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IN THIS CHAPTER Working with the linux FileSystem Logging In to and Workingwith linux Changing Your UserInformation Reading Documentation Using the Shell Using the Text Editors Working with Permissions Working As Root ReferenceCHAPTER5First Steps with FedoraMost modern linux distros are a world away fromversions that were available only four or five years a highly polished graphical interface, Fedora givesyou graphical tools with which to carry out most systemadministration tasks. However, things can occasionally gowrong and it is important that you know what to do in theevent that you cannot use the GUI interface. In thischapter we will look at some of the basics of Fedora , layingthe foundations for other chapters in this book. We willcover the linux file system, as well as working with essen-tial user information and accessing useful documentationavailable for Fedora . We will also take a look at workingwith the shell, otherwise known as the command lineinterface. Then we will explore the various text editors thatcan be used with Fedora , as well as examine the fundamen-tals of file permissions.

First Steps with Fedora M ost modern Linux distros are a world away from ... of the command line serves you well. Because Linux is a UNIX-style operating system, if you

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