Keyboard Shortcuts for some programs in linux
Firefox
CTRL+D
CTRL+Enter
F11 - Fullscreen mode, then F11 to return to windowed
ctrl++ increase text size
CTRL+N - New firefox window
CTRL+T - New tab
F5 - refresh web page
CTRL+F - Find
CTRL+l - Type url
Konqueror
CTRL++ or - (Plus (+) or Minus (-) (CTRL+-) Increase or Dectease font size
CTRL+D - Duplicate window
CTRL+Shift F - Full screen mode
CTRL+Shift N - New tab
CTRL+N - New window
CTRL+O - Open location
F6 - open location
ALT+Up - go up a directory
CTRL+U - view source
Openoffice.org
Shift F11 - create new style
Shift F3 - duplicate element
CTRL+Shift F8 - fill text to frame
F12 - Outline view
F9 - Recalculete formulas
CTRL+F1 - Show note
F11 - Show style window
F7 - Spellcheck
F9 - Start slide show
CTRL+F7 - Thesaurus-apps
F5 - Toggle navigator
Shift+F5 - Trace dependants
CTRL+F5 - Trace precedents
F9 - Update all fields
Vim
dd - Delete Line
dw - Delete Word
a - Enter Append Mode
e - Enter Edit Mode
! - Execute Command
Esc - Exit All Modes
/ - Find Forward
:w - Save
:q - Quit
Apt
sudo apt-get install (package) = install an individual pakage
sudo apt-get remove (package) = uninstall package
sudo apt-get update = update apts list of packages
sudo apt-get upgrade = upgrade everything that is upgradable including system core packages
sudo apt-get --purge
package = completely remove a package including all it's config files a remove from the "installed" apt database
A few Linux programs / Packages
GUI's (Desktop Environments) -
KDE,
XFCE,
Gnome,
FluxBox
CD burning -
Arson,
Gnome-Toaster,
K3b,
Gnome Baker,
NeroLINUX (trial)
Chat -
Gabber,
Gaim,
Konversation,
Kopete,
Licq,
aMSN,
XChat
VoIP -
Skype,
Sipgate,
Vonage
Databases -
MySQL,
PostgreSQL
Desktop Publishing
OpenOffice.org Writer,
Scribus
Email -
Evolution,
KMail,
Kontact,
Mozilla Thunderbird
Media Players -
Amarok,
Kaffeine,
Kino,
Juk,
Mplayer,
RealPlayer,
Totem,
XMMS,
Xine
Newsreaders -
Akregator,
Mozilla News,
Pan
Image Editors -
Gimp,
Inkscape,
Karbon 14, Kpaint
Programming -
Glade,
Kdevelop,
QT Designer,
Anjuta
Spreadsheets -
Gnumeric,
Kspread,
OOo Calc
Terminal -
Gnome,
Terminal,
Konsole
Text Programs -
Emacs,
GEdit,
Joe,
Kate,
KWrite,
Vim,
Nano
Browsers -
Firefox,
Galeon,
Konqueror,
Mozilla,
Opera
Web Editors -
Bluefish,
Mozilla Composer,
Quanta Plus,
Screem
Word Processing -
AbiWord,
KWord,
OOo Writer
Package Managers -
Adept,
Synaptic,
Aptitude,
Labix (beta)
some of the above programs may already be installed in your chosen distribution (although installing software is generally best done with a package manager
if you wish to install any of the above programs, simply download to a directory (say: /home/<username>/Desktop/Software) and install by
Code:
cd /home/<username>/Desktop/Software
(to change directories) then
to be a superuser (to allow software installation)
to install
A few linux commands
cd - Change directory (e.g. cd /home/<username>/Desktop
cp - copy a file/s (e.g. cp /etc/fstab /home/<username>/Desktop/fstab
dir - lists the current directory
exit - exits current terminal session
halt - switches your computer off
mount - makes a partition or device accessable (e.g. mount -t msdos /dev/hda7 /mnt/hda7)
mv - Moves or renames files (e.g. mv /home/<username>/Desktop/myoldfile.txt /home/<username>/Desktop/mynewfile.txt)
ls - lists current diretory contents
top - a process viewer
pwd - print working directory
rm - deletes file/s or directories (e.g. rm myfile.txt, rm -rf mydirectory
su - switch user (e.g. su dave, no user swithes to root)
passwd - changes your password
mkdir - create directory (e.g. mkdir /mnt/hda7)
chmod - changes permissions of files or direcories
vim - starts Vim text editor (run vimtutor to learn vim)
who - lists everybody logged into a computer
reboot - restart computer
Other Thread:
Download Management
Please PM me with additions
also thanks to:
Milanche,
Karan,
Matt555 for their contributions