Learning Linux

[Larry David]

Good to know - is there anything tricky you have found about running  
PPC Linux (or whatever its called) on your G3 machine?  Mine I think  
is a 400Mz with about 700M of RAM.

ld

On Feb 3, 2009, at 8:40 AM, Sean Edwards wrote:

> I have a G3 Blue and White running Debian because I don't have the  
> time to tweak a real-time kernel for it right now.  Sometimes I use  
> ecasound on the command line for mastering from my analog mixer.
>
> -=Sean Edwards=-
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Larry David <larrydavid07 at comcast.net>
> To: Ubuntu Studio Users Help and Discussion <ubuntu-studio- 
> users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 2, 2009 3:51:43 PM
> Subject: Re: Learning Linux
>
> Thanks - I was thinking more of command line stuff I guess.  I will
> probably try to load Ubuntu on my old G3 iMac as an experiment, and I
> assume I will be able to grok the GUI and use apps, etc.  I want to
> learn lower-level stuff so I can maintain my own system, etc.
>
> ld
>
> On Feb 2, 2009, at 3:15 PM, Karoliina Salminen wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 10:07 PM, Larry David
>> <larrydavid07 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> I hope this isn't too noobish for the list - can anyone recommend a
>>> book or a website to learn Linux - enough to be comfortable
>>> installing and troubleshooting UBS?
>>
>> Well, just download the Ubuntu CD and try it out.
>> It is so easy to use and install, that you don't need a book to do
>> that.
>> I would bet that these days one needs more mouse clicks and trouble
>> shooting
>> in installing Windows. The only thing that beats Ubuntu installation
>> in easiness is
>> installing the MacOSX. But the difference is quite thin nowadays.
>> Ubuntu is really easy
>> to install and work on. You don't need to compile kernels and do
>> programming yourself to use
>> the Ubuntu. Linux used to be like that a long time ago, but those
>> times are long gone.
>> There was long a discussion if Linux is ready for desktop use, and  
>> the
>> time it has
>> been ready has been now already couple of years and Ubuntu is getting
>> on each release better and better.
>> The 6 month release cycle is very rapid and things change for better
>> at amazing rate.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Karoliina Salminen
>> (running couple of Ubuntu computers)
>>
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