From c12fbf42ec9ee239312c0cb8e1e9962ec78b6286 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tobias Killer Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 16:13:20 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Improve user FAQ: Add "What is a terminal?" Concerns issue #4445. --- about/faq.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/about/faq.md b/about/faq.md index f1364c8c..3afde8b2 100644 --- a/about/faq.md +++ b/about/faq.md @@ -273,6 +273,14 @@ Yes, and see [this message](http://groups.google.com/group/qubes-devel/msg/64121 Some users have been able to do this, but it is neither recommended nor supported. Qubes should be installed bare-metal. (After all, it uses its own bare-metal hypervisor!) +### What is a terminal? + +A [terminal emulator](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_emulator), nowadays often referred to as just a *terminal*, is a program which provides a text window. +Inside that window, a [shell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_(computing)) is typically running in it. +A shell provides a [command-line interface](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command-line_interface) where the user can enter and run [commands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_(computing)). + +See introductions on Wikibooks: [here](https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Fedora_And_Red_Hat_System_Administration/Shell_Basics), [here](https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/A_Quick_Introduction_to_Unix) and [here](https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Bash_Shell_Scripting). + ### Why does my network adapter not work? You may have an adapter (wired, wireless), that is not compatible with open-source drivers shipped by Qubes. There may be a binary blob, which provides drivers in the linux-firmware package.