new to linux

[Jacob Hurley]

Okay, I see where you and Jim are coming from.  But I am being
completely serious.  When I first started with linux I bought the
Mandrake 7.(something) box set with install books/etc.  I tried to
install again and again.. and when I finally got It installed I didn't
have a clue with what to do with it.

*Actually, I'll be honest, I never got it fully installed.  My first
actual install was slackware (yep) and that is where the learning
started for me.  I configured most of stuff from the command prompt and
just alt+f2 if I needed another window (which I didn't know about for
awhile either).  Then I finally had my first firewall *g*.

Eventually I got another box, and I finally went for the gusto and got X
rolling with my second slackbox.

After having the experience and somewhat comfort with the command line I
began installing SuSE as my distro of choice.  But now I would have to
say that my favorite distro is Gentoo, and I really don't think it's all
that complicated - emerge is the best/easiest way I have ever updated a
system.

  

Jacob Hurley
Network Operations Center
Alexander Open Systems

-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Long [mailto:link at kansastubacrew.com] 
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 10:29 PM
To: Jacob Hurley
Cc: jason; kclug at kclug.org
Subject: RE: new to linux

I love Gentoo just as much as the next guy (unless I'm sitting between
two RedHat fans), but do you think it's the best distro for someone just
starting out in Linux?  I mean, you can throw 'em in the deep end and
let 'em go, and they'll probably survive...but isn't there a better
chance of them enjoying the experience and continuing it with something
like Mandrake?

Scott

On Thu, 2003-04-03 at 22:04, Jacob Hurley wrote:
>  
> 
> Go to www.gentoo.org and download the 1.4rc3 .iso file.  Burn the .iso
> image to disk and print out the x86 (or whatever) install
> instructions.
> 

>  
> 
> I have been a windows person and technician for years and would like
> some advice as to where to go to get started on the track to learning
> about linux.  I have built a new system and am ready to put an os on
> it, but not sure where to start.  Thanks
> 
>