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2010-06-13
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I am a very new to linux and i have never used the x terminal before and i would like to know a website or any such. webpage which can teach me the proper usage and all the important commands used in x terminal
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2010-06-13
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The commands available in the XTerminal depends on what you've installed. So, there is no "one page to learn everything" resource for that.
A quick Google search gave me this link that might work as a starting point:
http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/...and_line_intro
A quick Google search gave me this link that might work as a starting point:
http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/...and_line_intro
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2010-06-13
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Something like this will give you a good into to the commands available. Otherwise, you can look at the busybox manual pages - the N900 uses this (an older version actually, so some of the options/commands don't work) for the basic commands. Beyond that, any general UNIX/Linux introductions will provide a lot of useful info.
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2010-06-13
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Thread moved to General.
A (very long) list of terminal commands.
(Click on one of the categories)
A (very long) list of terminal commands.
(Click on one of the categories)
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2010-06-27
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Any chance to collect the list of commands just for our devices here? Wiki?
I'd like to learn as well.
sudo gainroot
apt-get help
and here more or less everything is clear. But would be useful to have some kind of short description what each option actually can do.
But just help giving me list of commands that I have no idea how to use it. There is more that is impossible to guess that even exist. Try to remind yourself what did you felt seeing xterm first time in your life
Last edited by devu; 2010-06-27 at 01:55.
I'd like to learn as well.
sudo gainroot
apt-get help
and here more or less everything is clear. But would be useful to have some kind of short description what each option actually can do.
But just help giving me list of commands that I have no idea how to use it. There is more that is impossible to guess that even exist. Try to remind yourself what did you felt seeing xterm first time in your life
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2010-06-27
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I noticed sudo su works in Xterm, but I dunno if that's because I installed Easy-Debian or even sudser (rush command). Works for easy root access.
Anyway, I'd say check out those links provided above and you'll learn a lot quickly if you're willing to take the time to learn.
Jesse~
Anyway, I'd say check out those links provided above and you'll learn a lot quickly if you're willing to take the time to learn.
Jesse~
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2010-06-27
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From this article which seems to be for noobs (like me) The lesson I've got as well is this
So... would be good to have a list of commands in common use for N8*0 N900. From this forum I've learn basics about how to navigate through the folder structure, apt-get only because of people even mentioned about this as well as kernel-config (same as above)
Is it any secret held by linux folks that they making this open platform closed for newcomers?
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Getting help
You can learn commands in many ways. Sometimes you will see them mentioned in articles, or someone might tell you of them. When you learn of a command, it is best to try to find out what it does BEFORE you use it.
The computer assumes that you know what you are doing, and so it will happily erase the entire disk if you ask it to, without pausing to ask if you really meant to.
Is it any secret held by linux folks that they making this open platform closed for newcomers?
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2010-06-27
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For example
http://www.petrilopia.net/wordpress/...and-line-tips/
#3 so simple, you don't need to install any app to do so. So useful. I wonder how much useful things we don't know yet because lack of information.
I founded some list but unfortunately its in Spanish
http://www.nokioteca.net/blog/2010/0...di-x-terminal/
but this is pretty much what I'm asking for.
http://www.petrilopia.net/wordpress/...and-line-tips/
#3 so simple, you don't need to install any app to do so. So useful. I wonder how much useful things we don't know yet because lack of information.
I founded some list but unfortunately its in Spanish
http://www.nokioteca.net/blog/2010/0...di-x-terminal/
but this is pretty much what I'm asking for.
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2010-06-27
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There are MANY xterm tutorials out there to be found by googling. For starters, try as search terms xterm and tutorial.
There are not many significant differences between how xterm works on the N900 and how it works elsewhere. It would be great if someone would write a Maemo-specific xterm tutorial, and it would be easy. Just find a general tutorial, try its commands on the N900, and use the commands that work to build the tutorial.
There are not many significant differences between how xterm works on the N900 and how it works elsewhere. It would be great if someone would write a Maemo-specific xterm tutorial, and it would be easy. Just find a general tutorial, try its commands on the N900, and use the commands that work to build the tutorial.
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All I want is 40 acres, a mule, and Xterm.
All I want is 40 acres, a mule, and Xterm.
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2010-06-27
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Originally Posted by geneven
Sometimes the best tutorials for "noobs" are written by people new to the subject - they make no assumptions about what the reader already knows. Teaching others is also a great way to learn a subject yourself.
... It would be great if someone would write a Maemo-specific xterm tutorial, and it would be easy. Just find a general tutorial, try its commands on the N900, and use the commands that work to build the tutorial.
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http://wiki.maemo.org/N900
Please don't clutter the forum with questions that have been answered many times previously. Either use Power Search or check the following useful threads.
http://wiki.maemo.org/Frequently_asked_questions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_N900
http://wiki.maemo.org/N900