linux starter links

http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/ubuntu-linux-root-password-default-password/
https://help.ubuntu.com/6.06/ubuntu/desktopguide/C/apt-get.html
http://linuxreviews.org/beginner/

working with ubuntu in the terminal window the problem was how to get to the root user to get things installed.

basically:

sudo bash
sudo -s

then to get a file executable:

chmod a+x someFile

to copy files from somewhere to there:

cp somewhere there

somwhere and there being path/someFileName