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rotcivh
April 22nd, 2019, 01:32 PM
Hey guys. I am newbie to linux. It would be great help if you could tell me how can I start?

yancek
April 22nd, 2019, 02:11 PM
Obtaining and installing is explained at the link below,

https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/installation-guide/index.html

The Ubuntu documentation on using Ubuntu at the link below.

https://help.ubuntu.com/

Rubi1200
April 22nd, 2019, 02:12 PM
Hi and welcome to the forums :-)

The best place to start is by reading as much as you can:
https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/
https://www.lifewire.com/beginners-guide-to-ubuntu-2205722

And ask lots of questions, there is always someone willing to try and help.

Above all, enjoy!

similar2
April 23rd, 2019, 06:50 AM
Do yourself a favor and get a well organized and though out paperback version of a book like this one:
https://www.amazon.com/Ubuntu-Unleashed-2019-Covering-18-04/dp/013498546X

And keep the book handy by your desk or bed... ;)

TheFu
April 23rd, 2019, 05:47 PM
I'm into free resources. https://blog.jdpfu.com/2014/12/28/learning-linux is a list of links, in order, to get the most important information first.

There are some big ideas in the first link, things that are surprising for Windows and OSX users. (45min) Very important information.

The 2nd link is how to maintain a Linux/Ubuntu desktop system. It is pretty easy, but steps need to be proactively taken. (10min)

The 3rd and 4th links are an introduction to the way that non-GUI programs are huge time savers and how non-commercial software works, which is a huge surprise to most people coming from Windows and OSX. (10min)

5th link is dead. Sorry.

6th link is a basic book for how the most important Linux system commands, overally way that Unix and Linux work, provided in an organized way. This book can be used as a "Beginning Linux Power User" text. The book is sold commercially, but also a free, no-hassle, download in multiple languages as a PDF. I've used the first 4 chapters in my beginning Linux classes.

If you want information about point-n-click stuff, just know that provides access to about 20% of what any computer can do. The other 80% is in the automation. Have your computer(s) work for you, not the other way around.

And don't forget to see if your part of the world has a LUG - Linux User Group. In my metro area, we have 6 different groups, each meeting at different locations, different dates every month. 2 of the groups have weekly meetings (Tuesday/Sunday).

Don't worry about being Ubuntu specific. 90% of Linux is the same. It is only the admin stuff where different Linux packages diverge. The big ideas, are the same across all Linux/Unix systems, including Android, OSX, iOS, Roku, and most vehicle systems. Basically, every popular OS used in the world today, except 1, are based on Unix.