bennythebear Member Posts: 1225 From: kentucky,usa Registered: 12-13-2003 |
ok. i was wondering if anyone knew any good books or other resources(websites etc.) that would help me out with linux. everything from complete newbie stuff to advanced networking stuff. i also want something that explains the commands for i believe it's the bash shell. such as how to install new programs/games, add/remove files, just about anything. i may able to do tweak just about anything in windows, but i have almost no knowledge on linux. i can install redhat and play some games on it and that's about the extent of my skill  . any help would be welcome. |
D-SIPL Moderator Posts: 1345 From: Maesteg, Wales Registered: 07-21-2001 |
Ok what i would suggest is that you install Gentoo Linux. They have a really good community, and installing software, and keeping things up to date is a breeze. For example if i want to install Mozilla Firefox, i would simply open up a bash shell and type: emerge mozilla-firefox then sit back and relax whilst it installs and configures it. And trust me installing Gentoo, you will learn a lot of networking stuff in Linux, and will be very familiar with the commands by the end. Also there community forums are amazing, everytime i ran into problems, i searched the forums and it was fixed within 10 minutes. Other then that try http://linux.org.mt/article/terminal for bash commands. And for Linux tutorials go to http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/tutorials/. hope that helps, if you have any problems, post them in this thread and i'll try to help. --D-SIPL ps. if you do decide to go with Gentoo, i would suggest you install the stage2 tarball. ------------------ [This message has been edited by D-SIPL (edited March 19, 2004).] |
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bennythebear Member Posts: 1225 From: kentucky,usa Registered: 12-13-2003 |
gentoo sounds like it's the best, well, imho it sounds like the best distro. but it also sounds about 10ft over my head...but i reckon that's the best way to learn though. thanks for the help. |
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D-SIPL Moderator Posts: 1345 From: Maesteg, Wales Registered: 07-21-2001 |
quote: A friend of mine thats a complete Linux newbie, hadn't even seen it before tried installing Gentoo, took him a day but he did it succesfully and absolutely loves it. Trust me, if you use the forums or post here if you need help, you'll do it no worries. --D-SIPL ------------------ |
