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JOHN INGRESS [ingress at sbcglobal.net]
Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:54:53 -0800 (PST)
I'd be interested in reading the best, most BASIC book about Linux and the joys of migrating from Windows XP. Mine is a stand-alone eMachines T1120, about 5 years old, used just for personal idiotics, not for business. XP crashes regularly and often, usually when I click on Minimize, maximize or close. I'll need a stable system if I'm goin' to whup the IRS's butt, which I know can be done. I'll need a quick, easy, and reliable installation. Is that too much to tax...I mean ask?
VIGNESH [vignesh1986 at gmail.com]
Fri, 15 Dec 2006 13:50:27 +0530
Hey.. You could try tldp.org it has many book from a newbie to building your distrubution.You can also try the tux magazine a magzine for new Linux users.If u like listening to podcasts try the linux reality podcast, its for new Linux users. http://www.linuxreality.com
Cheers! Vignesh
Benjamin A. Okopnik [ben at linuxgazette.net]
Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:47:19 -0600
[ John, you can skip down to the content to see my answer to you. ]
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> On Fri, Dec 15, 2006 at 01:50:27PM +0530, VIGNESH wrote: > >On 12/15/06, JOHN INGRESS <[3]ingress@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > > I'd be interested in reading the best, most BASIC book > > about Linux and the joys of migrating from Windows XP. > > Mine is a stand-alone eMachines T1120, about 5 years > > old, used just for personal idiotics, not for > > business. XP crashes regularly and often, usually when > > I click on Minimize, maximize or close. > > I'll need a stable system if I'm goin' to whup the > > IRS's butt, which I know can be done. I'll need a > > quick, easy, and reliable installation. Is that too > > much to tax...I mean ask? > > Hey.. > You could try [1]tldp.org it has many book from a newbie to > building your distrubution.You can also try the tux magazine a magzine for > new Linux users.If u like listening to podcasts try the linux reality > podcast, its for new Linux users. > > 1. http://tldp.org/ > 2. http://www.linuxreality.com/
John -
I don't know that there's such a thing as "the best" in this regard (although there are several books I can think of that are contending for the title of "worst".) Migrating from Wind0ws does not normally require books, although it may, in complex cases, require the help of a friendly experienced Linux user such as may be found at your local Linux Users Group (LUG). In the far more common, simple situations, I recommend simply popping in a LiveCD distribution - e.g., Knoppix (http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html) and using it for a while. If you run into any problems, you can usually get answers here, or from the help documentation that comes with Knoppix, or in a number of places on the Web. "Migration", unless you're a large company with a number of complex services, is mostly an imaginary construct that just gets in the way.
Give it a shot, and let us know how it goes!
-- * Ben Okopnik * Editor-in-Chief, Linux Gazette * http://LinuxGazette.NET *
JOHN INGRESS [ingress at sbcglobal.net]
Fri, 15 Dec 2006 20:49:57 -0800 (PST)
Many thanks, Ben, for the concise, eminently readable suggestions. I must confess I got my brain kernal going and checked the local library, and found "Moving to Linux" by Marcel Gagne, which comes with a WFTL Edition Knoppic CD. I'm optomistic this move can be done without any major problems, especially with LUG's and all the other support out there. (Getting that LiveCD edition you mentioned sounds enticing too.) I'm starting to look forward to this. Thanks again.
Benjamin A. Okopnik [ben at linuxgazette.net]
Sun, 17 Dec 2006 19:33:20 -0600
----- Forwarded message from JOHN INGRESS <ingress@sbcglobal.net> -----
Many thanks, Ben, for the concise, eminently readable suggestions. I must confess I got my brain kernal going and checked the local library, and found "Moving to Linux" by Marcel Gagne, which comes with a WFTL Edition Knoppic CD. I'm optomistic this move can be done without any major problems, especially with LUG's and all the other support out there. (Getting that LiveCD edition you mentioned sounds enticing too.) I'm starting to look forward to this. Thanks again.