5 fun Linux commands you should try at least once

Vicki Jauron, Babylon and Beyond Photography/Getty Images I've been using Linux for a very long time, and from day 1, the terminal window and command-line interface (CLI) have been an integral part of my work. At the same time, I've learned that it's OK to have a bit of fun with the terminal window. Over the years, I've done just that. Let me paint a picture. Also: This is the most helpful new Linux tool I've tried in years - here's why and how I use it Back in my early days of using Linux, I had a girlfriend who lived with me. She was in school, and I was busy trying to build a massive Linux community. (Sadly, those efforts didn't pan out -- but that was when Linux was pretty much unknown.) I had set up my home LAN such that I had SSH access to my desktop computer running (probably) an early version of Ubuntu. I also had connected a pair of old-school X11 remotes to lights and could control them via the command line. When my girlfriend was home, I'd often SSH into that computer ... Read full article.