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Linux Newbie

  • 30-07-2002 11:22PM
    #1
    irishgeo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,759 ✭✭✭


    hi there
    i am a newbie to be linux. I have managed to set up my computer to dula boot winodws XP and Linux Redhat 7.2.

    i have a number of questions.
    1. Is there any newbie linux websites to look up
    2. how do i set up my modem in linux. Its a winmodem.
    3. How do i set my IOL SNl connection
    4. Can i upgrade to Red Hat 7.3 and how
    5. Is there any good linux books to buy.
    6. Which is better KDE or gnome
    7. Is there a windows enmulator avilable
    8. What can i do in linux i cant do in windows
    9. Can anyone name a good download site for linux applications.

    i look forward to being a linux user and hopefully it will be useful for me in my studies to be a computer technician.

    thanks guys


Comments

  • #2
    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    Reckon I can answer a few of them...

    1. Is there any newbie linux websites to look up

    There's loads, but I usually start at linuxnewbie.org.

    2. how do i set up my modem in linux. Its a winmodem.

    You don't, because it's a winmodem. Well, mostly, but you might be lucky.

    3. How do i set my IOL SNl connection

    Depends on the GUI you're using -- on KDE use kppp, can't remember which on Gnome. It'll be in the docs.

    4. Can i upgrade to Red Hat 7.3 and how

    Yes. With Red Hat 7.3 CD's obviously.

    5. Is there any good linux books to buy.

    Dunno, I'm not into academic books.

    6. Which is better KDE or gnome

    Each to his own. I prefer KDE.

    7. Is there a windows enmulator avilable

    Yip, there's Wine, which is a free emulator; and VMware, which is an excellent commercial virtual machine.

    8. What can i do in linux i cant do in windows

    Nothing. Everything. Silly question.

    9. Can anyone name a good download site for linux applications.

    Freshmeat

    Have fun,
    adam


  • #3
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,173 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Originally posted by irishgeo

    5. Is there any good linux books to buy.
    6. Which is better KDE or gnome

    5. I have a copy of RH 6.0 unleashed here that I can give to you (someone left it in my friend's house). PM if you want it. It's a good book, but handier for reference.

    6. I prefer KDE. Asking that though is a bit like saying 'What's your favourite theme in Windoze?'. They might look different, but they do all the same stuff.

    :)


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