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On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 12:54:33 -0600
"Schmeits, Roger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>  Studying for my MCSE was a breeze in comparsion to
> really learn Linux.  Sssh. Please dont tell anyone on the list.   

Won't tell a soul.

> 
> My currently project is creating Linux from scratch which looks like
> an excellent way to learn the basic concepts on how Linux operates. 
>

LFS is good, but ... [at this point my friends (all two of them) on
the list are starting to groan - here comes the pitch again! ].  When
you've completed the LFS install, what you have is an up-to-date
complete command-line linux, but you're probably going to want more,
right?  Now you're ready for the real thing - gentoo linux
(http://www.gentoo.org) which has everything that LFS does plus
complete gui environments (accent on the plural) and most every other
useful package.

>  I have found out through the listservs is that one must maintain a
>  stance of being a student and always learning.  I wish I could post
>  answers on Linux questions but I lack that knowledge that everyone
>  else seems to have. <rats>

Stick with this list.  You'll learn a lot, and as you learn you'll try
new things and you'll be able to share those experiences with the rest
of us.  The only way to get the knowledge is to keep trying things and
asking questions.  Before you know it, you too will have the knowledge
that everyone else seems to have. 

> In my expierence stick with main stream distros. Redhat, Suse,etc.
> With the slimmed down kernels you have to damn expert to get some of
> that stuff to work.
> Stick with a ditros that keeps up with the latest and greatest
> trends in the open source movement.  
> Espically for beginners. You could be hanging from the ceiling <like
> me at times> and not even know it.
> 

There's nothing wrong with the mainstream distros (plenty of users on
this list), but I've always preferred the road less travelled.  The
mainstream distros will give you a slick gui logon and a KDE or GNOME
desktop, but you haven't a clue how it all fits together.  With gentoo
(or even LFS and its extensions for that matter) you'll get to know
the smaller pieces of the puzzle, and some of the pieces aren't even
mentioned by the slicker distros.

Also, learning to build your own kernel (it isn't that tough) is an
important learning excercise.  Once you've been through the kernel
config a couple of times, you'll discover that 90% of what's there
doesn't even apply to you and you can skip right over it.  As long as
you learn lilo (or grub) to create a standard and a test bootable
choice, you can tinker with the kernel until you get it right.  Some
of the appropriate choices are in the Step-by-Step documents.

Good luck, and keep learning.

-- 
Collins Richey
Denver Area - 12DEC2001 - WWTLRD?
gentoo_rc6 k2.4.17-pre8+ext3+xfce+sylpheed+galeon
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