The Complete Beginner's Guide to Linux

Linux.com ^ | 13 August 2014 | Jack Wallen

[ShadowAce]

[stormhill]

Does that operating system you’re currently using really work “just fine”? Or are you constantly battling viruses, malware...

Does this imply Linux is invulnerable to hackers?

[ShadowAce]

Not invulnerable.

However, it is not nearly as easy for them to break into a default linux setup as it is to break into a Windows setup.

[wally_bert]

Bookmarked for later. Thank you.

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[NewHampshireDuo]

I try to do just about everything on Linux. After trying a bunch of distros I settled on Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) with the Cinnamon desktop.

I have my tried and true Windows XP desktop but it’s no longer connected to the internet.

[captain_dave]

Ubuntu works very well. I’m running it on my desktop and laptop (Dell Latitude E6400).

[martin_fierro]

[martin_fierro]

If you've been running Linux for awhile and have been installing updates all along, you may have amassed a collection of old Linux headers/modules/images

These headers etc. take up space on your hard drive.

You can remove them all by opening up a terminal window and copying/pasting the following in there:

dpkg -l 'linux-*' | sed '/^ii/!d;/'"$(uname -r | sed "s/\(.*\)-\([^0-9]\+\)/\1/")"'/d;s/^[^ ]* [^ ]* \([^ ]*\).*/\1/;/[0-9]/!d' | xargs sudo apt-get -y purge

Source

[ShadowAce]

Of course. you are assuming one is running a debian-based distro with that commend. :D

[ShadowAce]

Red Hat/Fedora/CentOS limits the number of installed kernels to three.

When you update the fourth time, or install a fourth kernel, it will automatically clean up the oldest one installed.

That command is unnecessary. :D

[freds6girlies]

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[frog in a pot]

Thank you.

[Mrs. B.S. Roberts]

I read through this post...I’m learning.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

BFTW

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I read through this post...I’m learning.

Wow. Black pepper on eggs and easing into Linux...all in one week!

Where is my wife and what have you done with her?

[minnesota_bound]

A Linux beginner. Bring blankie.
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