April Escamilla wrote:
>
> : ) I have successfully allocated a new machine for the explicit purpose of
> playing with Linux and am anxious to begin! I need a little help from any
> of you gurus out there in the following areas:
>
> 1. Any reccomendations for the best "version" of linux for someone
> familiar with Unix just starting out, and an install CD. ( I can provide
> this, no problem)
>
SuSE
> 2. Book reccomendations? I know the O'Reilly books are great, but is
> the book by Mark Sobell, A Practical Guide to Linux a good one? Any
> thoughts here? Any good tomes on getting linux set up on the web with
> netscape etc?
This one is good
>
> 3. Can I set up 2 laptops so that one can mount the CD-Rom drive of the
> other? This is easy as pie with two 95 machines, but how about with Linux
> and 95/98 or even OS/2?
>
Sure.
> 4. Any other general advice as I sail out onto friendly, albeit
> unfamiliar territory?
Have Much FUNNNNNNN
>
> I thank you all in advance for your kindnesses in helping me get
> started.
>
> Cheerfully,
> April Escamilla
>
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