While a $
indicates that the command can be run by any user, a # typically means you should run the command
as the root user??”many administrative tools require root permission to be able to run them.
The prompt is followed by the command that you type (and then you press Enter or Return, depending
on your keyboard). The lines that follow show the output resulting from the command.
Using a Terminal Window
With the desktop GUI running, you can open a terminal emulator program (sometimes referred
to as a Terminal window) to start a shell. Most Linux distributions make it easy for you to get to
a shell from the GUI. Here are two common ways to launch a Terminal window from a Linux
desktop:
Right-click the desktop. In the context menu that appears, look for Shells, New
Terminal, Terminal Window, Xterm, or some similar item and select it. In Fedora, rightclick
on the desktop and click Open Terminal.
Click on the panel menu. Many Linux desktops include a panel at the bottom of the
screen from which you can launch applications. For example, in systems that use the
GNOME desktop, you can select Applications???Accessories???Terminal to open a
Terminal window. For Mandriva, select System???Terminals.
In all cases, you should just be able to type a command as you would from a shell with no GUI.
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