If you're just now coming over to Linux, you might have noticed there are a lot of distributions to choose from. One of your first choices will be what base you want to use. Here's a bit of help.

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-B To save a file and back up the previous version of it by appending a tilde (~) to the current filename. -E To convert the typed tabs into spaces. -L To stop adding a new line after the original ...