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On Tuesday 15 October 2002 03:12 pm, 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 don't know about any classes and anyway I'm in NZ, but... > > > > I felt the same way when I first started using linux 16 months ago. I > > started off initially by reading the Mandrake docs (which I see have > > changed a lot since then - must have another good look at them). This > > provided a basic understanding of the filesystem structure and basic > > commands in a console as well as some insight as to just what you can do > > in linux. The rest of my learning so far came from this newbie list, man > > pages and the vast array of HOWTOs that are available on the net for just > > about anything to do with linux. > > > > Oh, and hubby bought me (with some subtle hints from me) "Linux in a > > Nutshell" by O'Reilly for Christmas which is a very handy reference. > > > > When first starting to use linux it all seems very confusing (for some of > > us) but perseverance pays off and like a lot of us newbies, you just > > might find that the learning process is actually FUN! > > > > Good luck > > Sharrea > > Using Linux, Que books, was very good when I first started - a good deal of > depth in easily digested mode. The version I have is a couple of years > old, and therefore not entirely up to date. It also does rather heavily > favour Redhat, but having said that, it was very helpful. I agree about > the Linux in a Nutshell, and the third book that filled in gaps was Linux > for Dummies. The three books with their different styles and content should > cover most of what is not distro specific. The Mandrake documentation and > this list does the rest. > > Enjoy > > Anne
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