Hi Johnny, http://www.basiclinux.net/ http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/views/linux/tutorials.jsp http://www.tldp.org http://www.linuxdocs.org/
And of course on the CLUG website there is: http://calgary.linux.ca/index.php?Documentation%2C%20Tutorials%2C%20HOWTOs http://calgary.linux.ca/index.php?Resources http://calgary.linux.ca/index.php?Training%20and%20Certification All come to mind as good resources for the seasoned user and the newcommer alike. Happy trails, Marcel On Sat, 2003-03-29 at 12:10, Johnny Stork wrote: > I am posting this question on behalf of another CLUG member. Does anyone know of any > decent Linux "How To" courses out there for beginners. I am being specific here > about things like drive mounting, changing your desktops or display managers, maybe > some distro differences, configuring sound, X, plugins for browsers like Java, MP3, > mounting and using windows/fat partitions, getting your DVD player to work, > formatting floppies....you know, all those things that a Windows user doesn have to > think about much. > > I am not meaning developer, certification or admin oriented courses, but the basic > "How To" and "Getting Started" sorts of courses. > > Since I have had a few computer science courses in University as well as self-taught > knowledge, I have a bias towards self-learning as most "official" computer courses, > certainly computer science courses, seem to focus a great deal on specific technical > and development knowledge for the developer, and there is little there for someone > just wanting to learn to use his/her computer. But thats not their purpose anyway. I > know this wont be the experiences of everyone, but it has been my own personal > experience. Especially when I have seen people with a B.Sc in computer science who > can code like the begeezus, but cant tell you how to improve the performance of > Windows, change the settings for your display, or configure new hardware. > > Anyway, any suggestions would be appreciated and I do beleive I saw some postings > here about some online "Linux for Newbies" stuff. I also suggested to this user that > "Google Should Be His Friend" and a search or two on "Linux", "Linux for Beginners" > etc should turn up lots of stuff. > > Thanks > > > > <hr> > <b><font color=blue size=4>Open Enterprise Solutions</font></b> > <b><font color=red>Linux & Open Source Solutions for Business</font></b> > > Johnny Stork, BA > Calgary, AB > Canada > > <a href="http://www.openenterprise.ca";> > www.openenterprise.ca</a> > > --------------------------------------------------- > The Webtop Personal Web-based Email System > http://www.yourwebtop.com >
