I suck at this and need some proper help - Raspberry Pi Forums

so, pretty new linux , raspberry pi. tried lot myself feel lack lot of skill required things. basic info:

gear:
raspberry pi 2
official touch screen
wifi dongle
sd card 32, class 10 wheezy installed , working

have done?: i've booted up, updated system installed matchbox-keyboard, changed desktop wallpaper thats it.

wanna have nice tips on improve experience (both raspberry overrall , touch screen, programs , options make better....for instance on screen keyboard needs pressed twice per action since first have move mouse pointer letter press again letter onto screen) programs/.exe make fun use? wanna use bit of gaming watch youtube videos , such. i'm lost no knowledge @ all! me out, please!

i'm not fan of touch screens (for 1 thing type reasonably well, have large hands, , third, i'm not young more...my kids older eben , liz), can this... don't position mouse pointer use on screen keyboard. fingers or touch screen stylus (i've tested 1 , worked).

on linux part.... there's lot of information linux, beginners tutorials thin on ground. web search turn things. think of linux kind of windows. it's system management programs. want run programs, shell scripts, , built-in commands in shell (user interface program) in linux. unless start delving system administration, you're not going or linux itself. changing desktop wallpaper doesn't touch linux itself.

biggest difference between linux , either windows or os/x on linux system, you'll lot more command line. therefore it's idea comfortable that. linux doesn't try prevent using command line, rather encourages it.

here very, few commands can use in lxterminal:

cd change directory. if there no parameters, take home directory (e.g. /home/pi)
ls list files. gives list of files not hidden in current working directory
ls -a list *all* files, including ones hidden (the ones names start period)
ls -l list files in long format. give additional data beyond file names.
ls -al list *all* files in long format
ls -ltr list files reverse order of date last touched. is, long format recent files @ bottom.
pwd print working directory. shows directory in.
more <filename> displays contents of file 1 screenful @ time.
cat <filename> displays contents of file. doesn't stop until reaches end of file.
tail <filename> displays last few lines of file
tail -f <filename> displays last few lines of file, stays open , show additional data if file still being written.
mv <fromfilename> <tofilename> move file, note can use rename file without moving anywhere.
rm <filename> delete file
cp <fromfilename> <tofilename> copy file.
ping <ip address or server name> send small packets target , tell how long takes answer. unlike windows version, doesn't stop after 4 packets.
traceroute <ip address or server name> trace route packets take machine other machine, timing information (can used debug network issues if ping fails or shows long response times).
man <command> programmers manual entry command.
apropos <topic> find manual entries commands you're looking don't know names of.

note many of these commands have additional functional control using flags. control flags explained in programmers manual entry.

there hundreds (if not thousands) more commands. start want and...explore. if trash sd card, can reload/rebuild in minutes, if have backup copy work from. beauty of pi rebuilding system takes minutes instead of hours or days.

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