How to use the command line terminal on openSUSE?

To use the command line terminal on openSUSE, you can follow these steps:

1. Open the Terminal: You can find the terminal application in the applications menu. Look for "Terminal" or use the search function to locate it.

2. Basic Commands: Once the terminal is open, you can start using basic commands. For example:

   • ls to list files and directories in the current directory.
   • cd to change directories. For example, cd /home/user/Documents will navigate to the Documents folder in your home directory.
   • pwd to print the current working directory.

3. File Operations:

   • mkdir to create a new directory. For example, mkdir new_folder creates a directory named "new_folder".
   • rm to remove files or directories. For example, rm file.txt deletes the file named "file.txt".

4. System Information:

   • uname -a to display system information, including kernel version and hardware details.
   • top to display real-time system statistics and running processes.

5. Package Management:

   • zypper is the package manager for openSUSE. You can use zypper search to find packages, zypper install to install packages, and zypper remove to uninstall packages. For example, zypper install vim installs the Vim text editor.

6. Networking:

   • ifconfig or ip addr to view network configurations.
   • ping to test network connectivity. For example, ping google.com checks if you can reach Google's servers.

7. Help and Documentation:

   • man to view the manual for a command. For example, man ls provides detailed information about the ls command.
   • --help option with many commands to get quick help. For example, ls --help.

Example Session:

# Open terminal
$ cd /home/user/Documents
# List files in Documents
$ ls
file1.txt file2.txt folder1
# Create a new directory
$ mkdir new_folder
# Navigate to new directory
$ cd new_folder
# Install a package using zypper
$ sudo zypper install vim

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