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> Subject: Linux: a gentle, growing approach
> Resent-Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 13:41:29 -0500 (CDT)
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> I want to master Linux. I figure there are two ways to learn Linux
>
On Tue, Oct 15, 2002 at 06:01:16AM +0100, Alan Chandler wrote:
> but I found it selected and de-selected packages is with a mind of its own,
> and also seemed to group them in funny ways that I didn't really understand.
I think aptitude will select Suggested packages by default, but you can
disa
On Mon, Oct 14, 2002 at 10:31:56PM -0400, Mark Carroll wrote:
> TBH, part of the problem for me was with apt. It would try to install
> packages I didn't have selected, and when I asked WTF dpkg was up to, I
> was told it was apt, and then when I'd switch to using dpkg-ftp instead
> the problem wo
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On Monday 14 October 2002 11:09 pm, martin f krafft wrote:
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> you should try aptitude.
I did, but I found it non-intuative. I suspect it was a learning curve thing,
but I found it selected and de-selected packages is with a mind of its own,
and
On Tue, 15 Oct 2002, martin f krafft wrote:
> also sprach Alan Chandler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.10.14.2200 +0200]:
> > I must admit, I quite like dselect. I can browse very quickly through
So do I.
(snip)
> you should try aptitude.
TBH, part of the problem for me was with apt. It would try
also sprach Alan Chandler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.10.14.2200 +0200]:
> I must admit, I quite like dselect. I can browse very quickly through
> available packages and find what I am looking for very easily (especially
> when I don't know the name). In fact I have frequently come across some g
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On Monday 14 October 2002 12:23 pm, David Pastern wrote:
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> I actually don't really use dselect at all (a few times to help get kde 3
I must admit, I quite like dselect. I can browse very quickly through
available packages and find what I am loo
Perhaps I gave the wrong impression. I am already a competent Linux
user. I am a programmer by trade, and know a smattering of C, Bash, and
Perl. I use Linux extensively at work, and somewhat at home. My idea was
regarding the *mastery* of Linux, not learning it as a newbie. So far,
I've been expl
On Mon, 2002-10-14 at 06:24, ben wrote:
> On Monday 14 October 2002 12:33 am, David Pastern wrote:
> [big snip]
>
> dave, i'll give you a couple of points due to the fact that the subject
> header says linux, and not debian. but then, given that it's a debian list, i
> have to take back, at lea
Ben said (snipped not in rudeness but to keep it short):
just a rant. don't be offended.
ben
I did speaketh:
Ben I totally understand your point. I actually do agree with a lot of what
you say. Good life story as well :-) I know that microsoft makes its users
dumb and preys on that. Micros
On Monday 14 October 2002 12:33 am, David Pastern wrote:
[big snip]
dave, i'll give you a couple of points due to the fact that the subject
header says linux, and not debian. but then, given that it's a debian list, i
have to take back, at least, one of them. in fact, given that you'd have a
h
Ben and Colin said
On Mon, Oct 14, 2002 at 05:33:19PM +1000, David Pastern wrote:
> Ben said:
>
> excellent advice. in fact, i found myself in an involuntary chuckle before
i
> got to the end of it. it's great to read that someone whose cunning
(welches
> wissen (?)) i respect has the same
On Mon, Oct 14, 2002 at 05:33:19PM +1000, David Pastern wrote:
> Ben said:
>
> excellent advice. in fact, i found myself in an involuntary chuckle before i
> got to the end of it. it's great to read that someone whose cunning (welches
> wissen (?)) i respect has the same opinion of dselect and ta
Ben said:
excellent advice. in fact, i found myself in an involuntary chuckle before i
got to the end of it. it's great to read that someone whose cunning (welches
wissen (?)) i respect has the same opinion of dselect and tasksel. maybe the
banishing of those two crapapples would help demystif
also sprach Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.10.14.0153 +0200]:
> Get a second PC that would normally be junked.
> Install linux without X, then use and study it only in console mode.
> Get samba and ethernet working so you can browse the linux pc from
> the windows box and surf the net for howto
also sprach ben <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.10.14.0845 +0200]:
> excellent advice. in fact, i found myself in an involuntary chuckle before i
> got to the end of it. it's great to read that someone whose cunning (welches
> wissen (?)) i respect has the same opinion of dselect and tasksel. maybe th
On Sunday 13 October 2002 12:21 pm, martin f krafft wrote:
[snip]
> Install Debian as usual, when asked whether to run dselect or tasksel,
> just say no to both. It's that easy.
>
excellent advice. in fact, i found myself in an involuntary chuckle before i
got to the end of it. it's great to rea
On Sunday 13 October 2002 11:50 am, Josh Rehman wrote:
> I want to master Linux. I figure there are two ways to learn Linux
> system administration and usage. The first is to install a distribution
> and then explore it's nooks and crannies. The second is to begin with a
> seed and *grow* the nook
Josh Rehman wrote:
>
> I want to master Linux. I figure there are two ways to learn Linux
> system administration and usage. The first is to install a distribution
> and then explore it's nooks and crannies. The second is to begin with a
> seed and *grow* the nooks and crannies as needed. The for
also sprach Josh Rehman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.10.13.2050 +0200]:
> I am looking to understand and manipulate a Linux system with the
> minimum number of tools to accomplish certain simple goals. The goals
> increase in complexity. Tools should be introduced only as needed to
> accomplish a goa
On Sun, Oct 13, 2002 at 11:50:18AM -0700, Josh Rehman wrote:
> I want to master Linux. I figure there are two ways to learn Linux
> system administration and usage. The first is to install a distribution
> and then explore it's nooks and crannies. The second is to begin with a
> seed and *grow* th
On Sun, 13 Oct 2002 at 11:50am, Josh Rehman wrote:
:I want to master Linux. I figure there are two ways to learn Linux
:system administration and usage. The first is to install a distribution
:and then explore it's nooks and crannies. The second is to begin with a
:seed and *grow* the nooks and c
I want to master Linux. I figure there are two ways to learn Linux
system administration and usage. The first is to install a distribution
and then explore it's nooks and crannies. The second is to begin with a
seed and *grow* the nooks and crannies as needed. The former method is
overwhelmingly u
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