Arfan Tinawi wrote: > > Hi: > I am fed-up with MS and its products and OS. I've looked to see how to > get Linux. Unfortunately, I am not familiar at all with files, > extensions, what how to download and zip, unzip. Can someone tell how > does this work? If I need to install a windows based package, I know > that there are executable files. With Linux, I don't know all of this. > I read pages and pages as to how to pre-install.... But no one said what > is the file to download and how to unzip if zipped. I appreciate your > assistance. > > Arfan
For folks with prior Unix experience, Linux is not difficult to get started with. For those like you and I, with only DOS/Win as a background, Linux can be a very painful learning process. I strongly suggest you start with a few books about Linux (books on general Unix can be very helpful too). I started with two books: Using Unix and Using Linux. They were a real help. Your first crack at installing Linux should be done with a CD-ROM installation, because installing/upgrading via the net is literally fraught with potential problems. You could easily end up frustrated. A CD of Linux is available from several sources fairly cheaply (You can get Debian on a CD from www.cheapbytes.com for just a few bucks plus shipping). Debian specific help can be had from "http://www.debian.org/doc/". -- Ed C.