Folder: Linux

Desktop Environments File Managers Linux Mint Linux Terminal

Does Root Have a Home Directory on Linux?

Explanation
How to get the home directory of root on Linux.
root (on Linux)

Definition
Username of a special user created to perform administrative tasks on Linux.
Home Directory (on Linux)

Definition
Folder created to contain a user's files, e.g. /home/john.
Linux FAQ for Windows Users and Linux Beginners

Reference
Answers to some basic questions that users of Windows may have when they think about switching to Linux, specifically to Linux Mint
Linux Distribution

Definition
An operating system distributed by someone that uses Linux as its kernel.
Quote: "if GitHub is only for developers, then desktop Linux is only for developers"

Reference
A quote by Linus Gabriel Sebastian
rwx

Read, write, and execute, they're file permissions on Linux.
RWX File Permissions Notation on Linux

What codes like rwxrw-r-- mean on Linux.
What Read, Write, and Execute Permissions Mean on Linux

On Linux, read, write, and execute have different meanings depending on whether they're permissions of a file or of a directory (a folder). In this article, we'll take a look at how they work.
Flatpak

A way to package and install applications on Linux that is (somewhat) sandboxed.
Daemon

Definition
A program that runs in the background, and stays running all the time, providing utilities for other programs or waiting for a request from the Internet or a local network.
Desktop Environment

Name for the set of programs responsible for displaying the desktop in an operating system, its icons, taskbar, start menu, or equivalents.
Distro

Abbreviation of "distribution," and typically refers to an operating system distributed (i.e. that can be installed) based on Linux, or, in some cases, on BSD.