also sprach Russell <rjshaw@iprimus.com.au> [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 howtos. Learn some bash scripting > and study the start-up scripts. Get books. I got lots of books on linux > and programming bash and perl and introductory books on TCP/IP etc > that were marked down %80 because they were 3 years old, but they're > still good for learning and have lots of relevant stuff. Linux revolves > around networking and TCP/IP, so should study the basics of networking. > Then, install X and X apps piece by piece and study the X startup scripts > involving xdm etc. Lastly install things like printing, mail, sound, etc. > Try installing WINE and migrate from windoze. Before any of this, figure > a way to copy your HDD for backups. I consider the tasks of Samba and Wine to be rather overkill for the beginning. So is perl. -- .''`. martin f. krafft <madduck@debian.org> : :' : proud Debian developer, admin, and user `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than to fix a system
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