Distro-command-translations

Here is an equivalent command table for default installations of SUSE, Ubuntu and Fedora.

What to do	SUSE command	Ubuntu command	Fedora command
Choose and install software	yast2 sw_single	synaptic	gpk-application
install the software example	yast -i example	apt-get install example	yum install example
Install kernel source	yast -i kernel-source	apt-get install linux-source
list all installed software	rpm -qa	dpkg -l	rpm -qa
update your system	you	update-manager	yum update
install ssh daemon	is installed by default (verify with rpm -qv openssh)	sudo apt-get install openssh-server
set up networking	yast2 lan
Restart networking	/etc/init.d/network restart OR rcnetwork restart	/etc/init.d/networking restart	/etc/init.d/network restart OR service network restart
shut down firewall	rcSuSEfirewall2 stop
schedule a service for starting when the computer starts	chkconfig/yast2 runlevel	chkconfig/Update-rc.d	chkconfig
long list your folder	ll	ls -l	ll
call the vim editor	vi	vim	vi
set up cups	yast2 printer
set up a scanner	yast2 scanner
set up networking	yast2 lan		system-config-network