Re: debian newbie seeks help
> "rod peters" <petersr@uniserve.com> on 01/26/99 08:42:44 PM
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> To: "debian" <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> cc: (bcc: James Robertson/US/CCE)
> Subject: debian newbie seeks help
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> Hooray! I finally got my debian installation to work after many
weeks(months) of
> frustration. Thanks to everyone who gave their suggestions. Now I
am worse off
> before. I don't know how to talk to linux. At all. I can do a few
commands,
> cd, df, dir, and other simple stuf. I don't know, however, how to
run programs.
> I have always prefered dos to windows but this is quite a bit more
complex. How
> do I run programs? How do I know what type of extension is an exe.
file? Can
> someone suggest a book for beginners. Preferably geared toward
debian. I
> though I would be able to figure it out but I think I had better get
a book.
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> thanks
>
> rod
I haven't been working with Linux for long, but I have found some
excellent websites/books on Linux, and even one on Debian
specifically. Try these:
Debian Users Guide: http://www.linuxpress.com/debusered2.htm
>From DOS/Windows to Linux:
http://amelia.db.erau.edu/ldp/HOWTO/DOS-Win-to-Linux-HOWTO.html
http://www.informatics.sintef.no/~helged/linux_ref.html
http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/ldp.html
http://members.xoom.com/abihari/faq.html#top
Mike
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