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Here are some unix fundamentals, written by Dr. Morrison.

UNIX information These are some useful links.

UNIX Tutorial for Beginners University of Surrey's tutorial on the Unix operating system
UNIX For Beginners An introduction to UNIX and list of essential commands
UNIXhelp for Users has information on UNIX tasks, commands, concepts, and utilities.
The make utility helps you to manage complex c or c++ programs. Try the tutorial linked here.

UBUNTU Information People are running Ubuntu Linux on various laptop computers. You can download a Live CD and boot from it to try Ubuntu on your lappy. It runs on a wide variety of machines. You can also install the Ubuntu system on your machine from this CD.

Ask around -- especially people enrolled in CS classes. They can help you get started.

Ubuntu and vi When you first install Ubuntu you have vi-tiny installed. To get a proper vi install, enter the command

$ sudo apt-get install vim

at the UNIX prompt and you will have the full, modern vim install.

Answers to Some Important QuestionsIf you find an answer to an important question, email us and we will post it here. We encourage you also to join Stack Overflow.