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Linux Quick Start – How to Use Linux Video Tutorials from CD and Run Linux in Windows

Linux video tutorials are an excellent, easy and fast way to get started at learning how to use Linux.

Getting Linux Running in Windows – So You Can Learn How to Use Linux in Windows!

You can download a free Linux virtual machine “player” and a free Linux virtual machine so you can run Linux in Windows.

Just download and quickly install the free Linux virtual machine “player”, the same way you install any Windows program. This takes about twenty minutes.

Then download a free Linux virtual machine and uncompress the virtual machine files into a folder on your Windows hard disk. Not including the download time, this takes about ten minutes.

There is a free sample Linux video tutorial that shows every step of how to: download the free Linux virtual machine player and a free Linux virtual machine, so you can easily run Linux in Windows.

Linux Tips: There are hundreds of free Linux virtual machines available for download for lots of popular Linux distributions (versions), including Ubuntu Linux, Debian Linux, Red Hat Linux, Fedora Linux, SUSE Linux and lots more!

Next, run the virtual machine player and open a virtual machine, in the same way as you run a word processor and open a document – and you easily get Linux in Windows!

So, now you have Linux running in a “window” in Windows. And you can run Linux software programs from the Linux desktop and also open a terminal emulation window, to get to the Linux command line prompt, to run Linux commands.

Linux Tips: To open a terminal emulation window on the Linux desktop to run Linux commands: click on the icon that looks like a computer screen – or right-click on the desktop and select “Linux Terminal” or “Linux Console” (or similar) – or look through the menus and select “Linux Terminal” or “Linux Console” (or similar).

Running Linux Video Tutorials from CD in Windows

Now put in the CD that contains the Linux video tutorials. This causes your browser to automatically run and display the list of Linux video tutorials.

To watch a Linux video, just click on the name of the video tutorial in the list, such as “Running Linux in Windows”, or “Installing Linux from CD / DVD”, or “Learning How to Run Linux Commands” – and the tutorial runs in the browser (in Windows).

So, now you have a Linux video running in your browser and you also have Linux running in another window.

Learning Linux in Windows to Get Real Practical Experience Yourself!

Now here’s the best part about running Linux in Windows to get Linux training.

Not only do you get to watch the Linux videos to see and hear how to use Linux, but you also get to use a Linux desktop to run Linux software programs and most importantly – run Linux commands!

Just start a Linux video, such as “How to Run the Linux grep Command” and watch a bit of how to run the command – step-by-step. Then click on the pause button.

Hold down the Alt key (at the left of the spacebar on your keyboard) and press the Tab key, to go to the Linux command line prompt, in the Linux window.

Now try the Linux command you have just seen – and experiment a bit!

Then hold down Alt and press Tab and go to the Linux video window to watch a bit more of the Linux video and learn some more options of the command.

Then press Alt+Tab again to go to the Linux command line prompt in the Linux window and try the new Linux command options. And so on.

An excellent way to get real, practical Linux training!

Linux Training – Running Linux to Get Real Experience

You learn Linux best by getting real practical experience working with it. By using a Linux desktop, running Linux programs, and especially running Linux commands – the real power behind Linux administration.

5 Ways to Get Linux Running to Get Linux Training

1. Get Linux “pre-installed” on a new computer

This is one of the easiest ways to start working with Linux. Several major retailers now offer Linux pre-installed on their computer systems. Just buy it, boot it and start working!

2. Install Linux on a system that doesn’t have Windows

You can install Linux “from scratch”, from CD or DVD, on a new or used system that doesn’t already have an operating system (like Windows) on it.

3. Install Linux on a Windows system

If you don’t want to buy a new or used system for Linux, you can install Linux on an existing Windows system. When you do this, you create a “dual boot” (Linux and Windows) system.

After you install Linux and boot your system, a menu will appear allowing you to boot into Windows or boot into Linux!

In this case, you don’t need to buy a computer just for Linux. But there is a downside: if you make a mistake during the installation, or even if you delete Linux from your system later, you may loose all your Windows programs and data!

