Links for Linux/Mandrake
- Thread starter VILLA21
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www.rpmseek.com (for getting fresh .rpm based software)
Reading the OS documentation.
Using the online updater (via mandrake Control Center) to get ALL program updates- final versions of Mandrake are sort-of-betas...
Understanding the intricacies of "dependencies"- so you would be able to install packages without probz. Or else you could install kpackage (included in the 9.1 distro) and try installing software using debian packages (.deb) without having to know anything of the apt-get or apt-install funny stuff.
.deb packages may look funny, but they don't have most of the RedHat (.rpm) packages problems.
And finally (cause it's absolutely necessary) learning to use the shell/console, and a filemanager better than Konqueror or Galeon -also included in the package- it's called Midnight Commander, and it's the Linux swiss knife.
Finally, having patience and will to learn... once figured out, Linux delivers.
Reading the OS documentation.
Using the online updater (via mandrake Control Center) to get ALL program updates- final versions of Mandrake are sort-of-betas...
Understanding the intricacies of "dependencies"- so you would be able to install packages without probz. Or else you could install kpackage (included in the 9.1 distro) and try installing software using debian packages (.deb) without having to know anything of the apt-get or apt-install funny stuff.
.deb packages may look funny, but they don't have most of the RedHat (.rpm) packages problems.
And finally (cause it's absolutely necessary) learning to use the shell/console, and a filemanager better than Konqueror or Galeon -also included in the package- it's called Midnight Commander, and it's the Linux swiss knife.
Finally, having patience and will to learn... once figured out, Linux delivers.
scaz69
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http://beginnerslinux.org/
http://www.mandrakeuser.org/index.php
http://sourceforge.net/
these should get you started.
http://www.mandrakeuser.org/index.php
http://sourceforge.net/
these should get you started.
VILLA21
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Found some intersting sources:
http://www.linux-tutorial.info/
http://linuxsurvival.com/
http://www.ctssn.com/
http://distrowatch.planetmirror.com/
http://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/linux/
...got a lot to learn...
Updated:
http://linux-newbie.sunsite.dk/ my favorite
http://www.linux-tutorial.info/
http://linuxsurvival.com/
http://www.ctssn.com/
http://distrowatch.planetmirror.com/
http://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/linux/
...got a lot to learn...
Updated:
http://linux-newbie.sunsite.dk/ my favorite
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The first things you must get accustomed to is the Linux filstructure and using the shell.
If you want any Linux books for non-advanced users, let me know. And no, it's not difficult at all- just damn different from windows.
The total inability of the Linux kernel to hang is shocking... you may hang the graphical environment when you do something silly or if you fire a VERY buggy application, or load a buggy desktop theme, but by pressing alt+ctrl+backspace you kill just the GUI while the kernel is alive and well- you just have to logon again and the GUI will load fine. At the end you will end up using windows again, because of the blue screen steretic syndrome!
If you want any Linux books for non-advanced users, let me know. And no, it's not difficult at all- just damn different from windows.
The total inability of the Linux kernel to hang is shocking... you may hang the graphical environment when you do something silly or if you fire a VERY buggy application, or load a buggy desktop theme, but by pressing alt+ctrl+backspace you kill just the GUI while the kernel is alive and well- you just have to logon again and the GUI will load fine. At the end you will end up using windows again, because of the blue screen steretic syndrome!
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