Hey Jesse, Your best bet is to start with Redhat Linux 8.0. There are a ton of books you can get at the bookstore, or for free from books24x7. The library should have some as well.
You can download any Linux distribution for free from a vendors site, or the iso images from linuxiso.org. If you are willing to shell out a few bucks, Compusa and Bestbuy sell Redhat (and Mandrake, Suse) with a book for under $50, often with email support. If you are going to UNR, you can get in touch with the acm ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and they'll burn a copy of Redhat Linux (or what ever you want) for a nominal cost. Of course, you could always ask someone on the list for a copy, show up to our next meeting, and get one for free. Remember, it's Linux, not lynux ;) Mark On Sun, Mar 23, 2003 at 06:19:38PM -0800, Jess Wellman wrote: > Hi, > > I am seeking some input. I have on hand Suse 6.4. I have heard that you > can download for the "open source" price of free the latest RedHat version. > I have a machine that isn't up to the Win2K hardware compatiblity list, and > will become a lynux box. Should I just load the Suse6.4 on hand and get to > learning lynux, or download, burn to CD, and load the Redhat? What are the > pro's and con's. > > I have realized that I must know lynux(and C++) to further my computer > career(UNR minimum skills to talk to you). My background is in MS products, > GIS(MapInfo), CAD(ACADR14), RDMS(Access, and MSSQL), Corel(Draw,Paint), > Adobe(PShop), etc. I have taken C about 7 years ago, know VB, ASP. In a > previous life I worked as an exploration geologist. > > Thanks, > > Jesse Wellman > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > RLUG mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug -- | Mark C. Ballew | Graduate Student, University of Nevada, Reno | Homepage: http://sublinear.net | RAWUG President: http://rawug.org | UNR GS-ACM Treasurer: http://www.cs.unr.edu/~gsacm _______________________________________________ RLUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug
