Re: I want to migrate to Linux

Aragorn <aragorn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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pcbldrNinetyEight <pcbldrninetyeight.com> wrote:

I want to migrate from WIN98SE to Linux and am looking for advise.

<big snip of things about which I am unqualified to make any intelligent
comment about>

It all sounds pretty daunting as I've been pretty elaborate here
considering that you are new to GNU/Linux, but if you read all of the
above a few more times, you will come to understand and appreciate the
logic in how a GNU/Linux system works. ;-)

Most desktop-oriented GNU/Linux distributions are extremely
userfriendly these days and allow you to set up the system through a
mouse-driven graphical user interface.

Can the partioning be accomplished by point and click?

Edubuntu is aimed especially towards children.

I'm feeling particularly dim now so this might be for me.

Assuming I can come to grips with all of these concepts I can't picture
being able to sit in front of a PC and make any practical use of this at
the command line given my current lack of experience. I don't want to
sound like a broken record but how much of this can I do while still
avoiding the command line?

Are there any online step by step walk throughs that would be suitable
given what I want to do?

Can you recommend any beginner books like "Linux for the totally
clueless" ;-) Thank you for your help.

--
pcbldrNinetyEight
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