Re: Where to ask really newbie questions

In <1152474140.834500.286480@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, on
07/09/2006
at 12:42 PM, damon.wang@xxxxxxxxx said:

I'm a lifelong Windows user who just got interested in Linux. Maybe
conversion's too big a step right now, but a side-by-side
installation seems intriguing. Where is the right place for me to ask
a lot of very ignorant, newbie-type questions?

Right here, nut you might want to browse comp.os.linux.answers.

I don't mind getting referred to documentation or FAQs, but there's
just so much written out there that I have no idea where to start.

Start by spelling out your background and requirements.

Do you have broadband access? Will you be doing software development?
Will you want to install a lot of applications. Do you have a lot of
free space on disk? Do you understand extended logical partitions and
logical drives? Would you be more comfortable with a multiboot setup
or with a virtual machine setup?

The LiveCD option is available for several distributions, and is
adequate for a quick look, but it may be too sluggish for a lengthy
trial.

Space permitting, I would install several different distributions on
disk and see which felt most comfortable. That does require close
attention to how you do your partitioning, e.g., keeping /home on a
separate logical drive.

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