<div>
<a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/" rel="ugc">https://help.ubuntu.com/</a>
</div>


https://help.ubuntu.com/ [https://help.ubuntu.com/]

<div>
Is there a reason you did not give my answer any points? &nbsp;It was a valid response to your question, just like the 2nd comment was.
</div>


Is there a reason you did not give my answer any points?  It was a valid response to your question, just like the 2nd comment was.

<div>
<div class="content wysiwyg-content">
I am brand new to Ubuntu. &nbsp;Is there a Ubuntu for Dummies web site/book/etc. to get me up to speed?
</div>
</div>


I am brand new to Ubuntu.  Is there a Ubuntu for Dummies web site/book/etc. to get me up to speed?

Ubuntu Beginner Training

Linux is a UNIX-like open source operating system with hundreds of distinct distributions, including: Fedora, openSUSE, Ubuntu, Debian, Slackware, Gentoo, CentOS, and Arch Linux. Linux is generally associated with web and database servers, but has become popular in many niche industries and applications.

Linux

Kernel programming for Linux operating systems can be done with many different languages; C, C++, Python, Perl and Java, which are some of the most common languages used.There are also many different varieties of Linux, such as Ubuntu, Fedora and OpenSUSE.