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# Linux Fundamentals Part 1 — Notes
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type: resource-note
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status: done
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created: 2026-03-11
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updated: 2026-03-11
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tags: [security-writeup, tryhackme, linux, fundamentals]
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source: TryHackMe - Linux Fundamentals Part 1
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platform: tryhackme
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room: Linux Fundamentals Part 1
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slug: linux-fundamentals-part-1
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path: TryHackMe/20-linux/linux-fundamentals/partI.md
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topic: 20-linux
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domain: [linux]
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skills: [shell-basics, files-perms, enum]
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artifacts: [concept-notes, lab-notes]
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sanitized: true
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# Linux Fundamentals Part 1
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## 1. Context & Goals
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## Summary
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**Room:** TryHackMe — *Linux Fundamentals Part 1*
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**Focus:** first contact with Linux CLI and filesystem.
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## 2. Where Linux actually lives
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## Key Concepts
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### 2. Where Linux actually lives
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Linux is not just “hackers’ desktops”. Typical deployment targets:
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## 3. Terminal, shell and process model
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You rarely get a full GUI on servers; you mainly interact via a **terminal**.
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### Conceptual view
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#### Conceptual view
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## 4. First commands
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### 4.1 `echo` — print text
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#### 4.1 `echo` — print text
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### 4.2 `whoami` — identify current user
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#### 4.2 `whoami` — identify current user
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### 5. Interacting with the filesystem
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### 5.1 Listing contents: `ls`
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### 7.1 Background execution: `&`
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