Linux Tip: Be sure to back up your system up before you install Linux and before you remove Linux.

4. Boot a system with a Linux “live” CD or DVD version

This one’s quite fun and very easy to do!

You can work with a Linux “live” version by booting a system with a Linux live CD or DVD.

Just put the Linux live CD / DVD in your drive and start your system. As soon as your system boots, Linux will automatically start and run “live”. No installation required!

Linux Tip: If you don’t have a high-speed connection to download Linux, you can buy Linux on CD or DVD and have it mailed to you anywhere in the world for a surprisingly small amount of money.

5. Run Linux from within Windows

A free “player” version of Linux is the easiest and fastest way to get Linux running from within Windows, on an existing Windows system!

Just run Windows and download and install the free Linux “player” program and a free “player” version of Linux. This lets you easily run Linux from within Windows!

Run the player program and open the player version of Linux and you get a fully functional version of Linux running from within Windows!

Now you know how to get Linux running so you can get real, practical experience working with Linux!

Linux Training – Linux Installation Help – How To Install the Linux OS from a New Linux Download

You can install Linux from CD or DVD onto a new computer system. This will allow you to learn how to use Linux to get real, practical Linux training and experience. In this article, we’re talking about a new system that doesn’t already have an operating system (like Windows) on it.

You can download the Linux OS (operating system) as a Linux ISO file and burn it to CD or DVD yourself, or you can order Linux on CD or DVD and have it mailed to you.

Linux Tips: Linux ISO files are large. Only download Linux if you have high-speed Internet access. You can buy and have the Linux OS delivered by to you by mail very cheaply. Just do an Internet search for “list of linux cds” or “list of linux dvds”.

Linux Tips: Linux DVDs hold a lot more programs than CDs. Order a Linux DVD version and you will have more Linux software programs to choose from than on a CD version – and you will also need fewer Linux DVDs than CDs!

7 Steps to Install Linux on a New Computer System

1. Document Your Linux Installation Settings

During the Linux installation, you need to specify some system settings. These include: the Linux software programs and desktop(s) you want installed, networking settings, and disk partition sizes.

2. Boot with the Linux CD or DVD and Start the Linux Installation Routine

Do the steps to set up your system to boot from its CD or DVD drive.

Shut down your system and boot it with the first Linux CD / DVD in the drive and start the Linux installation routine.

3. Specify Your Linux Installation Settings

Follow the on-screen prompts and put in the installation settings you documented in Step 1.

4. Create a Regular (“Non-root”) User

You log in to work on a Linux system as a Linux “user”, with a user name and password. You can log in as the “root” user, or as a “non-root” user.

You log in and work on the Linux OS as the root user when you need to do Linux system administration tasks. For example, you work as the root user to run a Linux command to create a new Linux user, or to do the steps to install a Linux server.

When you install Linux, the root user is always created automatically for doing Linux system administration tasks. However, for security reasons, you should never log in to a Linux desktop as the root user.

At some point during the installation routine, you will be asked if you want to create one or more “regular” (non-root)
Linux users. Always create at least one regular Linux user and log in as this user to do day-to-day tasks.

5. Let the Linux OS Install on Your Hard Disk

After you specify the Linux installation settings and create one or more new Linux users, the installation routine will copy the Linux OS and Linux software programs onto the hard disk in the system, and then reboot.

6. Log In to Test the System

Once the system reboots, log in as a “regular” (non-root) Linux user to test that you can do work as this user. At this point, the Linux desktop appears and you can run Linux programs to test the system.

Linux Tips: Remember not to log in to a Linux desktop as the root user.

Test the root user by logging in as a regular Linux user and opening a terminal emulation window. Then run the su command to log in and work as the root user.

7. Have fun!

The Linux OS is an amazing and extremely reliable system. And there are thousands of Linux software programs for all kinds of uses.

By installing and running Linux you can get lots of great practical Linux training experience while working with Linux. You can work at a Linux desktop and run commonly used Linux software programs. You can also work at the Linux command line and learn how to use Linux commands – the way the real pros do Linux system administration.

Copyright © 2007 Clyde Boom.

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