alex, Ubuntu is set up very differently from how you may be used to with
Windows.  Here are a couple things to remember:

The root is also known as the "Super User", hence the 'su' in the sudo
command.  Therefore, any time you *need* to run a program from the
terminal as administrator (which should be rare), you use sudo to
temporarially give you admin rights.

This is not to be used lightly!  Do not get into the habit of editing
these files before understanding them.  Esspecially do not get into the
habit of running terminal commands before understanding what they mean.

Lastly, become familiar with 'man' and 'info' pages.  For most programs,
you can get a manual by typing 'man <name-of-program>'.  The graphical
help is years behind the man and info pages.

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