Easy. Let me show you how. How to open a terminal in a specific directory Open your file manager on the Linux desktop and navigate to the directory you need to work in.

Ctrl+Alt+T: Open Ubuntu Terminal I mostly perform my tasks through the terminal, like creating files, managing directories, installing packages, updating the system, etc.

Those are some of the basics of using command line to manage your directories on Linux based distributions. If you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comments below.

Open a Linux terminal on your Chromebook You'll need to set up your device with a Linux development environment since you can't run a Linux terminal on a Chromebook by default.

Jack Wallen is back with another Linux 101 tip. This time around he shows you how to list files and folders from the command line.