Windows is different in a few ways.

In this episode, I go through a short list of terms that are convenient to understand when you want to talk about, or better yet, become familiar with so you can use, a Linux distribution.

Dispelling the myths about how Linux has no GUI or an unfriendly one.

I've been asked this question many times - why do you use Linux at home?  In this episode I'll talk about what drew me to Linux, and it is all in terms that anyone today, even technophobes, can follow with ease.  As always, you can email me with questions or constructive feedback at LinuxForTheLayman@gmail.com.

In this episode, I go through a description of what Linux is, a brief history of Linux, what Linux can do for you and why not to get Linux.

I describe operating systems and kernels, distributions and interfaces and three reasons not to use Linux depending on your needs.

I give short previews of potential future episodes - how to use the terminal or command line interface and how powerful it is, differences between various graphical user interfaces (GUIs), Linux distros compared to other OSes and each other, and more.

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