Now that we've installed Linux, what do we do with it?

Well, the obvious answer is install Tor browser. Yes, but that's in the next chapter. First, let's familiarize ourselves with Linux a bit.

Linux has the same basic functions as Windows—browsers, apps, OpenOffice for a productivity suite, a desktop interface, and so on, but there are so many more things you can do with Linux as an OS, from using it to run a smart home, a media center, and more.

You can completely customize Linux, by changing things such as the desktop environment, and can even customize the OS and the applications, if you're a coder, or if you develop your coding skills.

Programming is easier with Linux, with its built-in apps that can help you to read and write code. Accessing the log files of the OS, or anything you develop, is much easier with Linux, as well.

It is worth learning how the many protocols and services work, since they are so easy to install and configure in Linux.

SSH, RDP, and DNS can be installed and learned, among others.

Linux can even help you hone your proficiency using typed commands in the Terminal window. Here's where some of the real power of Linux comes into play. The ease of installing apps and configuring the OS will become apparent, after you learn the commands, such as apt-get and sudo.

You could, for example, install multiple apps or update all your installed apps, with a single command.