[Sderby] linux beginner

[Teh Gooroo]

On 9/10/05, R Verma <rv3000 at btinternet.com> wrote:
> Greetings all
> 
> I am a complete linux virgin but am very keen to learn to use it. I would
> value any advice for beginners (and I mean beinners) and would like to meet
> some of you folks at your Friday meetings in Babbington Lane (I live quite
> near in Littleover).

The more the merrier... 

> I have set aside a PC which I want to dedicate to linux. I have also been
> given a copy of Knoppix 3.8 that boots from the CD. I want to set up linux
> on my hard drive and learn about its various 'modules'. 

Knoppix is great for trying things out, Im not so sure I'd be as keen
on it as my installed distro, theres plenty to choose from. As a
beginner I suppose its more useful to try and see what you like +
learn from it.

> Any help will be
> very much apprecieted, especially guidance on some preliminary reading
> material.

Running linux http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0596002726/qid=1126351961/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl/202-2344631-9687068(
(yuk yuk yuk amazon urls)  published by oreilly is pretty good... tbh
anything  published by o'reilly seems to be of quite a high standard.

Dead tree format might be nice but there is more information than you
could ever read on the net.
tldp.org is your friend.

J



> 
> Many thanks
> 
> Ranjit Verma
> rv3000 at btinternet.com
> 
> 
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