Re: Booting Debian/testing fails

[Andrei Popescu <andreimpopescu@gmail.com>]

On Fri, 2 Feb 2007 15:40:24 -0500
Douglas Allan Tutty <dtutty@porchlight.ca> wrote:

> I think that we need a big "NEW to UNIX-Like Operating Systems like
> Debian?" button on the front page of the web site.  It could take them
> to a short introduction about what *N*X is like, and how to get
> documentation and support.
> 
> For example, the debian-reference is supposed to be a "post-install
> user's guide".  However, the next sentence reads "Its target reader is
> someone who is willing to read shell scripts.  I expect the reader to
> have gained basic skills in Unix-like systems prior to reading this
> document."
> 
> I have yet to find a good book that focuses on those basic skills.
> Mostly, they cover that briefly before telling you how to
> (proverbally) write a web page or something.

Do you mean something like this?

http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm

http://tille.xalasys.com/training/tldp/

...


Regards,
Andrei
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