Re: [newbie] really basic questions

2000-12-29 Thread Adrian Smith 

howdy.  if you have used unix for anything then you alread know 300% more than i knew 
when i first tried linux.  remember, if you aren't root, you can't really mess up 
anything too much (and even if you do you can reinstall  which i think installing 
linux is much easier than windows anyhow  and i know many will disagree with me on 
that) but anyhowz

just get on it and play.  =)  i'm getting pretty good with this os, and i discover new 
things all the time.  it's fun, it's loaded with variety, it can do amazing things, 
and it's actually more intuitive than most people seem to think.

case in point, other day i'm sitting there at an Eterm window in a directory with a 
wave file and i was thinking "surely linux has a way to play a wav file from a 
command prompt" so i just guess and typed "play music.wav"  and hey, it started 
playing.  now how hard is that?  =) 

as has been said, there are loads of documentation right there on your machine, and 
don't forget to go to the library and look for linux books.  

as to concentrating your learning curve...  i guess it all depends on what you want to 
do.  i usually start by using a GUI program (example X CD Roast) to get something 
done, but then i'm also playing with the cdrecord command here and there because 
eventually i want to be able to do things from the command line if i want.

if you system is working fine, don't worry about tuning it yet.  reward yourself by 
playing with it  having fun.  the tweaking will come naturally.



Adrian Smith
'de telepone dude
Telecom Dept.
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[EMAIL PROTECTED]


 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 4:31:42 PM 12/28/00 
Hi all,

i have a really basic question or two 
to ask the group.

1. i've loaded l-m7.2 into my pc, and 
it looks real cool but as yet i dont 
have a clue what to do with it next. i 
think i'm suffering from hyperwinism 
(windoz induced inferiority complex). 

2.where do i need to begin 
concentrating my slow learning curve 
to start making this work? my 
experience is all operator/user and 
some of these unix commands are 
familiar from my work experience, but 
most of that is task related.

i've read a few howto's and still in 
the l-m installation and user guide. 
i've made an icon or two in kde (but 
the programs didnt work yet).

i'm kinda overwhelmed... is this 
normal? or am i ungeekable?

les in gastonia nc

Re: [newbie] really basic questions

2000-12-29 Thread Romanator 

Me too. It's amazing how much we've learned over the last few months.

- 
Roman
Registered Linux User #179293


Abraham E Mandac Jr wrote:
 
 Sounds like me 2 months ago.
 --Abe
 
 At 03:49 PM 12/28/00 -0800, you wrote:
 sounds normal to me ;-)
 
    Original Message ---
   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
   Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 18:31:42 -0500
  
   Hi all,
  
   i have a really basic question or two
   to ask the group.
  
   1. i've loaded l-m7.2 into my pc, and
   it looks real cool but as yet i dont
   have a clue what to do with it next. i
   think i'm suffering from hyperwinism
   (windoz induced inferiority complex).
  
   2.where do i need to begin
   concentrating my slow learning curve
   to start making this work? my
   experience is all operator/user and
   some of these unix commands are
   familiar from my work experience, but
   most of that is task related.
  
   i've read a few howto's and still in
   the l-m installation and user guide.
   i've made an icon or two in kde (but
   the programs didnt work yet).
  
   i'm kinda overwhelmed... is this
   normal? or am i ungeekable?
  
   les in gastonia nc
  
 
 Jesus saves,
 Allah forgives,
 Chuthulu thinks you'd make a nice sandwich.

-

RE: [newbie] really basic questions

2000-12-28 Thread Jeff Norris 

I'm sure we're all "geekable" to some extent. Maybe just not worthy of a
pocket protector and tape on the eyeglasses.  :)



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Subject: [newbie] really basic questions


Hi all,

i have a really basic question or two
to ask the group.

1. i've loaded l-m7.2 into my pc, and
it looks real cool but as yet i dont
have a clue what to do with it next. i
think i'm suffering from hyperwinism
(windoz induced inferiority complex).

2.where do i need to begin
concentrating my slow learning curve
to start making this work? my
experience is all operator/user and
some of these unix commands are
familiar from my work experience, but
most of that is task related.

i've read a few howto's and still in
the l-m installation and user guide.
i've made an icon or two in kde (but
the programs didnt work yet).

i'm kinda overwhelmed... is this
normal? or am i ungeekable?

les in gastonia nc

Re: [newbie] really basic questions

2000-12-28 Thread Abraham E Mandac Jr 

Sounds like me 2 months ago.
--Abe

At 03:49 PM 12/28/00 -0800, you wrote:
sounds normal to me ;-)

   Original Message ---
  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 18:31:42 -0500
 
  Hi all,
 
  i have a really basic question or two
  to ask the group.
 
  1. i've loaded l-m7.2 into my pc, and
  it looks real cool but as yet i dont
  have a clue what to do with it next. i
  think i'm suffering from hyperwinism
  (windoz induced inferiority complex).
 
  2.where do i need to begin
  concentrating my slow learning curve
  to start making this work? my
  experience is all operator/user and
  some of these unix commands are
  familiar from my work experience, but
  most of that is task related.
 
  i've read a few howto's and still in
  the l-m installation and user guide.
  i've made an icon or two in kde (but
  the programs didnt work yet).
 
  i'm kinda overwhelmed... is this
  normal? or am i ungeekable?
 
  les in gastonia nc
 

Jesus saves,
Allah forgives,
Chuthulu thinks you'd make a nice sandwich.

Re: [newbie] really basic questions

2000-12-28 Thread Romanator 

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
 Hi all,
 
 i have a really basic question or two
 to ask the group.
 
 1. i've loaded l-m7.2 into my pc, and
 it looks real cool but as yet i dont
 have a clue what to do with it next. i
 think i'm suffering from hyperwinism
 (windoz induced inferiority complex).
 
 2.where do i need to begin
 concentrating my slow learning curve
 to start making this work? my
 experience is all operator/user and
 some of these unix commands are
 familiar from my work experience, but
 most of that is task related.
 
 i've read a few howto's and still in
 the l-m installation and user guide.
 i've made an icon or two in kde (but
 the programs didnt work yet).
 
 i'm kinda overwhelmed... is this
 normal? or am i ungeekable?
 
 les in gastonia nc

Hi Les,

This is completely normal. It's impossible to soak in everything at one
time. Not only do you have a very solid operating system but a lot of
new applications. However, you will need to invest some time reading. 
I would recommend getting yourself a couple of good books on Linux. The
books will show the file and command structure of the operating system.
Plus, if you get stuck, just post a question on this newsgroup. 

You can check out the following books:
Linux in a Nutshell, from O'Reilley
Running Linux, from O'Reilley

Cheers!

-- 
Roman
Registered Linux User #179293