Re: I want to migrate to Linux

bobbie sellers <bliss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:62mucsF2414sbU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:


Get the current Linux+ magazine and use the Mandriva Free 2008
distro.

Now that's what I call a damn good idea. I may see Linux on my monitor
before this day is through.

I did my upgrade from it and while it was slow it failed to
show a shell prompt until it was finished and I opened a console
window. It did take a couple of hours.

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.

There is a line of Linux for Dummies books. These can be
useful for the beginners who are totally unfamiliar with anything
but MS product. I used to use Amiga OS and learned the shell
there so I had some experience with lower level stuff as well as
using several gui/wimp hard disk partioning utilities. Knoppix
is a distro that has definite advantages for beginners along with
the book.

I had no problems except getting my hands on Mandriva 2006
distribution and since have use Linux on several machines.

I can do shell stuff but I hate it because I am a rotten
keyboarder/typist.


Me too. Thanks for the suggestions.

--
pcbldrNinetyEight
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