[Sderby] Linux Project

[Mini Mike]

I think the best way to start is to get hold of a copy of Linux.  SuSE or=
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Mandrake are probably best  for new starters.  Personally I'm a SuSEer.  =
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it installed on a PC and have a play.  SuSE comes with MySQL and a good t=
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for administering it can be found at www.webmin.com.  You'll find the Lin=
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disks come with a load of software to get you started.  You'll find that=20
Linux is very very well documented.  Good resources for getting help are:

* www.google.com/linux
* Newsgroups
* Mailing lists
* Our mailing list!
* Any Linuxy website
* Books

There are loads of websites and mailing lists, most of which are achived.=
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There are also loads of books on getting started.  UNIX skills transfer v=
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easilly.  Of course you can also ask questions at the LUG meetings, next =
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is 12/1/03.

You can also duel boot windows and Linux, so if you can't get your modem=20
working you can reboot into that other thing and ask for help.

Mike.

On Tuesday 17 December 2002 22:36, brian waters wrote:
> Yo Guys
>
> The names Brian and I'm an absolute newcomer to Linux, although I have =
to
> admit to being a Windows user and programmer for too long now!!. I had
> intended to attend your last meeting but unfortunately I had to be
> elswhere.
>
> I do voluntary work at an airfield and I am contemplating a project usi=
ng
> Linux. At some stage in the near future, I would like to be able to bui=
ld a
> small, secure LAN, using a mix of, say, 6 Windows/Linux PCs initially,
> until those using the system can be trained!! I have built a spares
> tracking/utilisation  database in MS Access that I would like to see po=
rted
> to MySQL or similar. The whole point of the exercise is to have a robus=
t &
> secure network, that doesn't require a large outlay in licenses and bei=
ng
> forever on the upgrade treadmill.
>
> This is a big project as far as I'm concerned and I realise I have a hu=
ge
> learning curve in front of me. Can anyone give me any tips on how to go
> about this please?
>
> Thanks
>
> Brian