How to get started
Arfan Tinawi wrote:
>
> Hi:
> I am fed-up with MS and its products and OS. I've looked to see how to
> get Linux. Unfortunately, I am not familiar at all with files,
> extensions, what how to download and zip, unzip. Can someone tell how
> does this work? If I need to install a windows based package, I know
> that there are executable files. With Linux, I don't know all of this.
> I read pages and pages as to how to pre-install.... But no one said what
> is the file to download and how to unzip if zipped. I appreciate your
> assistance.
>
> Arfan
For folks with prior Unix experience, Linux is not difficult to
get started with. For those like you and I, with only DOS/Win as
a background, Linux can be a very painful learning process.
I strongly suggest you start with a few books about Linux (books
on general Unix can be very helpful too). I started with two
books: Using Unix and Using Linux. They were a real help. Your
first crack at installing Linux should be done with a CD-ROM
installation, because installing/upgrading via the net is
literally fraught with potential problems. You could easily end
up frustrated. A CD of Linux is available from several sources
fairly cheaply (You can get Debian on a CD from www.cheapbytes.com
for just a few bucks plus shipping). Debian specific help can be
had from "http://www.debian.org/doc/";.
--
Ed C.
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