Re: The linux and Debian operating systems

2001-11-01 Thread Keith G. Murphy
Ken Williams wrote: > >Hi Stuart, > > In addition to the helpful advice other people on the list > have already given I'd also say it might be easier for you > to obtain a linuxdistro from a linux-related magazine. I hate to see that recommended, 'cause I've seen lots of problems on these

Re: The linux and Debian operating systems

2001-10-31 Thread Ken Williams
Hi Stuart, In addition to the helpful advice other people on the list have already given I'd also say it might be easier for you to obtain a linuxdistro from a linux-related magazine. There's quite a few around now in the UK, for instance, http://www.linuxuser.co.uk http:

Re: The linux and Debian operating systems

2001-10-30 Thread Eloy Aguirre
On Tue, Oct 30, 2001 at 10:33:47PM +0100, Tarjei Huse wrote: > 2. www.linuxnewbie.com > They also got some stuff that's worthwhile to read. I'm pretty sure you mean www.linuxnewbie.org, linuxnewbie.com is a lame rip-off of Linuxnewbie.org. Which is an excellent site by the way. pgpMWqgGQLi6Y.pg

Re: The linux and Debian operating systems

2001-10-30 Thread Hans Ekbrand
On Tue, Oct 30, 2001 at 10:33:47PM +0100, Tarjei Huse wrote: > > 4. Use a separate harddisk. > I realy think it's a good idea to try seting up linux with a separate hd the > first time. (if someone disagrees, I'll listen). > The original poster said that the (big) HD was already partioned, then

Re: The linux and Debian operating systems

2001-10-30 Thread Tarjei Huse
Hi there ;) As this is your first foray into linux, I'll give you a few guiding ideas on where to start: linuxdistro: Linux is not a monolithic unity like f.x. windows XP. Instead Linux consists of many thousand programes that are developed separately but with some common frameworks. In the core