New to Ubuntu 17.10; what can I read to learn more about it? [closed]

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I installed Ubuntu 17.10 (artful aardvark?) I consider myself a fairly productive Windows user, but wanted to learn about Linux. I have spent months now, daily for over a month, trying to understand it. Every video, every article, all info I have consumed is informative but basically tells the how.



My specific question is, what should I read first that will have more of a directed approach to what I should learn and read?



Length is not a concern, I just want to be guided a bit, and have the why, not just the how.






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    Possible duplicate of List of blogs to learn more about Ubuntu
    – muru
    Apr 18 at 1:04










  • you could start with learning the command line . a gently intro. download the book and you can use offline
    – ptetteh227
    Apr 18 at 1:21











  • the best source for you depends upon what you want to achieve with Ubuntu GNU/Linux. the GNU part (gnu's not unix) is key for me as I love *nix (unix, et.al.) so I'd go the bash route (command line; used by *nix inc. apple osx & wsl) but its not for everyone. If you prefer GUI maybe look at ubuntu-manual.org (a pdf download is linked, it covers 16.04 thus Unity and not GNOME of 17.10. You'll find many many books available which can be freely downloaded (due licensing), but it the best for you depend on your wants
    – guiverc
    Apr 18 at 1:56










  • thank u, i think i will go with the command line. thanks for the info, i will start there.
    – dan alexander
    Apr 18 at 5:09














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I installed Ubuntu 17.10 (artful aardvark?) I consider myself a fairly productive Windows user, but wanted to learn about Linux. I have spent months now, daily for over a month, trying to understand it. Every video, every article, all info I have consumed is informative but basically tells the how.



My specific question is, what should I read first that will have more of a directed approach to what I should learn and read?



Length is not a concern, I just want to be guided a bit, and have the why, not just the how.






documentation







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closed as too broad by pomsky, dpb, muru, mikewhatever, anonymous2 Apr 18 at 11:32


Please edit the question to limit it to a specific problem with enough detail to identify an adequate answer. Avoid asking multiple distinct questions at once. See the How to Ask page for help clarifying this question. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.










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    Possible duplicate of List of blogs to learn more about Ubuntu
    – muru
    Apr 18 at 1:04










  • you could start with learning the command line . a gently intro. download the book and you can use offline
    – ptetteh227
    Apr 18 at 1:21











  • the best source for you depends upon what you want to achieve with Ubuntu GNU/Linux. the GNU part (gnu's not unix) is key for me as I love *nix (unix, et.al.) so I'd go the bash route (command line; used by *nix inc. apple osx & wsl) but its not for everyone. If you prefer GUI maybe look at ubuntu-manual.org (a pdf download is linked, it covers 16.04 thus Unity and not GNOME of 17.10. You'll find many many books available which can be freely downloaded (due licensing), but it the best for you depend on your wants
    – guiverc
    Apr 18 at 1:56










  • thank u, i think i will go with the command line. thanks for the info, i will start there.
    – dan alexander
    Apr 18 at 5:09












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I installed Ubuntu 17.10 (artful aardvark?) I consider myself a fairly productive Windows user, but wanted to learn about Linux. I have spent months now, daily for over a month, trying to understand it. Every video, every article, all info I have consumed is informative but basically tells the how.



My specific question is, what should I read first that will have more of a directed approach to what I should learn and read?



Length is not a concern, I just want to be guided a bit, and have the why, not just the how.






documentation







share|improve this question















I installed Ubuntu 17.10 (artful aardvark?) I consider myself a fairly productive Windows user, but wanted to learn about Linux. I have spent months now, daily for over a month, trying to understand it. Every video, every article, all info I have consumed is informative but basically tells the how.



My specific question is, what should I read first that will have more of a directed approach to what I should learn and read?



Length is not a concern, I just want to be guided a bit, and have the why, not just the how.






documentation




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closed as too broad by pomsky, dpb, muru, mikewhatever, anonymous2 Apr 18 at 11:32


Please edit the question to limit it to a specific problem with enough detail to identify an adequate answer. Avoid asking multiple distinct questions at once. See the How to Ask page for help clarifying this question. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.






closed as too broad by pomsky, dpb, muru, mikewhatever, anonymous2 Apr 18 at 11:32


Please edit the question to limit it to a specific problem with enough detail to identify an adequate answer. Avoid asking multiple distinct questions at once. See the How to Ask page for help clarifying this question. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.









