Linux help
Updated: 06/01/2025 by Computer Hope
Linux basics
- What is Linux?
- Is Linux Unix?
- Where can I get Linux?
- How to find the kernel or distro of Linux.
- Linux shell tutorial.
- Linux vs. Windows.
- Full listing of all Linux, Unix, and variant commands and their syntax.
- Linux tips and tricks.
- Linux, Unix, and related companies and their contact information.
- Linux top 10 command pages.
- The history of Linux and Unix.
Top Linux questions and answers
- How to install Ubuntu.
- Command line vs. GUI.
- How to turn off, restart, and shut down Linux.
- How to become root in Linux.
File and directory questions and answers
- What is a file?
- What is a directory?
- How to create a directory or folder.
- How to change a directory or open a folder.
- How to open, create, edit, and view a file in Linux.
- How to list files in a directory or folder on the computer.
- How to copy files.
- How to delete a file, directory, or folder.
- How to find files in Linux and Unix.
- How to find text within files in Linux.
- How to find files and directories in Linux.
- How to determine the size of a file or folder.
- How to print a listing of files in a directory.
- Displaying all active Internet connections in Linux.
- How to copy a directory or folder.
- How to change or rename a file, folder, or directory.
- How to view a PDF file in Linux.
- How to remove a full directory in Linux.
- How to see how many files or directories are in a Linux directory.
- How to find what files are taking space in Linux.
- What is the difference between cd .. and cd\ or cd / commands?
- How to count how many files are in a folder or directory.
- How to create a text file.
- How to move files and folders on the computer.
- How to add directory to system path in Linux.
- How to save a file in Linux after using the vi command.
- List of computer file extensions.
- Computer file help.
- Computer directory and folder help.
All other Linux questions and answers
- How to determine the amount of free disk space available in Linux.
- How to create a link in Linux.
- How to change the password in Linux.
- How to renew or release a dynamic IP address in Linux.
- How to change a username or password.
- What is the most user-friendly Linux distribution?
- How to install Ubuntu on your Windows computer.
- Can I install non-Linux software in Linux?
- How to update Ubuntu.
- How to install Nextcloud on Ubuntu 18.04.
- How to customize the command prompt in bash.
- How is a variable maintained in Linux?
- How to run .sh in Linux.
- How to view and count users on a Linux system.
- How to open an image file from the Linux terminal.
- How to identify the version of Linux running on a computer.
- How to open Microsoft Word documents in Linux.
- How to see all drives available on the computer.
- How to read and send e-mail in a telnet or SSH session.
- How to rm or mv a file beginning with a dash.
- How to remove Linux and install Windows.
- How to run Linux on a Chromebook.
- How to change the prompt.
- How to set or change a computer's date and time.