This document provides an introduction to basic commands for using the Terminal application in Ubuntu. It explains how to open Terminal, lists common commands like ls, cal, date, time, cd, and q to navigate directories and view information. It also demonstrates using Terminal to install additional applications and provides links for further help documentation.

1. Ubuntu Terminal for pre-beginners

3. Coders can working with amazing ease at the command prompt.

4. The rest of us are clueless and no amount of beginners' help will move us on

5. We need pre-beginners' help...

6. Start here: $

7. T erminal is located in Applications and looks like this when you click on it. It's called the prompt.

8. You can call Terminal what you want by clicking on the name Terminal under the icon and retyping your own name

9. Here are a few things to type at the prompt. Press enter after you have typed each one:

11. This command will list the folder/directory files including the hidden ones

17. Type cd and press enter and you will be back home.

19. Read or don't read what comes up.

20. Press the q on your keyboard to return to the prompt.

22. Press enter

23. Type 5 3 * p

24. Press enter

26. You will get your very own calculator like this:

27. xcalc

28. top tells you what is running on your system

31. sudo apt-get install thunderbird

32. The Thunderbird mail programme will be installed.

33. You cannot leave Terminal without typing: Enjoy! See? Terminal isn't that bad!

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