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Hi everyone,
I am totally new to Linux OS ... I am a very regular Windows User, butdecided to switch to Linux ... I tried several Distros, but only Mandriva 2008 workd well on my Hardware ... :)
I'd love to learn more about Linux as a home user .... :)
Thanx for any welcome replies .... :)
JohnT
12-05-2007, 05:36 AM
One of your best FRIENDS (http://www.google.com/linux)
Any questions you might have just ask. There are some great sources.
saikee
12-05-2007, 06:01 AM
A few points you will find out in a matter of time.
(1) You can keep your MS systems while using Linux to access all your data.
(2) Gradually you will find nearly all Linux will work on your PC.
(3) You will understand better how MS systems work after a short exposure to Linux.
(4) The life span is short for the knowledge operating a MS Windows because M$ need $ by bringing out a new system periodically. Knowledge with Linux is for life because it only gets improved continuously.
(5) Linux is designed to be configurable and you need to get your hand dirty to know how to configure it, especially with terminal commands.
mrrangerman43
12-05-2007, 06:32 AM
And if I might add, if you truly want to learn linux, read, read, read, Here (http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html.gz) is a place to start. Something that will help also that you may not know, Linux is Linux. What I mean by that is, if you learn the command line as saikee mentioned in (5) you will be at home in any linux distro. Under all the GUI stuff linux is the same (for the most part).
But the most important thing of all, is to have fun!
I am writting this post from mandriva one 2008, and i am kinda like it, but one thing .... i like to change icons and themes, task bar theme, like i used to do in winXP ... i googled about using .gz or . bz2 files of themes but none of any help i could understand ...
Please, step me by step to do so ...
Thanx,
loopback48
12-06-2007, 03:40 PM
No one ever suggest HD caddies. (hard drive mobile rack). They are so cheap and with one, you can keep your dirty hands off Windows while having fun with Linux. Look into purchasing one.
thump
12-07-2007, 04:42 AM
@ mtsm:
there is a site called http://linuxbasics.org that you may want to look into. There are tutorials and they even have a 'class' for beginners.
The link posted by mrrangerman43 is what the course is based on, but edited to hit only the main parts. After you learn the basics, then the rute book will come in very handy.
hth
thump
... thanx guys, i'll be looking into the links and get bussy with advices given ... thanx again ... :) :) :)
mtsm