On 9/2/08, Dan Mueller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i have now 2 eeepc's one is the 4 gig and the other is the 2 gig. how and > where can i learn lots about linux?? ie; i want to learn things within the > terminal window. i would like to mount the sd card, move the home folder > onto the sd card, add other programs to the zandros operating system with > just the tarball i think its called, and many other things like that. where > is a good paint by number book or course on this?? i realy want to start > learning the lines like /dev/sda1 or /mount or other things like this and > learn right.
My two cents: - EeePCs are hard to type linux commands on, so they may not be a very good place to start - Start by deciding on a "project," something you can do with the command line, it can be as simple as editing ID3 tags of your mp3 collection, converting photos from one type or size to another, or download a series of internet comics. It's easier to learn the command line if you are working towards a goal. That way you don't get bored, and you remember what you did because you will make notes... right? - Don't do too much at once, learn one or two new commands at a time - There are a lot of shortcuts out there that make the command line easier! Don't hesitate to ask someone how to do something an easier way. For instance, did you know that you can use the mouse at the command line (usually) to copy/paste? Highlight the text to copy it automatically, then middle click to paste it. Other helpful command line tips: Shift+PgUp scrolls up a screen, Ctrl+L clears the screen, Ctrl+D logs out. - Web forums will help a lot, if you find the right ones (ubuntuforums.org is pretty good, i'm not sure about forum.eeeuser.com though) - When you've gained some experience, "man" is the one of the most important commands on Linux. It tells you how to use every other command on the system. It also has many shortcuts that make it easier to use. The forward slash key "/" allows you to search text within a "man page." When you see a command used somewhere (in a forum for example) look at the man page for it just to get familiar with man pages. Eventually, you will not need to ask anyone how to use a command, because all of the information is there! As far as mounting an SD card from the command line, that is a good example of a small project to work towards. You could find the answer online, and it may look like this: "mount -t fat32 /dev/sda1 /mnt/flash" but in reality, it is more complicated, and depends on what computer / distribution you are on. I say it is a good example of a small project because you may have to learn several commands to be able to do this without looking it up on a forum: - dmsg - less - mkdir - mount If you can bring your eeepc and a notebook (paper kind) to the meeting tomorrow, I'm sure you will be able to get a good push towards your goal of "learn lots about linux." -Mark C. _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
