Pragmatic AI Labs

Linux Desktop From Zero

Pragmatic AI Labs

Linux Desktop From Zero

Noah Gift
Liam Parker

Instructors: Noah Gift

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

Recommended experience

7 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

Recommended experience

7 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Install Kubuntu on a Framework Laptop from a flashed USB and complete first-boot setup including partitioning and user accounts

  • Configure System Settings end-to-end — display scaling, multi-monitor, user accounts and sudo, software installation via Discover and apt

  • Customize the KDE Plasma desktop with global themes, widgets, virtual desktops, Activities, KRunner, keyboard shortcuts, and workspace effects

  • Use the terminal for navigation, file operations, user and group management, system monitoring with top/htop/journalctl, and basic troubleshooting

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April 2026

Assessments

1 assignment

Taught in English

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There are 5 modules in this course

Assemble a Framework Laptop, flash a verified Kubuntu USB, and complete the first-boot install with partitioning, account creation, and an encrypted home directory.

What's included

6 videos4 readings

Tour System Settings, configure display scaling and multi-monitor, create user and administrator accounts, navigate the Linux filesystem hierarchy, and install software via Discover, apt, snap, and flatpak.

What's included

6 videos4 readings

Apply Global Themes, configure widgets and the panel toolbox, set up virtual desktops and Activities, master KRunner and keyboard shortcuts, and tune compositor effects and screen edges.

What's included

6 videos4 readings

Develop terminal fluency with the navigation trio and file-operations five, manage users and groups with useradd and usermod, monitor and troubleshoot with top and journalctl and recovery mode, and operate Writer with paragraph styles, Impress with slide masters, and Calc with pivot tables.

What's included

10 videos6 readings

Take a blank Framework Laptop (or a comparable machine) and ship a fully configured Kubuntu daily driver with documented configuration choices, a 5-minute terminal-proficiency screen recording, and a LibreOffice document trio (Writer, Impress, Calc).

What's included

3 readings1 assignment1 ungraded lab

Instructors

Noah Gift
Pragmatic AI Labs
32 Courses2,427 learners
Liam Parker
Pragmatic AI Labs
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