[Nottingham] complete beginner

[Terry Devlin]

To the experts
I'm new to Linux and have it safely installed on my system for word 
processing etc. My problem is using it for the internet. I would love to 
use it so I can escape the blue wall of death but I struugle with having a 
firewall installed. On windows I just install Zone Alarm but configuring a 
firewall on Linux seems to involve having a separate machine or copying a 
whole load of script into a programme. Am I missing out on something? Can 
anyone recommend a good linux for idiots book?

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regards
Terry Devlin

Nottingham