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  When I log in it just shows my username and the $~ I’m completely new Tox!c illude <gregory619690@gmail.com> - 2020-09-28 00:10 +0200
    Re: When I log in it just shows my username and the $~ I???m  completely new Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2020-09-28 00:10 +0200
    Re: When I log in it just shows my username and the $~ I’m completely new Pariksheet Nanda <pariksheet.nanda@protonmail.com> - 2020-09-28 02:00 +0200
    Re: When I log in it just shows my username and the $~ I’m completely new Nate Bargmann <n0nb@n0nb.us> - 2020-09-28 02:40 +0200
    Re: When I log in it just shows my username and the $~ I’m completely new Felmon Davis <moelmoel2714@gmail.com> - 2020-09-28 02:50 +0200
      Re: When I log in it just shows my username and the $~ I’m completely new Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-09-28 14:20 +0200
    Re: When I log in it just shows my username and the $~ I’m completely new Umarzuki Mochlis <umarzuki@gmail.com> - 2020-09-28 05:30 +0200
      Re: When I log in it just shows my username and the $~ I’m completely new Nate Bargmann <n0nb@n0nb.us> - 2020-09-28 10:20 +0200
    Re: When I log in it just shows my username and the $~ I’m completely new Keith Bainbridge <ke1thozgroups@gmx.com> - 2020-09-28 06:00 +0200

#227429 — When I log in it just shows my username and the $~ I’m completely new

Sent from my iPhone

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#227430 — Re: When I log in it just shows my username and the $~ I???m completely new

https://linuxnewbieguide.org/

https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/a-beginners-guide-to-surviving-in-the-linux-shell-cda0f5a0698c/

-dsr-

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#227431

Hi Tox!c illude,

The $~ is telling you that you're in your home directory and is asking you to enter commands.

Hmm... are you running Debian on a small microcomputer?  Did you install Debian yourself or was it pre-installed?

What are you looking to do and learn?  That would help us point you in the right direction.

As a general introduction to the shell, I like Software Carpentry's resource: https://swcarpentry.github.io/shell-novice/ - on that page there is a "Setup" section with a zip file to download to follow along.  You can run the lesson on other operating systems, and that knowledge you can apply to get around on the shell prompt you see in Debian.

Happy hacking,

Pariksheet

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* On 2020 27 Sep 17:04 -0500, Tox!c illude wrote:
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone

I've no connection to this site but found it years back:

http://linuxcommand.org/

Don't sweat it.  All of us were new at this at some point.  I know I did
a lot of reading.  A LOT of reading.

- Nate

-- 

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possible worlds.  The pessimist fears this is true."

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#227433

what are you logging into? provide some details like:

"I was running Debian Linux fine, rebooted the computer and..."

or

"I was trying to install Debian. I used instructions at___."

you'll need to provide more details going forward, people will chip in 
and advise, but at least this is a start, as well as reading the 
literature that's been suggested.

sounds to me you were trying to install and something went wrong...?

f.


-- 
Felmon Davis

Verbum sat sapienti.

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#227448

On Mon, Sep 28, 2020 at 02:39:35AM +0200, Felmon Davis wrote:
> sounds to me you were trying to install and something went wrong...?

I don't see any problem.  This is the normal and expected behavior if
one installs a standard system (with no desktop environments).

Of course, I'm assuming that "my username and $~" is actually
"my username, hostname, and :~$", which is the default Debian bash
prompt.

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#227437

On Mon, 28 Sep 2020 at 11:06, 황병희 <soyeomul@doraji.xyz> wrote:
>
> Tox!c illude <gregory619690@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > ... and the $~ I’m completely new
>
> Ubuntu is good for beginner like as you, i think.
> And Debian is not easy to handle, IMHO.
>
> Sincerely, Byung-Hee
>
> --
> ^고맙습니다 _布德天下_ 감사합니다_^))//

This could mean that OP skipped desktop environment? Or DE failed to load?

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Or the OP is working with a Raspberry Pi or some such and downloaded a
"lite" version that is sans DE.  The possibilities abound.

Another useful resource for the OP may be:

https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/

provided Debian is the system actually installed.

- Nate

-- 

"The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all
possible worlds.  The pessimist fears this is true."

Web: https://www.n0nb.us
Projects: https://github.com/N0NB
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#227439

On 28/9/20 1:06 pm, 황병희 wrote:
> Tox!c illude <gregory619690@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> ... and the $~ I’m completely new
>
> Ubuntu is good for beginner like as you, i think.
> And Debian is not easy to handle, IMHO.
>
> Sincerely, Byung-Hee
>

I'd go one further and recommend linux mint

https://linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=281


and choose the download point closest to you.

There are several how-to's here

https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

including how to create an installer USB etc.

I have found mint easier than straight ubuntu for a long time now.




--


Keith Bainbridge

ke1thozgroups@gmx.com

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