On Tuesday 15 October 2002 12:12, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Tuesday 15 Oct 2002 7:54 pm, you wrote: > > On Wednesday 16 Oct 2002 4:20 am, Joe Harkins wrote: > > > As a newbie who is impresssed with and wants to learn Linux Mandrake > > > but remains totally at sea due to more than 20 years of DOS and > > > Windows, I would find it a great help if I could find classes or > > > seminars or whatever that would get me sufficiently grounded to start > > > real learning. > > > > > > Right now, after weeks of installing Linux Mandrake 8, I am still > > > dealing with the facts that I cannot install my printer, the sound > > > system works for the CD player but for nothing else, I can't install > > > downloaded programs, have not a single clue as to what all these file > > > names and acronyms mean (and since I can't print I have no way of > > > making reference docs and like many people I am screen-dyslexic but can > > > do fine with hard docs) and so on - all of which stand in the way of > > > actually learning and enjoying the system. > > > > > > As I said, if there is a tutoring venue in the NY/NJ area that would > > > ground me in the basics, I'd sure appreciate knowing about it. > > > > > > TIA
I to find myself in the same mess. I installed Linux as i was so tired of the "MS" game... although i can get on net.. I cant seem to install LICQ and have no correct way to do it. Im in a remote little town with no other linux users about.. Got printer working, got a new hayes modem running, but so need LICQ I download and from there its a mess....online docs for installing downloaded programs is nill as well as the books I got with the install are confusing. I come from the days of the Vic 20 and having to type in all programs from say RUN or Compute magazine.... and after that a MS USER.... Ive been so ruined by just being a MS operator. Classes in this area??? none.... books in stores on linux??? nill I to have no clue haow to get downloaded programs to work... Bout all I got is a email running and a browser...... oh well.... may have to do another MS OS install if it gets worse and geeez all I wanted was LICQ to keep track of my family members....... Mike in a rural farm town....where linux is unknown
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