Jen Wike Huger

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Raleigh, NC

Jen leads a team of community managers for the Digital Communities team at Red Hat. She lives in Raleigh with her husband and daughters, June and Jewel.

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Authored Content

Top 5 articles of the week on Opensource.com

Top 5: Python vs. R, Intro to Eclipse Che, and more

In this week's top 5, we highlight Python vs. R, an intro to Eclipse Che, 25 years of Linux in 5 minutes, tips for DIY makers, and using Sphinx to digitize books. I'm on…

Watch now: 5 minute videos on Linux and more

Watch 7 short videos on open source topics, from Linux to Raspberry Pi, and more.

Top 5: Eclipse Che, open source at Capital One, and more

In this week's Top 5, we highlight an introduction to Eclipse Che, this year's open source initiatives from Capital One, one way to address open source's free rider problem…

Top 5: Vim's 25th year, dashboard tools for visualizing data, and more

In this week's Top 5, we highlight Vim's 25th year, dashboard tools for visualizing data, thoughts on free software philosophy and ideals, an update on Raspberry Pi Foundation…

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Top 5: Linux filesystems, your favorite "old" programming language, and more

In this week's Top 5, we highlight Linux filesystems, your favorite "old" programming language, running commands at shutdown on Linux, and Perl's new school users and old…

Authored Comments

Jen Wike Huger

11 Dec 2014

Do you need programming skills to learn Linux?

Yes, you don't need to know programming to install Linux. But what I'm talking about here is *using* Linux in your daily life on your laptop or desktop. You *do* need to touch the command line for that. And the barrier to entry with the command line to lower if you are familiar with programming. However, maybe there is an easier way to buff up on that? Suggestions welcome.

Jen Wike Huger

3 Sep 2014

What happens when a non-coder tries to learn Linux

Hi Jim, Yes! What distro do you use? Any tips for humanities folks?