Essential Linux for noobs

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 (to change directories) thento 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

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also thanks to: Milanche, Karan, Matt555 for their contributions

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