--- On Fri, 4/15/11, Krzysztof Bieniasz <krzysztof.t.bieni...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > FWIW: O'Reilly published a > Special Edition book LEARNING DEBIAN > > GNU/LINUX (c. 1999). It was a very good > introduction and step-by-step > > guide to installing and using Debian. I got it > for free from the Debian > > booth at Las Vegas COMDEX 1999. This was the > first year Linux had a > > major presence at COMDEX. Having the Linux > people all in one exhibit > > hall greatly simplified my investigations of making > the switch from the > > Amiga. I still have the book. However, > ultimately, I chose Mandrake 7 > > as my first distro. Debian was not a distro for > the noobie, either then > > or now. > > I wouldn't agree. I started with Debian being a complete > noob and I > manage somehow. A lot has changed in 12 years. Very few Linux distros back then were noob-friendly. (Mandrake was one that was.) They were put together by computer techies for computer techies. > Actually some of my first experiences were > with compiling > the kernel because the one bundled with stable (Lenny) > didn't have the > module for my wireless interface :). And I managed to get Your average Linux noob doesn't know about compiling kernels. They mostly come from Windows where such a thing isn't done. > it to work then > although I suppose the process must've looked funny. I > wouldn't try that > today though... Nowadays just about any distro is > noob-friendly enough, > perhaps excluding Gentoo and Slackware. Like I said, "A Lot has changed in 12 years". Debian is more friendly today than yesterday as are most distros, but there are others that are friendlier, a lot friendlier. So, I stand by my initial statement that Debian is not suitable for the Linux firsttimer. I would never recommend it to a noobie. With Debian, you need to know, at least somewhat, what you're doing. B -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/936735.12766...@web31004.mail.mud.yahoo.com
