Open Elements

As most people know, Linux systems use the command line. I will admit that this is the part that kept me away from using Linux in the first place, but it is something that cannot be ignored for long.

The command line is very powerful, for example you can access your Linux system from any computer using a secure shell client (SSH).

In this example, I used PuTTY (a free secure shell client) on Windows Vista and was able to access the Desktop on my Linux system.

Aside from being able to gaze at your desktop remotely, you can view, move and edit files as well. How cool is that!

I am sure the command line offers a lot more functionality, but so far, I am impressed with the reliability factor.