Andy Streich said: > Can anyone point me to web-based documentation for newbies that would contain > tips, hints, and lead-me-by-the-hand directions on configuring my new Sarge > install? Or have I just made a big mistake in choosing Debian over, say, any > one of the 100's of other distributions? I am familiar with Unix as a user, > but now I need to learn administration tasks like basic configuration of > peripherals, system backup, os upgrading, samba config (for a few home > computers, one running Windoze). And I like the Debian delevopment > philosophy. > > I'm pretty overwhelmed by the variety of advice I'm get, most of which is > narrowly focussed on one little aspect of what I need to do. I'm looking for > the "guide to new admin's of Debian GNU/Linux system: the newbie > version." (And, no, there is no local unix group in the remote area in which > I live.) > > Thanks, > > Andy
The debian forum on LQ.org has a pretty good noob faq, it helped me a lot the first time I installed debian. http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/forumdisplay.php?forumid=26 -- - Josh www.omg-stfu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]