Linux Resources

[gothitbycar]

Just started trying different flavors of Linux and wondering if anyone knows any reference sites for Linux like different commands and how-to's. To tell you the truth I don't really know what I'm doing in it so I'll need a lot of help (I couldn't even install my network card drivers.)

Thanks.

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[raretech]

I seriously recommend you get your hands on a copy of Knoppix to play with. If you must do a harddrive install, I recommend getting your hands on a copy of Suse Linux 9.x.

As for references, I'd recommend starting here...
<A HREF="http://www.tldp.org/" target="_new">http://www.tldp.org/</A>

However, a good distribution will have documentation specific to it that will better help you get up to speed ASAP. You can probably find images of Suse on bittorrent and the latest knoppix iso here...

<A HREF="http://www.knoppix.org/" target="_new">http://www.knoppix.org/</A>

and choose a mirror closest to you. Please do yourself a favor and get a distribution that has been updated within the last year. Those older distributions will give you a bad experience and an inaccurate picture of where Linux is today. Good luck and feel free to PM me with any questions, whether I can help or not is a different story...

<i>Forget AMD and Intel, those are for fanboy lusers. The C3 is where it's at. Via Rulez!</i>

 

[gothitbycar]

I already have knoppix and I don't really like running it from the cd, also I already have Fedora Core 2 (x86-64) installed. I was thinking about Suse Linux 9.1 but I don't feel like downloading 3 disk images again. That tldp.org site looks like a good website. Thanks.

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oh, its a nice day. TO EAT CHILDREN!!!

 

[raretech]

If you're going RedHat, be sure to check their doc sites...
<A HREF="http://www.redhat.com/docs/" target="_new">http://www.redhat.com/docs/</A>

They'll have things that cover specific tools in their distribution which can make your life easier.

<i>Forget AMD and Intel, those are for fanboy lusers. The C3 is where it's at. Via Rulez!</i>

 

[Spitfire_x86]

Install Knoppix in HDD. You can find a article in distrowatch.com about installing Knoppix in HDD

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[TKS]

Give MEPIS a try.

It is Debian based like Knoppix...it installs to the hard disk in about 5 clicks of the mouse...and IMHO it is far superior to knoppix. I've used and installed both distros and found MEPIS to be better.

I've been a poster here at Toms for quite some time...this is the first distro that since that time that I've felt good enough about to do buy a domain and host an enthusiast site. I think this distro has it all.

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[bjpatrick]

Here are some reference sites:

www.google.com/linux (The best reference on the net)
www.freshmeat.net
www.rpmfind.net


What ever distro your using. Use their support forms.

 

[TKS]

If you want to give MEPIS a look..I've written a review about it:

<A HREF="http://mepislinux.org/content.php?review.23" target="_new">http://mepislinux.org/content.php?review.23</A>

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