> smac at visi.com wrote: > > Been a while sense I've seen a question that will stir the pot like this > one :-O > > What do you want to learn? > > If you want to learn "Linux" then install a base system (no X-windows) and > grow > it to where you want to go. For this Debian would be a good choice because > it > has apt-get and other tools for installing applications over the wire that > are > very easy to use. > > If you want to use office applications and the guts don't matter then > Fedora > Core 2 may the way to go. > > This is only my humble opinion. > > Putting on flame proof suit, standing in lake Minnetonka, and holding a > fire > extinguisher, LOL! > > Sam. > > Quoting "rbentz at dunwoody.edu" <rbentz at dunwoody.edu>: > > > > > If you were to recommend a distro for someone to learn on what would it > > be? > > I would like to understand the common things about linux -- tools, > > processes, setups, and other geek stuff. <CUT> Well I knew I was taking a chance that y'all might think I was trollin' but really what I'd like to do is learn the common things. I understand the Linux file system and the directory structure, and user setup but it ends there. I've setup X on Slack seemed simple enough, are the X config tools the same for all distros? I have good scripting knowledge, understand networking fluently (name resolution, subnets, firewalls, etc.) but no clue how to get all that stuff packed into a linux box. Examples of things I've had go wrong with no clue where to start are: Network communication: Do I have an address, is the gateway right? Boot Failure: How to view partition info, active partition, boot config etc. Device not working: Where is the driver, is there a Device mangler? This has got to be one of the basic tools that exist in all distros, right? Or maybe not? That's what I want to start with, what tools/configs/processes are common on say 70% of Linux. I've read the huge sections of the gentoo docs and get lost in things like "make." Is that in all Linux too? So maybe that helps clarify my understanding/skills... _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list