Watching Linux video tutorials is an excellent, fast and easy way to learn how to use Linux.

Getting Linux Running in Windows - So You Can Learn How to Use Linux in Windows - Online! Now you can download a free Linux virtual machine “player” and a free Linux virtual machine so you can run Linux in Windows.

You just download and quickly install the free Linux virtual machine “player” program, the same way you install any Windows program. This takes about twenty minutes.

Then download a free Linux virtual machine and uncompress the virtual machine files from the Linux download file into a folder on your Windows hard disk. Not including the download time, this takes about ten minutes. There is a sample Linux video (free) that shows every step of how to this.

Linux Tips: There are hundreds of free Linux virtual machines available for download (at many locations on the Internet) for lots of popular Linux distributions (versions). This includes: Ubuntu Linux, Debian Linux, Red Hat Linux, Fedora Linux, SUSE Linux and lots more!

Next, you run the virtual machine player and open a virtual machine in the same way as you run a word processor and open a document - and you easily get Linux in Windows!

So, now you have a fully functional version of Linux running in a “window” in Windows. And you can run Linux software programs from the Linux desktop and also open a terminal emulation window, to get to the Linux command line prompt, to run Linux commands.

Linux Tips: There are 130 + Linux distributions and various methods of opening a terminal emulation window on the Linux desktop to run Linux commands. Use these steps: click on the icon that looks like a computer screen - or right-click on the desktop and select “Linux Terminal” (or “Linux Console”, or similar) - or look through the menus and select “Linux Terminal” (”Linux Console” or similar).

Running Linux Video Tutorials - Online in Windows

To watch a Linux video tutorial, just run your browser and log in and you will see the list of Linux video tutorials.

Just click on the name of the video tutorial in the list, such as “How to Run Linux in Windows”, or “Using a Linux Live CD / DVD”, or “How to Use Linux Commands” - and the tutorial runs in the browser (in Windows).

So, now you have a Linux video tutorial playing in your browser and you also have Linux running in another window.

Using Linux in Windows to Get Real Practical Experience Yourself!

Now, here’s the great thing about running Linux in Windows to get Linux training.

Not only do you get to watch lots of Linux videos to see and hear how to use Linux step-by-step, but you also get to use a Linux desktop to run Linux software programs - and most importantly, to run Linux commands!

Just start a Linux video, such as “How to Run the Linux cd Command” and watch a bit of how to run the command. Then you click on the pause button so you can try the command yourself.

To go to the Linux “window” (in Windows), hold down the Alt key (at the left of the spacebar on your keyboard) and press the Tab key and the Linux window appears.

Now you can run the Linux command you have just seen - and experiment a bit!

Then hold down Alt and press Tab and go to the Linux video window so you can watch a bit more of the Linux video to learn some more options of the command.

Then press Alt+Tab again, to go to the Linux command line prompt, in the Linux window and try the new Linux command options. And so on.

This is an excellent and easy way to get real, practical Linux training!

You can run Linux in Windows by running a free Linux virtual machine player program and opening a free Linux virtual machine!

This is fantastic for a new Linux user who needs to get Linux training and wants to learn Linux in Windows. You just download Linux in Windows as a “pre-installed” virtual machine, uncompress the virtual machine files in the Linux download file into a folder on the Windows hard disk, and then run a virtual machine player program to run Linux in Windows.

There are lots of new Linux “flavors” (versions) available as virtual machines to choose from. You can experiment with Linux commands to do Linux administration tasks - without messing up Windows on your computer system!

For example, while learning to do Linux administration tasks, you do things like: create a new Linux user, install Linux software programs, and create or delete directories in the Linux file system.

When you do these steps, you may accidentally cause the Linux system to stop working properly. If this happens, all you have to do is erase the Linux virtual machine files, uncompress the original files into their folder again, and start running Linux in Windows again!

The steps below outline how Linux is installed on a computer system, how a Linux virtual machine is created, and how to run Linux in Windows.

Installing the Linux OS on a computer system “from scratch” is a very time-consuming process. You do the following steps:

set up the system to boot from CD / DVD
boot the system with a Linux CD / DVD
run the Linux installation routine
provide several Linux system configuration settings, such as Linux networking settings and partition settings
select the Linux software programs to be installed on the system
wait while thousands of Linux software programs are copied onto the hard disk of the system

To create a Linux virtual machine, someone does the following steps for you:

all the steps above to install the Linux OS on a computer system - as a virtual machine
compresses the files that make up the virtual machine into a single file
puts the virtual machine on a Linux server as a free Linux download file

To run Linux in Windows, you just:

download and install the virtual machine player program
download a single file containing the compressed Linux virtual machine files
uncompress the virtual machine files into a folder
run the virtual machine player
open (and run) the Linux virtual machine

to run a Linux command, open a terminal emulation window on the Linux desktop to get to the Linux command line

Written by Clyde Boom.

Learning how to use Linux commands is key to understanding how to administer a Linux system. When you are new to the Linux OS (operating system) and need help with your Linux training, you can use these Linux commands to get help with using Linux (in general) and also get help on how to use a Linux command.

3 Popular Linux Commands You Can Use to Get Help with Using Linux

1. The Linux Help Command There are Linux commands that are called builtin (one word) commands, such as the cd (change directory) and echo commands. The help command is used to get help on builtin commands.

Linux Help Command Example

]# help cd

The output of the above command shows help on running the Linux cd command.

Linux Tips: The ]# in the above example is the Linux command line prompt, that appears when you are at a Linux console (also called a Linux terminal). You don’t need to type in the ]# characters, just type in the command at the right!

2. The Linux Info Command

The Linux info command is used to display help “info pages” on a Linux command or on a Linux concept.

Linux Info Command Example

]# info grep

The Linux command above shows info (help) on running the Linux grep command.

One of the best parts of using the info command is that some of the info pages show examples of using a Linux command.

Linux Tips: Examples of Linux commands provide an excellent way to learn a command. The Linux man pages (describe below) and lots of other free Linux documentation rarely shows a Linux command example.

3. The Linux Man Command

The Linux man command is used to display Linux man pages. These “pages” provide help on a Linux concept, such as booting a Linux system, or on a Linux command, such as the find command.

Linux Man Command Example

]# man find

This command shows the man page(s) for the Linux find command.

Linux Tips: The Linux man pages are quite cryptic and difficult to understand for someone new to Linux. Try using the Linux info command first and also look to see if you can find an example of how to use the Linux command.

Using the –help Option of a Linux Command to Get Help with Using Linux

Several Linux commands have a –help option that shows a description of the command and its options. To use the –help option, just type in the name of the command followed by –help, as shown below.

Linux –help Option Example

]# mkdir –help

The –help option is used to show help on the Linux mkdir command.

All of the above Linux commands and options can be difficult to understand for someone new to Linux. One way to get easy Linux training is to get a popular Linux book (or Linux ebook)

Written by Clyde Boom.