newbie

[Frank Arnold]

Well said, Scott.
Frank


On Sunday 16 October 2005 05:39, Scott wrote:
> Frank Arnold wrote:
> > A friend of mine teaaches Linux to a company that is transitioning from
> > Windows. She uses a Book called "Point and Click Linux" which comes with
> > a copy of Mepis Linux, almost as good as Kubuntu, and a DVD of
> > instructions. It would be nice if someone would do the same for
> > Kubuntu/Ubuntu. Frank Arnold
>
>     I started using Linux in May, so I myself am still a Newbie.  When I
> first started out, even before I installed my first distribution I went
> to www.Linux.org and read through their courses.  They are really decent
> and tailored towards the newbie.  They seem a little outdated (it speaks
> mostly of command line stuff, which is still good to know) and based
> mostly on Debian, but KUbuntu is based on Debian anyway.
>
>     After that I found out list like this are filled with amazing
> people.  Amazing both in their commitment to new users, their commitment
> to the open source community, and their commitment to helping others.
> You can ask any question and there is a good chance you will have your
> question answered.  There are several list you can go to.  At the moment
> I am a member of this list and the Canadian Ubuntu list.
>
>     Lastly, the local Linux group was a great help to me.  They also
> have their own forum, even one meant for questions, and monthly
> meetings.  The people there talked me through what to do and one
> gentleman, who works for IBM, even spoke to me over IM for two hours
> making sure I knew everything about drive partitioning and proper
> installation of Linux.  Even if there is not a Linux group directly in
> your community there should be one close by that will consider your area
> a part of their domain and you should still get help online through
> their list and forums.
>
>     I hope this helps.  Oh, one last thing.  You will probably bounce
> around different distributions until you find the right one for you.  I
> had three (Xandros, PCLinuxOS, Debian, in that order) before I found
> KUbuntu, which I love.  www.distrowatch.org is a great place to find
> info on distributions.  Ubuntu is #1 now (above Debian) and Kubuntu just
> shy of the top 10 :)
>
> --
> Your friend,
> Scott
>
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>
> "No one is good at everything, but everyone is good at something"