[SWLUG] linux newbie

[Gavin]

Hi Keith and thanks for the reply!

When I was Googling LUG's in Wales, I only came up with SWLUG.  Perhaps I 
wasn't looking hard enough. :)

I don't have many questions at the moment although I'm sure some will crop 
up eventually.

One that I do have is that my partner has no interest in learning Linux with 
me and shall forever remain one of Bill's followers (Until I say otherwise, 
that is.)

I'd like to setup a dual boot for Windows XP Pro and Ubuntu 5.03 although as 
far as I'm aware, it's a little trickier to do a dual boot with Linux when 
your using NTFS.

Any recommendations on this would be appreciated although I really do see 
myself shelling out for a secondary H/D and have XP on one and Ubuntu on the 
other.

Oh and on a more serious note, it would be most beneficial to know what 
everyone's favourite beverage is as far as the group meetings are concerned.

I like Guiness myself. ^_^

~Gavin~



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith Edmunds" <keith at midnighthax.com>
To: "Gavin" <gavin.broome at virgin.net>; <discuss at swlug.org.uk>
Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 11:36 PM
Subject: Re: [SWLUG] linux newbie


> Gavin wrote:
>> As the subject says, I'm a Linux newbie and have a lot of questions but 
>> I'll save those for later on.  I'm just thankful that there is at least 
>> one registered LUG in Wales. :)
>
> Hi Gavin, and welcome. Fire away with the questions! Oh, and there's more 
> than one LUG in Wales...
>
>> Being in the kind of position where I find myself back in high school, it 
>> honestly feels like I'm learning Spanish for the first time although a 
>> few of my collegues at a local IT helpdesk have been kind enough to show 
>> me the ropes.
>
> Learning Linux can be, at first, a very steep learning curve. Stick with 
> it: it's worth it.
>
> Ubuntu is a good distribution, based on Debian. Let us know how you get 
> on.
>
> -- 
> Keith Edmunds
>
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