hi,
i have just started with linux but i don't know what are the various commands and their use so is there any good book or some tutorial which will help me.
thanks
Hello Ketan, First Ketan after Stallman's lecture yesterday, i suppose we have to start by calling it GNU/Linux.
From my experience, I will give you this sound advise:
1. In the initial stages work in GUI. You will find that all applications work exactly the same way as in windows which i am sure you are familiar with now. If by chance youcome to command line, then login giving username and password and give command startx. click and explore. Make unashamed use of Netscape, Rhpppd, RHppp configuration etc.
2. Get the Linux HOW-TO's. read the how-to's at a snails pace digesting all the applicable How-to's.
3. Whenever you get to a problem with a word that you do not understand then type man followed by the word that you did not understand. for example if you do not understand man then type man man.
Over a period of time you will have substantial confidence.
At this stage purchase good books on GNU/Linux (i found Unleashed helpful), Ibelieve that the current issue of PCQ also has several help files. I have purchased and am going to read it. Next issue of PCQ is slated for more GNU/Linux goodies so i won't miss that too.
Don't listen to those masochists who will want you to stick to command line and learn commands and samba configuration, DHCP config on day 1. This needs to be done but later.
GNU/Linux isno longer a Geeks software anymore but a common mans tool.
Anand
On Jul 17, 2001 at 13:09, Anand wrote:
First Ketan after Stallman's lecture yesterday, i suppose we have to start by calling it GNU/Linux.
I asked RMS if we can, in context, refer to the thing as "GL" instead of speaking "GNU/Linux" every time. He said it's okay.
This makes us the I-GLUG-BOM members :-)
On Wed, 18 Jul 2001, Satya wrote:
On Jul 17, 2001 at 13:09, Anand wrote:
suppose we have to start by calling it GNU/Linux.
I asked RMS if we can, in context, refer to the thing as "GL" instead of speaking "GNU/Linux" every time. He said it's okay.
How about calling it GLinux and not pronouncing the `G'. ;-)
Manish
Manish wrote:
How about calling it GLinux and not pronouncing the `G'. ;-)
That is not possible since RMS has explicitly asked people to pronounce the hard G in GNU. And the name is not GLinux - it's officially GNU/Linux, and "GL" can be just the short form of that.
SameerDS.
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Sometime yesterday, Sameer D. Sahasrabuddhe wrote:
Manish wrote:
How about calling it GLinux and not pronouncing the `G'. ;-)
That is not possible since RMS has explicitly asked people to pronounce the hard G in GNU. And the name is not GLinux - it's officially GNU/Linux, and "GL" can be just the short form of that.
Having to pronounce the G hard is really hard! How do you cope with this? Pronounce it guh-noo-slash-linux?!
I remember once Linus said that the good thing about Linux is that it's a cool name. Linux users are not confused about what the BSD in FreeBSD stands for and why it's not given free inspite of the name. I wouldn't mind calling it just GNU, or GnuOS, but GNU/Linux is tough.
Manish
Sometime Today, Manish Jethani assembled some asciibets to say:
Having to pronounce the G hard is really hard! How do you cope with this? Pronounce it guh-noo-slash-linux?!
that's how RMS likes it. still...
On Jul 21, 2001 at 18:51, Manish Jethani wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jul 2001, Satya wrote:
I asked RMS if we can, in context, refer to the thing as "GL" instead of speaking "GNU/Linux" every time. He said it's okay.
How about calling it GLinux and not pronouncing the `G'. ;-)
I didn't ask him, but I don't think he'd agree to that.
PS: I'm in L.A. And this email is being sent from my home machine.
Sometime today, Satya wrote:
PS: I'm in L.A. And this email is being sent from my home machine.
Howcome? How do you use your home machine from LA? I've thought of ways to do that (just auto-publish the IP when the machine goes online).
Still, would like to know how you're doing that.
Manish
On Jul 23, 2001 at 02:05, Manish Jethani wrote:
Sometime today, Satya wrote:>
PS: I'm in L.A. And this email is being sent from my home machine.
Howcome? How do you use your home machine from LA? I've thought of ways to do that (just auto-publish the IP when the machine goes online).
Exactly. YHBT, BTW.