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Where are things in the Linux filesystem?
Where are the program files located such as Open Office. And basically anything else that I would need to know.

Like in Windows there's Program files where the programs are stored
The windows folder has all the system files and so forth.
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General Linux Filesystem Layout
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Linux does not install and manage package like Windows OSes. Files are stored in different folders according their types.
/usr/bin, /sbin for binaries, /usr/lib, /lib for libraries and so on. Check this artilce on Linux Filesystem layout.
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Where files are placed is determined by the File Heirarchy Standard. Its applicable to Linux, Unix and other Unix like OSes although there can be slight variations in implementation.
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