Introduction
Helpful tips and tricks for configuring your Linux environment from scratch
Collateral
Use su -l root to login as root (can use sudo su)
Use sudo to execute commands as super used without logging in as super user - SUDO = Super User DO
Use yum to manage packages, for ubuntu use apt and replace the word below with apt in most places
Use yum repolist all to see what repos you have
Use yum-config-manager --enable <repo> to enable a repo
Use yum-config-manager --disdable <repo> to disable a repo
Use ls | grep <filter> to list directory content but to filter out what isn't needed
To ensure you can get access to things like the JDK, MySQL, and Netbeans through yum, install the package epel-release