Hi :) There is not really any "must do" in linux. Linux seems to be about offering choices, about offering freedom OF choice. As we know Windows provides freedom FROM choice and so it is the preference for most people.
I found the best way to learn how to install and use linux was to learn how to install it as a dual-boot and switch the default so that it boots into Windows automatically unless i was fast enough to choose linux at boot-up. This meant i could deal with problems at my own pace without being unable to use the machine in the normal ways i was used to. Now when i help people with ther machine's i put a dual-boot of a linux, usually Ubuntu but not always (there are smaller and lighter distros for Win98 machines) and then sort the usual stuff such as "Medibuntu" and install "Gimp" fo photo editing. I find "medibuntu" tends to sort all multimedia issues without me having to find drivers for things https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu Finally i set-up firefox with bookmarks into Community and official documentation, the 2 main Answers Forums (launchpad (that is this one) and ubuntuforums.com) and also to the general linux answers forum at http://www.linuxquestions.org and usually to the rather excellent distrowatch because i know that soem discussion about other distros will crop up in conversations later http://distrowatch.com Then after i hand the machine back they hardly ever notice that linux is on their machine until we have a few chats over the next few weeks. When people have found that Windows still works normally and better/faster for the fixes i have done then it is a bit late for them to freak out about the FUD they have probably heard about it. Regards from Tom :) -- Microsoft has a majority market share https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs