[Ubuntu Chicago] Thanks, Guys!

[eviljoel]

Hello Deacon,

First, this isn't a big deal but I recommend keeping all related
conversation in the same thread (same Subject).

Concerning books, there probably isn't a COMPREHENSIVE book on desktop
Ubuntu.  I always just Google problems when I come across them.  Almost
always, someone else has had the same problems as me.

I know this is the Ubuntu list but if you really want to understand
Linux well, you should try out Arch Linux.  Do it on another computer as
you need at least one computer to be working at all times.  I wouldn't
necessarily recommend using Arch for day to day stuff but more as a
learning tool.  Hands on learning is typically more productive than
reading a book anyway.

Sincerely,
eviljoel


On 08/17/2014 10:28 PM, Deacon Solomon wrote:
> Randy -- I ran that command just as you sent it. System responded with
> almost FIVE pages of text. The word 'grub' kept whizzing across the
> screen but I couldn't read the fast-moving lines, so only half of my
> hair stood on end. That's not to say the left half or the right half but
> just half of all my hairs -- every other hair.
> 
> Anyway, it worked. I got my system upgraded and I know how to find out
> all of the kernel(s) I have on my machine and the kernel that's
> presently running the box. It's nice to know I only have one kernel now,
> so neither I nor the box is apt to get (yeah, I said it) confused now.
> 
> I want to thank you all for helping me out of this spot and I hope I can
> remember how to help myself out of this spot in the future. I wrote down
> all the commands that worked, fwiw. It's not a long list because the
> only commands that didn't work are the ones I thought up myself.
> 
> Can anybody put me onto a REAL GOOD (intelligently written, easy to
> understand, comprehensive) book on Linux commands and Linux command-line
> usage? I'll send for one come next payday.
> 
> Thanks again! You guys were great.
> 
> Your friend,
> 
> Deacon
> http://dekesolomon.wordpress.com/
> 
> 

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