> FWIW: O'Reilly published a Special Edition book LEARNING DEBIAN > GNU/LINUX (c. 1999). It was a very good introduction and step-by-step > guide to installing and using Debian. I got it for free from the Debian > booth at Las Vegas COMDEX 1999. This was the first year Linux had a > major presence at COMDEX. Having the Linux people all in one exhibit > hall greatly simplified my investigations of making the switch from the > Amiga. I still have the book. However, ultimately, I chose Mandrake 7 > as my first distro. Debian was not a distro for the noobie, either then > or now.
I wouldn't agree. I started with Debian being a complete noob and I manage somehow. Actually some of my first experiences were with compiling the kernel because the one bundled with stable (Lenny) didn't have the module for my wireless interface :). And I managed to get it to work then although I suppose the process must've looked funny. I wouldn't try that today though... Nowadays just about any distro is noob-friendly enough, perhaps excluding Gentoo and Slackware. KTB -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
