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= Links to useful Linux things =
A place to get started to understand Linux commands and tools


- [https://matomo.mintarc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Common_Commands_with_examples Common Commands ]
* [https://matomo.mintarc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Common_Commands_with_examples Common Commands ]
- https://matomo.mintarc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=SSH_Stuff
* [https://matomo.mintarc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=SSH_Stuff SSH Stuff]
 
* [https://matomo.mintarc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Create_monitor_and_terminate_process Create, monitor and terminate process]
= SSH Stuff =
* [https://matomo.mintarc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=SystemD_Stuff SystemD Stuff]
 
* [https://matomo.mintarc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Desktop_environment Desktop Environment]
= systemd =
* [https://matomo.mintarc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Directory_Manipulation_and_Management Directory Manipulation and Management]
https://matomo.mintarc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=SystemD_Stuff
* [https://matomo.mintarc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Perform_basic_file_management Perform basic file management]
 
* [https://matomo.mintarc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Hard_and_symbolic_links_Weight Hard and symbolic links Weight]
= Desktop environment =
* [https://matomo.mintarc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=File_placement_and_search File placement and search]
== startx - Start the X Window System ==
* [https://matomo.mintarc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Process_text_stream_with_filters Process text stream with filters]
startx is a script that initializes the X Window System session. It sets up the environment and launches the X server along with initial clients.
* [https://matomo.mintarc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Use_streams,_pipes_and_redirects Use streams, pipes and redirects]
 
* [https://matomo.mintarc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Search_text_files_using_regular_expressions Search text files using regular expressions]
Examples:
* [https://matomo.mintarc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Perform_basic_file_edits_using_an_editor Perform basic file edits using an editor]
*startx: Start the X session with default settings
* [https://matomo.mintarc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Repository_and_Package_Management Repository and Package Management]
*startx -- :1: Start X on display :1
* [https://matomo.mintarc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Debian_package_management Debian package management]
*startx ~/.xinitrc: Use a custom initialization script
* [[Linux_Kernel|The Linux Kernel]]
 
* [[Init_Systems|Explaining Init Systems]]
== X server - Core component of the X Window System ==
* [[Linux_Virtual_Machines|Linux Virtual Machines]]
The X server manages the display, keyboard, and mouse, handling rendering and input for client applications.
* [[Mmdebstrap|mmdebstrap]]
 
Examples:
*Xorg: The most common X server implementation
*Xvfb: X virtual framebuffer, a display server without a physical display
*Xnest: Nested X server, allowing an X session within another X session
 
== X client - Application that uses the X protocol ==
X clients are programs that use the X protocol to display their graphical user interface.
 
Examples:
*xterm: Terminal emulator for X
*xclock: Simple clock application
*xeyes: Demo program showing eyes that follow the mouse cursor
 
== Display Manager - Graphical login manager ==
A display manager provides a graphical login interface and starts the X session after user authentication.
 
Examples:
*gdm: GNOME Display Manager
*lightdm: Lightweight Display Manager
*sddm: Simple Desktop Display Manager
 
== Window Manager - Controls window placement and appearance ==
The window manager handles the positioning, resizing, and decorations of windows within the X environment.
 
Examples:
*i3: Tiling window manager
*openbox: Lightweight stacking window manager
*awesome: Highly configurable window manager
 
== X Window System - Network-transparent windowing system ==
The X Window System is a complete architecture for creating graphical user interfaces on Unix-like operating systems.
 
Examples:
*X11: The current version of the X Window System protocol
*Xlib: C library for X Window System client-side programming
*XCB: C library for X protocol connections
 
== Integrated Desktop Environment - Complete graphical user interface ==
An integrated desktop environment provides a consistent user interface, including window management, file management, and system settings.
 
Examples:
*GNOME: Popular desktop environment with a focus on simplicity
*KDE Plasma: Feature-rich desktop environment
*Xfce: Lightweight desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems
 
== xauth - X authority file utility ==
 
xauth is used to edit and display the authorization information used in connecting to the X server.
 
Examples:
*xauth list: Display the list of authority entries
*xauth add :0 . $(mcookie): Add a new authority entry for display :0
*xauth extract - $DISPLAY | ssh remote_host xauth merge -: Transfer X authority to a remote host
 
== DISPLAY - Environment variable for X display ==
The DISPLAY environment variable tells X clients which display and screen to use.
 
Examples:
*export DISPLAY=:0: Set the display to the first local X server
*echo $DISPLAY: Print the current DISPLAY value
*DISPLAY=:1 xterm: Run xterm on display :1
 
== Terminal program - Text-based interface for interacting with the system ==
Terminal programs provide a command-line interface within the X environment.
 
Examples:
*xterm: Standard terminal emulator for X
*gnome-terminal: GNOME's terminal emulator
*konsole: KDE's terminal emulator

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