On Thu, 13 Feb 2003, demon_jr808 wrote: > Hi Everyone, > ... > Two goals which I have in mind are: > > 1. Being able to install/uninstall drivers and hardware from the command > line. > 2. Being able to install/uninstall software from the command line. > > Any suggestions on what I should do next to get myself more "familiar" with > Linux?
I suggest you download and install some applications. Start with stuff on your distro's CD (Red Hat and Debian are quite different in this regard.) Then move on to downloading a source-code tarball and running config yourself. SourceForge is a great source. > * On a separate note, would anyone be able to recommend a shop where I can > have my laptop looked at? I dropped it on the concrete the other night, > resulting in some scarring and warping of the case. If it's not making a terrible grinding noise I'd just wash the scratches with a damp towel and move on. -- _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ Gary Dunn _/ _/ Open Slate Project _/ _/ http://openslate.sourceforge.net/ _/ _/ http://www.aloha.com/~knowtree/ _/ _/ Honolulu _/ _/ registered Linux user #273809 _/ _/ _/ _/ This tagline is umop apisdn. _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/