On 15Jun2006 14:11, Harold Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | > At this stage, I'd concentrate on learning Linux rather than trying to | > (overly) organize the system. | | I fear that I seem obtuse but here goes. I have puppy linux on a | bootable CD. I want to learn linux but can't seem to find a starting | point. I keep reading and reading and getting nowhere it seems. I was | thinking that I needed to get linux installed on a pc hard drive first | and then start trying to learn.
Yes. For me, I have to do stuff for the knowledge to stick. | Is this totally the wrong approach? No. | Puppy linux has a gui interface. Should I try another distro? No reason to yet. You have puppy linux - use it! Install on your spare PC then start with the simplest routine task you would want to do (eg email or the web, then office-like apps later). And there are many facets of operating systems and environments to learn; when you say "learn linux", what kind of thing have you in mind. For me, I'd start with learning it as a user - using one of the available GUI desktops (whatever if offers by default most likely) and doing your normal stuff with it. Later, learn more by configuring some special facility (networking, remote access, maybe a local web proxy just on principle, etc). But start as a user, and start with the distro you have. If it's not what you want, choose another later - at least then you will know more about what you may want. -- Cameron Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ Software engineering? That's like military intelligence, isn't it? - Doug Mohney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/0XFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
