On May 10, 5:40 am, David <davidpo...@gmail.com> wrote: > although i have been having a bit of difficulty finding a good guide > that explains just the basics of debian. Most of them assume too much knowledge. Try THE LINUX COOKBOOK by Michael Stutz. Plain English and pretty thorough, especially if you are mainly a person of text. Some of the Ubuntu HOWTOS and Guides are also good, and usually work for Debian. rd