... the best distros for learning [GNU]Linux tend to be the ones that are less friendly to beginners. There's an old saying, "Use Red Hat and you learn about Red Hat, use Slackware and you learn about [GNU]Linux." While it is not as cut and dried as this, the likes of Mandriva and SUSE also fall into the first category, while Debian and (most certainly) Gentoo fall into the latter.
GUI tools 'protect' the user from the inner workings, so impeding the learning processes. There are a number of websites that provide excellent documentation for those learning [GNU]Linux at all levels. One of the most highly rated is Rute, and http://rute.2038bug.com You can read this offline, download it in PDF or HTML, format for office reading, buy it as a genuine freeware book ... One of the best introductions to command line usage is LinuxCommand.org [http://linuxcommand.org] Source: Linux Format. UK -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Noronha http://fn.goa-india.org 9822122436 +91-832-240-9490 http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mylug" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylug -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
