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• A. Most old and Intel technology should work with Linux. It is hard to guarantee that your hardware will be 100% compatible. The best way to check this is download any one of the available Live CD from the net.

• The ping command is one of the most used Linux network commands in network troubleshooting. It is used to check whether or not a specific IP address can be reached. The ping command works by sending an ICMP echo request to check the network connectivity.

• A shell is an environment in which we can run our commands. A program called ‘bash’ acts as the shell program in most Linux systems. The prompt, $, which is called command prompt, is issued by the shell. While the prompt is displayed, you can type a command. The shell reads your input after you press Enter.

Linux provides a command-line interface. To be able to use it properly you need to know what commands to use. Linux commands are case-sensitive. The following is a list of linux commands. Sudo stands for substitute user do and can be used to execute a single command as root.

A. Most old and Intel technology should work with Linux. It is hard to guarantee that your hardware will be 100% compatible. The best way to check this is download any one of the available Live CD from the net.

The ping command is one of the most used Linux network commands in network troubleshooting. It is used to check whether or not a specific IP address can be reached. The ping command works by sending an ICMP echo request to check the network connectivity.

A shell is an environment in which we can run our commands. A program called ‘bash’ acts as the shell program in most Linux systems. The prompt, $, which is called command prompt, is issued by the shell. While the prompt is displayed, you can type a command. The shell reads your input after you press Enter.