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title: 1. Getting Started
collection: linux
author: Akash Kadlag
updated: 2026-10-20
source: https://docs.chaicode.com/linux/getting-started
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# 1. Getting Started

![Welcome](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/4baa6c95b473ce9046668f181c86f99b2c51066335c81f5f38ab7c4983bb4a35.png)

Welcome

![Mission: Penguin](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/b50b80e463ab9d5e39752e8fd790ddcb2b161038c0190cb294b144813ba05783.png)

Mission: Penguin

![4 Layers of Computer](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/e424a32c87de78ef66340231d65495183bc33e52004dd9b6b1c12c0464af506f.jpg)

4 Layers of Computer

![What is Linux](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/de9e2f8da509a3da3fcde0daad9193c29c9d16d809d52721bb66871022213473.jpg)

What is Linux

![Linux is Everywhere](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/986df2a48ea7e599704ac9b1890aaf32cc4729d944765b912f381199e1b4c9d1.jpg)

Linux is Everywhere

![Terminal vs Shell](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/79ba6972fdf2cf4e8c31ab5df74edc48b19314156d1f292d3c11e1bf8917b5b8.png)

Terminal vs Shell

![Your Linux Setup](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/0c02826f57618fd5d32067f1d77e1b2db096b1399e9525ce57a7e5f8aaa7586a.jpg)

Your Linux Setup

![Terminal Prompt](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/231f6d5f107c5479adda61522a62f06c12a04df6e602d97b78669a509d35b98d.jpg)

Terminal Prompt

![# vs $ in Terminal](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/c1ce0f0855364e558bdbf331bda72a0c7b3c4a9f4486ec8ace57a2b04bd981cd.jpg)

# vs $ in Terminal

![Challenges - Chap 1](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/3504b4ca620a937709a9df48f57875bfc4fd945274df1fd7dfbaa64eb9eaef05.jpg)

Challenges - Chap 1

![Challenge - 1](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/b4f7c947e84679e71ac1d71767a189d34d37b081092dacd68a8ea79fdbfe3435.png)

Challenge - 1

![Challenge - 2](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/5e9255544bed87c0f53d0f5e1809479b2a4ff991f6a2d7006fe04f147fb5ec72.png)

Challenge - 2

![Challenge - 3](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/caef9c20ed73881b471c8daae7b7e4831a517dcf7248efaf717b23840887c906.png)

Challenge - 3

![Challenge - 4](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/986068bd68f0687f14720199f5b97e0fba14b8bcc8a659c4d772226b631c6942.png)

Challenge - 4

![Linux is Cooool](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/463c6fa133d3c47b4d000896cf67c399ff1c6517471f7d890700135dd0eae0a4.png)

Linux is Cooool