Dustin’s Blog

Accessing the Linux command line is quite simple. I’ll describe the process as it is on a Ubuntu system but only because Ubuntu has the most market share of the Linux distros today. The concepts here carry over all most if not all other Linux distributions. One other thing I should point out is that the command line is sometimes referred to as the “console” or “terminal” and I may use those terms from time to time.

There are times that you’ll need to use the command line in order to get something done because there won’t be an appropriate GUI tool available or a GUI tool that is available doesn’t have a needed option. In these cases you can access the command line to get the job done.
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One of the top reasons that I use Linux at all is because of the command line environment. It is far more likely that you’ll see me using my Linux systems via putty from a Windows system than actually sitting at my Linux system itself. Now this isn’t because I’m anti Linux on the desktop or anything, not at all. In fact I do run Linux on my laptop for when I cannot remotely access my server at home such as when we’re traveling yet it’s usually so I can run a terminal.

Read on to learn more about what you can do with the Linux command line.
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I have a couple of ideas for a new series I’ll be kicking off soon and hope people find them interesting. I’m going to do a bit of writing about setting up home networks and getting the most out of the GNU/Linux command line.

The basics of computer networking are very easy and a home network almost always employs nothing more than the most basic parts of a computer network. I’ll be breaking down these parts as well as what to look for in a broadband connection, simple things you can do to help protect your network, when to go wired over wireless and more.

On the Linux side I’ll be covering the basics of what the command line is, why you would want to use it, how to use it and tidbits on why I prefer to never actually sit at my Linux system.