Posted: 11/10/2010 8:00:33 PM EDT
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I don't have a clue what I'm doing, but I'm messing with a Knoppix live-cd. Anybody know good sources for newbs to read and learn something? |
| Linux Reality Podcast is a fantastic resource for someone moving to Linux. |
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Ubuntu... install disc is a LiveCD. Seconded. Ubuntu has outstanding community resources, like the Ubuntu Guide and Pocket Reference |
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I'm using Mint 10 64 bit dual booted with Windows 7 64 bit.. I'm a big fan of Mint. I've been using Mint since Mint 7 was out. I'm a confessed Linux dummy. The Mint distros were/are the easiest for me to learn and use. YMMV I also have Lucid Puppy 5.1.1 on two flash drives. Puppy is a very small distro that works and feels like a big distro. I use Puppy when I have to use somebody else's computer. My wife bitches when I use her computer and boot into Windows. If I use the Puppy flash drive she doesn't complain. Puppy is damn fast for a little flash drive OS. |
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Any of the For Dummies books would be good. They are very down-to-earth and are written like you're not already an expert. The problem w/ the "Linux for Dummies" books, they are almost always dated by the time they hit the shelves. I help a lot of folks install and set up Linux, and I've saw them bring one of these books out that came w/ Ubuntu 5.10. Now a lot of stuff in the book is still good info, and if you know what you're doing, can be adapted into a new install.... But installing Ubuntu 5.10 on a current system, would be like installing Windows 3.x.. Completely useless. Ubuntu is by far the easiest version of Linux to learn.. ubuntuforums.org is a solid support mechanism, as is the Ubuntu's IRC channel, which is always packed. Mint is OK.. It's more or less just Ubuntu w/ a flashier GUI. It doesn't really offer anything that Ubuntu doesn't, so I'm not sure why so many claim it is so much better. Comparing Mint, to Ubuntu.. is like comparing two WIndows XP installs. One is vanilla, another is all tricked out w/ different themes, etc. It's the same OS... just looks a little prettier, and if you're so inclined, anyone can make their XP the same way. Also, w/ the simple check of a box during install, you can install all multimedia codecs, etc.. This really shouldn't be an issue anyway when comparing to mint, cuz even upon a clean install, they take about 5min to install. I don't really use Ubuntu anymore, other than to help Newbs, since that is mostly who's using it... but it's a very solid introduction to Linux. |
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UbuntuForums.org's Absolute Begginer Talk forum is another good place to start.
This thread in particular has links to a lot of useful information. |
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UbuntuForums.org's Absolute Begginer Talk forum is another good place to start. This thread in particular has links to a lot of useful information. Perfect thanks. |