RE: Linux Replies(was WinXPActivation)
> From: eugtk at yahoo.com [mailto:eugtk at yahoo.com]
>
> The single most important thing I would recommend is this:
> Do not try to download and install Linux until you know what you're
> doing. It is _so much easier and cheaper_ to buy a ready-to-use set
> of CD's from someplace like cheapbytes ($6.99 + postage)
>
> There are two reasons for this:
> 1. You will no doubt want to re-load Linux more than once, either
> because you mess up, or because you want to see what the different
> types of setup look like. Mandrake, for example, offers to
> set up your
> pc as a server, as a desktop, as a development system, etc. etc. and
> each type loads a different suite of programs.
> 2. There are literally thousands of programs supplied with most
> distributions which aren't loaded by default, but you'll be wanting
> to try those eventually.
>
> If you are the type of person who benefits from having written
> instructions, it may be a good investment to buy a boxed set from
> Mandrake, Red Hat or SuSE. (I think the SuSE manuals are the best).
Unless you're already familiar with at least some flavor of Unix, I'd
personally recommend getting a book on Linux. I got RH8.0 with a book, and
although it's maddening silent on some of the errors I got in installation,
etc, it's still invaluable for referring to when you're trying to remember
how to put a process into the background, or some obscure vi command (aren't
they all) or whatever.
Matt Lewis
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