As more and more of you ask questions about using Linux instead of Windows or a Mac, I think it'll be easier on everyone if I put some of the stuff here that I've found myself explaining multiple times. This won't be any sort of structured training or anything like that; just random stuff gathered organically, as it continues to come up. If it gets too unwieldy, I'll reorganize it.

Of course, this is how The Security Tango got started, so I am well aware of the rabbit hole I'm willingly throwing myself down.

• Why - and why not - Linux?
• Linux equivalents of common Windows software
• Linux commands & their Windows equivalents
• Anti-Malware on Linux: ClamAV and ClamTK
• Finding files
• Application packaging formats
• Making a file executable
• All the packages installed
• Enabling a fingerprint reader in Linux

• Interesting software I've found

Special thanks to the mighty Steve Organek for his keen eye and valuable contributions to this list!

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