> > fedora-list?? > > I am a beignner to learn Linux, who can finger out one way to help me !! > > !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!louis wang > !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!louiskingwang@xxxxxxx > !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!2004-10-06 If this is your first adventure away from a Microsoft OS, there will be a learning curve. If you have played with other OS's, such as MAC OS, you already have a leg up. You are used to some truisms that span systems. There are files, there are programs which operate on files, there are ways of figuring out which programs operate on which files. etc. If you have any UNIX experience, then you have a real running start, a lot of things will be familiar. The term "learn Linux" is somewhat nebulous. In the end, you probably want to know how to administer the system and modify it and use it. Learning all this at once will bury you and you will become frustrated. Learning to use the system for your day to day tasks is probably the best place to start. If you have only used Microsoft systems, you might want to start with the Gnome desktop as it has a lot of things in common with the Windows desktop. There are neat advantages like multiple desktops that you can switch between, but those can be explored after you get more and more comfortable. On the Gnome desktop under Fedora, there is an equivalent to the "Start" button which has a Red Hat on it. In there, you will see Office which expands to several applications. Open Office.org Write looks a lot like MS Office Word. Impress looks a lot like PowerPoint, Draw looks a lot like Visio, Calc looks a lot like Excel, etc. These programs tend to use dot suffixes like Windows to identify which programs go with which files. If you get comfortable with the things that are similar, you then have a base from which to venture out into other areas. By the way, the install gives you the opportunity to create a user account in addition to root. You should take advantage of this as root is the Administrator and can trash the system (just like on Windows). Being root is like being the security guard at an oil refinery and the weapon they give to defend the place is a flamethrower. Awesome weapon, but you have to be very careful. :-) Have Fun Robert E. Styma Principal Engineer (DMTS) Lucent Technologies, Phoenix Email: stymar@xxxxxxxxxx Phone: 623-582-7323 FAX: 623-581-4390 Company: http://www.lucent.com Personal: http://www.swlink.net/~styma
