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J741
12-11-2000, 02:32 AM
Is there a good, simple on-line resource which will provide a general overview of the way things are laid out in LINUX ?

That is, I know Windows. I know where the startup files are, where the core windows libraries are, where the desktop items can be found, where documents are usually saved, where programs usually install, where the items in the "start" menu can be found, how to create shortcuts, the fact that programs end with .exe or .com, that programs are usually installed by "setup" or "install" applications, and many other simple organizational things about Windows.

But I'm not trying to learn Windows, I'm trying to learn LINUX. So I want to know such seemingly common facts about how it is organized.

Anyone have a good sugestion?

- James.

RageAHolic
12-11-2000, 03:15 AM
http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/filesys/directory_nav.html


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KumaSan
12-11-2000, 07:50 AM
RUTE (http://rute.sourceforge.net/) is one of my favorites.

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milanuk
12-11-2000, 10:25 AM
Go to the Linux Documentation Project at http://www.linuxdoc.org and find the Unix-and-Internet-Fundamentals-HOWTO. It explains things from a *nix point of view, and may shed new light on things you though you already knew.

Monte

A_Lawn_GNOME
12-11-2000, 10:30 AM
I know the feeling of "What the hell is UNIX?" All I knew was that it was hard, stable, and used for big servers. Heck when I started Linux, I didn't even know what telnet was.

ColdPack
12-11-2000, 10:48 AM
Originally posted by A_Lawn_GNOME:
I know the feeling of "What the hell is UNIX?" All I knew was that it was hard, stable, and used for big servers. Heck when I started Linux, I didn't even know what telnet was.

What is telnet? And how is it different from ssh?

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J741
12-12-2000, 12:41 AM
Thanks for the URLs everyone. Looks like I'll be reading for a while. http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/rolleyes.gif

- James.

Linuxman
12-12-2000, 09:25 AM
you should also try www.linux.org (http://www.linux.org) (good resource and beginner friendly) and www.linux.com (http://www.linux.com) (for someone with some experience in Linux, but still has good articles for the novice).

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