Simple Tips for the New User to remember about Linux
There are numerous little things that a new user should learn and remember when it comes to Linux. These will also save you from a lot of trouble as you learn Linux.
1. When dragging and dropping files and/or folders between locations in the file manager (Krusader, Konqueror, etc), there will always be four options available to you: Move, Copy, Link, and Cancel. Don't just point, click, click and forget about it like you do in Windows. Be sure you know what you want to do when dragging and dropping.
This might seem like an additional step that you shouldn't have to take, but in reality, it's a blessing in disguise. Instead of having to do some weird key combination in order to do something different than the default behavior, you're given the four possible behaviors you can perform in a menu that asks you each time you drag a file between drives or folders.
The advantage of that is you can choose exactly what you want, without ever touching the keyboard. And for those who are curious, the “link†option is so that you can create a Linux style shortcut to a file or folder, and place it in another location for easy access.
2. Command line options *do not* have a safety net.
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