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Error Using “cd /Desktop , ~cd /Desktop” Commands in Ubuntu Console

I downloaded Ubuntu from Windows Store. I made necessary adjustments but I can't use "cd" and "~cd"commands to reach my desktop it gives error.It says"No such file or directory". How can I fix this?
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Windows 10 "does not see" a file on CD burned on Ubuntu

Ubuntu 16.06: I burn a data file to a regular CD by Basero Disc burner. I can see and copy the file if I insert the CD in Win-7, but in Win-10 the CD is empty!
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Running `whatis cd` always returns "nothing appropriate" on Ubuntu 18.04

I was just playing around with the whatis command. For some reason, whenever I run whatis cd, I get cd: nothing appropriate. What does this mean? Why is this? It seems there is no man entry for cd ...
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Is CD tray opening and closing activity natively logged in Ubuntu 14?

I had a CD that I was working from in my workstation and want to know if the tray was opened by anyone else while I was away. Does Ubuntu natively log CD tray opening and closing activity? If so, ...
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How do I check whether a CD is currently in use on Linux?

How do I check whether a CD is in use before I remove it from the VM? It's currently mounted on /dev/sr0 on a Ubuntu 14.04 machine and I need to unmount it for datastore migration. I know it's not ...
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How to prevent Linux live cd to access hard drive

My client wants to store and run their php program in a Linux server virtual machine. But they don't want somebody to access the files. I have created a virtual machine with Ubuntu server 16.04.1 ...
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What does cd myfolder/* do in Linux?

I am new to Linux and have been using the cd command for a while. I just saw someone cd'ing to somefolder/* like cd foo/*. What does that do? Also, depending on how that works, what will be the ...
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