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1What Linux is
2A short history: Unix to Linux
3Distributions: Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, Arch
4Why servers run Linux
5Getting a Linux environment: VM, WSL, cloud
6The desktop vs. the terminal
7The shell: your command center
8Getting help: man pages and --help
9pwd, ls, cd: where am I?
10Absolute vs. relative paths
11The filesystem hierarchy: /, /home, /etc, /var
12Hidden files and dotfiles
13Tab completion and history
14Clear, exit, and keyboard shortcuts

1What Linux is
2A short history: Unix to Linux
3Distributions: Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, Arch
4Why servers run Linux
5Getting a Linux environment: VM, WSL, cloud
6The desktop vs. the terminal
7The shell: your command center
8Getting help: man pages and --help
9pwd, ls, cd: where am I?
10Absolute vs. relative paths
11The filesystem hierarchy: /, /home, /etc, /var
12Hidden files and dotfiles
13Tab completion and history
14Clear, exit, and keyboard shortcuts

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