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Getting Started With Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a free operating system which you can run on your PC or laptop instead of Windows or OSX. It's fast, safe, easy to use, hugely powerful, and fun. This course starts with the basics: installing Ubuntu, finding your way around, and using more free software to work and play. Then we move on to more advanced topics like using the command line, building software, and using Ubuntu Server locally and in the Cloud.

Beginner
3h 36m
(372)

Created by Elton Stoneman

Last Updated Jul 07, 2023

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Getting Started With Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a free operating system which you can run on your PC or laptop instead of Windows or OSX. It's fast, safe, easy to use, hugely powerful, and fun. This course starts with the basics: installing Ubuntu, finding your way around, and using more free software to work and play. Then we move on to more advanced topics like using the command line, building software, and using Ubuntu Server locally and in the Cloud.

Beginner
3h 36m
(372)

Created by Elton Stoneman

Last Updated Jul 07, 2023

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The tech world is becoming increasingly cross-platform. Some of the best new tools and techniques are grown on the Linux platform and may never migrate to OSX or Windows. Ubuntu is a free distribution of the Linux operating system which is fast, easy to use, and hugely powerful. Ubuntu is solid, secure, well-supported, and fun. This course starts with the basics: installing Ubuntu, finding your way around, and using more free software to work and play in Ubuntu. Then we move on to more advanced topics like using the command line, building software, and using Ubuntu Server locally and in the Cloud. By the end of the course you'll be comfortable with Ubuntu and Linux, and a world of new tools will be open.

Getting Started With Ubuntu
Beginner
3h 36m
(372)
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Elton Stoneman - Pluralsight course - Getting Started With Ubuntu
Elton Stoneman
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Elton is an independent consultant specializing in systems integration with the Microsoft stack. He is a Microsoft MVP, blogger, and practicing Technical Architect.

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