On Fri, 15 Jun 2001 19:06:33 -0400, Roger Turk wrote: > I have my DOS machines partitioned in a logical (to me anyway) manner, and I > would like to do the same things with Linux. It looks like I will learn > about Linux when, > A. I have time to study books about it, or, Let's face it, Linux *is* complex. There are always numerous ways to do anything and installing it on your PC forces you into the role of being your own system administrator--perhaps a non-trivial task for the non-adept initiate. The install programs that come with the distributions make this task easier, as I understand the process. However, you still need to get a broad overview of how the Unix world is put together and for this task a couple of books might be essential. I reccomend Harley Hahn's "A Student Guide to Unix" and his "Complete Internet Referance". With those two books and with a free Unix shell account you could really learn how to make "Linux jump through hoops" without ever having to actually install it on your machine. With that background established you could pick a distribution and go on from there with at least an idea of what you were trying to do. Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but for me, books seem essential. Sam Ewalt Croswell, Michigan, USA -- Arachne V1.70;rev.3, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/
