Okay, the installfest yesterday was the first I've been to.  Also, that's the first time I've ever really messed with my system (when it comes to Linux) besides just getting it running.  (I did a little editing with my laptop, but that was from people with identical systems and OS)

1) Where should I start in learning Linux, should I start with the command prompt (bash, etc) or should I start with the GUI? (I've found I can't do everything from GUI...like mount the FAT32 and NTFS partitions RH still can't find...but it sees the hardware)

2) What books should I pick up?  Any older ones, or anything generic?  I'm currently using RH 9.0, and probably will reinstall Mandrake 9.1 on my laptop shortly (next quarter at Brown College is Linux..Mandrake on Mac or RH on PCs)

3) What site(s) are best for continuing knowledge?  linuxnewbies.org (whatever it is, I've been there before), etc

4) Any free/cheap classes/courses around the cities that anybody knows of?  I saw some sheets at the installfest...I guess I should've grabbed 'em.  Anything we can do at a beer meeting, or installfest, or else maybe as another event?  I know I could handle 5-15 here at my house, if needed.

I know there's a bunch of us who've worked with computers for a while, and we love Linux, or at least, as much as we know.  We just need help getting started, and there's soooo much info out there, with no clue where to start.

Thanks!

Keith Bachman

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