Rob Smith wrote:
Hi,
As someone very, very new to linux I would appreciate a few pointers as
to
which direction I should be going in.
I recently acquired a copy of Mandrake from the PC Plus coverdisk, I
intend
to run this as dualboot on my AST Acsentia P200MMX Laptop. Is Mandrake
the
best release for a newbie to use?
Frankly, I think SuSE, but as Mandrake is based on RedHat, but unlike Redhat manages to work, you're better off with that than plain Redhat, and certainly, a lot of distros. For a complete newbie package, IMO, SuSE is pretty good: 6.4 is the latest.
I'm also a newbie, and have been running Mandrake 6.1 for a couple of months now. I reckon it's pretty good, but my experience with other distros is pretty non-existent.
I also would appreciate any URL suggestions as to good sites to get
ideas
from and books which I should read. Also as a complete newbie would it
be
There are hundreds... I hesitate to mention specifics because one really has to choose ones own preference. That said, http://www.linuxnewbie.com is good, as are http://www.slashdot.com and http://www.freshmeat.com
I think that should be http://www.linuxnewbie.org It's a must-see site for newbies IMHO.
Also take a look at http://www.suse.de/en
worth me coming along to one of your meetings?
Ab-so-'kin-lootely. Lots of skills, nice people, lots of support. If you're coming from a 'Doze background, don't underestimate the learning curve ahead.
Absolutely!! I'm lucky, I've had a tiny bit of experience with a couple of SunSparcs at work, but it was still quite a humbling experience for a IT Co-ordinator to suddenly find himself in a situation where he doesn't even know how to install a program! I'm desperately trying to learn Linux so that I can set up a cheap email server (can't bear the thought of the proposed NT/Exchange solution) but it's hard going when your stuck in a 'windows' frame of mind.
For that matter, don't underestimate how much you'll enjoy Linux, once the first hump is passed... A LUG is pretty important; come along!
Cheers, Laurie.
Where can I get info on the specific times/dates/venues for ALUG meetings? The only info I've got so far is 'the same place as last time'. I (sadly) don't live in the Anglian region anymore, but I visit quite often, so the earlier I can get info on meetings the more chance I have of planning a visit to coincide.
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