  • 4




    Possible duplicate of List of blogs to learn more about Ubuntu
    – muru
    Apr 18 at 1:04










  • you could start with learning the command line . a gently intro. download the book and you can use offline
    – ptetteh227
    Apr 18 at 1:21











  • the best source for you depends upon what you want to achieve with Ubuntu GNU/Linux. the GNU part (gnu's not unix) is key for me as I love *nix (unix, et.al.) so I'd go the bash route (command line; used by *nix inc. apple osx & wsl) but its not for everyone. If you prefer GUI maybe look at ubuntu-manual.org (a pdf download is linked, it covers 16.04 thus Unity and not GNOME of 17.10. You'll find many many books available which can be freely downloaded (due licensing), but it the best for you depend on your wants
    – guiverc
    Apr 18 at 1:56










  • thank u, i think i will go with the command line. thanks for the info, i will start there.
    – dan alexander
    Apr 18 at 5:09












  • 4




    Possible duplicate of List of blogs to learn more about Ubuntu
    – muru
    Apr 18 at 1:04










  • you could start with learning the command line . a gently intro. download the book and you can use offline
    – ptetteh227
    Apr 18 at 1:21











  • the best source for you depends upon what you want to achieve with Ubuntu GNU/Linux. the GNU part (gnu's not unix) is key for me as I love *nix (unix, et.al.) so I'd go the bash route (command line; used by *nix inc. apple osx & wsl) but its not for everyone. If you prefer GUI maybe look at ubuntu-manual.org (a pdf download is linked, it covers 16.04 thus Unity and not GNOME of 17.10. You'll find many many books available which can be freely downloaded (due licensing), but it the best for you depend on your wants
    – guiverc
    Apr 18 at 1:56










  • thank u, i think i will go with the command line. thanks for the info, i will start there.
    – dan alexander
    Apr 18 at 5:09







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Possible duplicate of List of blogs to learn more about Ubuntu
– muru
Apr 18 at 1:04




Possible duplicate of List of blogs to learn more about Ubuntu
– muru
Apr 18 at 1:04












you could start with learning the command line . a gently intro. download the book and you can use offline
– ptetteh227
Apr 18 at 1:21





you could start with learning the command line . a gently intro. download the book and you can use offline
– ptetteh227
Apr 18 at 1:21













the best source for you depends upon what you want to achieve with Ubuntu GNU/Linux. the GNU part (gnu's not unix) is key for me as I love *nix (unix, et.al.) so I'd go the bash route (command line; used by *nix inc. apple osx & wsl) but its not for everyone. If you prefer GUI maybe look at ubuntu-manual.org (a pdf download is linked, it covers 16.04 thus Unity and not GNOME of 17.10. You'll find many many books available which can be freely downloaded (due licensing), but it the best for you depend on your wants
– guiverc
Apr 18 at 1:56




the best source for you depends upon what you want to achieve with Ubuntu GNU/Linux. the GNU part (gnu's not unix) is key for me as I love *nix (unix, et.al.) so I'd go the bash route (command line; used by *nix inc. apple osx & wsl) but its not for everyone. If you prefer GUI maybe look at ubuntu-manual.org (a pdf download is linked, it covers 16.04 thus Unity and not GNOME of 17.10. You'll find many many books available which can be freely downloaded (due licensing), but it the best for you depend on your wants
– guiverc
Apr 18 at 1:56












thank u, i think i will go with the command line. thanks for the info, i will start there.
– dan alexander
Apr 18 at 5:09




thank u, i think i will go with the command line. thanks for the info, i will start there.
– dan alexander
Apr 18 at 5:09










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There have been a lot of changes in the user interface since Ubuntu switched from Unity to GNOME as its default desktop environment starting in Ubuntu 17.10. Newbie's Guide for Ubuntu 17.10 is a free ebook that is written on a beginner's level and is up-to-date for Ubuntu 17.10.






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    There have been a lot of changes in the user interface since Ubuntu switched from Unity to GNOME as its default desktop environment starting in Ubuntu 17.10. Newbie's Guide for Ubuntu 17.10 is a free ebook that is written on a beginner's level and is up-to-date for Ubuntu 17.10.






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      Ubuntu 17.10 and later



      There have been a lot of changes in the user interface since Ubuntu switched from Unity to GNOME as its default desktop environment starting in Ubuntu 17.10. Newbie's Guide for Ubuntu 17.10 is a free ebook that is written on a beginner's level and is up-to-date for Ubuntu 17.10.






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        Ubuntu 17.10 and later



        There have been a lot of changes in the user interface since Ubuntu switched from Unity to GNOME as its default desktop environment starting in Ubuntu 17.10. Newbie's Guide for Ubuntu 17.10 is a free ebook that is written on a beginner's level and is up-to-date for Ubuntu 17.10.






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        Ubuntu 17.10 and later



        There have been a lot of changes in the user interface since Ubuntu switched from Unity to GNOME as its default desktop environment starting in Ubuntu 17.10. Newbie's Guide for Ubuntu 17.10 is a free ebook that is written on a beginner's level and is up-to-date for Ubuntu 17.10.







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