Startup Chores

After installing, there are some chores and things you might like to set up. One good thing to do is configure the "sudo" command. This will save you having to change your login status everytime you want to make some change to the system from the terminal.

First, a word on the terminal. There should be an icon for it on your desktop. If there isn't, find it in your applications menu, right click it, and select "add launcher to desktop." Terminal is your new buddy. As much as Linux has a graphical environment like Windows, it is still at heart a command-line OS, like old-skool DOS. This is what I meant by "be prepared to get dirty" earlier.

Whenever you see someone say "log in as console", or "open a console (or terminal)" this is what they mean.

Getting sudo set up is easy, but I'm still in the "shut-up and do what I tell you" stage of learning. So here is a good, easy-to-follow guide in plain language to setting up sudo:

http://fedoranews.org/mediawiki/index.php/Thomas_Guide:_sudo