* On 2013 10 Nov 09:17 -0600, thomas aylward wrote: > how does a novice begin with debian? Tom
Hi Tom. Andy listed several ways as well so I'll try not to duplicate his list. I think most important is reading and studying. Shoot, I had to do that when I got an Android phone earlier this year! If an installation is to be done, the Debian Install guide is probably the best resource: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual Andy mentioned the Debian Handbook which can be found online at: http://debian-handbook.info/ Also of interest may be Debian History: http://www.debian.org/doc/misc-manuals#history and the Debian Quick Reference: http://www.debian.org/doc/user-manuals#quick-reference and Reference Card: http://www.debian.org/doc/user-manuals#refcard I know that many people don't like reading and just want to jump in and go and I can be that way as well, but I have found that a bit of study beforehand makes things much easier and understandable. Another source of information is the Linux Documentation Project which is more general and not distribution specific focusing on getting started with a GNU based Unix like system. Several guides are available for the novice. although they seem a bit dated, the ground they cover doesn't change that much. I started with the Installation and Getting Started Guide by Matt Welsh and others back in 1996: http://tldp.org/LDP/gs/gs.html Then after a bit of study, get your hands dirty! - Nate -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.us -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20131110163202.gj4...@n0nb.us
