On Thu, 2011-11-24 at 06:43 -0500, Sam Vagni wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I just want to go into Linux, coming from Windows XP. Just want to > know if Debian is good to go with and learn then? > > Just to clear my doubts that head people saying about its' > non-compatibility with the newest hardware and not having latest > technology, is it a myth? Further, I hope I can use easily Flash, > Java, etc.. if Firefox if I install and go with Debian.... > > Thanks for the suggestions, > SAM > >
Hi Sam & welcome to the world of Linux. I have tried them all as well as most versions of everything else out there that will run on my machines..HeHe even Minuet. I just like to try out new stuff. However I am not any kind of software developer, just a curious person, so when I need to do a job that requires 'dependable' software, I use Debian. I have been messing about with Linux since it was developed & required 20 plus floppy disks just to get it to run, so I speak from that vantage point. Some bits of advice: Try out several distros of Linux that are run from a 'Live CD/DVD'. This is much easier than doing an install and experimenting on your machine. It also will allow you to test the software on 'your' hardware system. These CD/DVD can be downloaded and burnt very easily or ordered over the internet. Another upside of this process is that most of those live CDs will allow you to actually install a running system to the machine they are running on. What ever distro you choose; install midnight commander. It will at some point save your sanity. It is a superb console or xterminal file manager & can be run as a superuser very easily. This mailing list gets repopulated from time to time with folks that are willing to help with getting you out of most any situation that you run into. Some are always polite and helpful, some are not so polite but still helpful. Depends on how you ask a question & if you supply enough info for them to answer. I sometimes, to this day, forget when I ask a question, to do that & usually do not get the response I'm seeking. Look at it from their standpoint. They are 'volunteering' their help as do the software developers of Linux (some of which frequent this list) so try not to waste their time. Always try to find your own answers before you ask here. If you do not, the way you ask the question will show that you did not. Always Read the manual, or dig on the web, & check the mailing list archives, before asking your question. Remember that if you do not get an answer, it likely just means the right person has not seen the question. I have actually gone for several weeks before someone gave or pointed me to the info that allows me to find the answer to a question. Usually if its that tough or 'specific' you just have to keep trying, without ranting. NEVER post to the top of a message on this list. Have fun! John -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1322148809.1031.45.ca...@beast.home