Absolute Beginner requests assistance

I'm about to start a 6 week trainee program at a local company. I have some
experience in PC hardware and software and because of this I've been asked
to set up a test Linux server.

The idea is to start from a free Suse 10 distribution and install it.
Additional services to be installed start with a file server, and we'll see
from there. Preferably all this from a graphic user interface (KDE or
Gnome)

I'm to set this up and write a documentation about it for others.

Since my Linux experience is very limited (I had a small crash course in
Linux, on a Debian command-line installation) I'm looking for a place to
start.

My search on the net yields a lot of information - too much actually -
geared at more experienced users.

Can anyone point me to a website or an old-fashioned paper book that would
suit my purpose to get beginner's information on installation of Linux,
installing applications and services afterwards, preferably from the GUI,
unless this isn't possible?

Thanks!

Neko

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