Hi kevincrookes!
On Thu, 14 Feb 2002, kevincrookes wrote:
> Hello. I do not know if this is for the right mailing list channel, but
> i thought that i would post it in here. Bascially i am a total newbie to
> Linux. A friend total me about it over the internet and he says the
> Debian Linux is a good Linux to start with. Well i have not got any idea
> how to install it, or how to set about setting it all up. So this is
> where you guys come in. Please could you point me in the right direction
> to answering the following questions below:
>
> 1. How do i get a copy of Debian Linux? (The exact place).
>
> 2. How do i go about installing it?
questions 1 and 2 are best answered in the debian installation
instructions at http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual
if you have a descent good (and cheap) inernet connection all you need is
the installation disks and the rest is pulled from the net as needed. if
you prefere cds you can download iso images to burn (either from
www.debian.org or http://www.linuxiso.org/debian.html, for most stuff the
disks 1 and 2 are enough - they only contain binaries, not sources tough)
> 3. Once installed how do i got about setting it up?
during installation you will be guided through some questions (eg
task-sel) where among other stuff you select what you want to do with your
box (eg X windows). most of the software is configured during the
installation process, for further (custom?) configuration you will find
documentation for each packet installed in /usr/share/doc/ and also
consult the famous man pages (man <command> or man <config-file> in the
console, e.g. man ls, man man host.conf)
for specific problems you will also find the famous HOWTOs
(www.linuxdoc.org)
> 4. How do i go about using Linux?
read, try and learn ;-)
http://www.linuxdoc.org/ has books, articles, HOWTOs, man pages,....
http://www.linux.com/ espeacially http://www.linux.com/learn/
and you might also want to search for solutions for problems on
http://www.google.com/linux
> Just about it information about me. I am an ex-windows 3.11, 95, 98, and
> ME user. I am also an ex-DOS user as well. I am totally new to all of
> this and i went to get into it ASAP.
welcome on board
> I hope that you can help me!!
hth martin
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