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matesol
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
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 Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 12:21 am Post subject: Linux (Redhat or other distributions) |
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For all you power Linux users out there, what is the best book for learning how to use Linux, preferably Redhat? I have bought two books so far they don't really explain how to do things I want to do. Yes, they explain how to set permisions, etc, but there are two things that really haven't been explained well, anywhere I can see:
1) How do you install programs in LInux? For example, there is Internet phone software for Linux, but I don't have know how to install the sofware. There is no *.exe file to just double click on
2) How do you install drivers? Some of the hardware I have requires the driver to be installed manually. However, I can't figure out how to do this and I can't see anywhere in the book where it is explained well.
I would really like to learn how to use Linux well. NO MORE VIRUSES!! However, I have already bought two books and they don't seem to answer my two questions above in plain English. Any advice on learning how to do this or a book that REALLY tells you how to do this for someone who is accustomed to Windows? |
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Hank Scorpio
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
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| Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 12:17 pm Post subject: Re: Linux (Redhat or other distributions) |
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| matesol wrote: |
I would really like to learn how to use Linux well. NO MORE VIRUSES!! However, I have already bought two books and they don't seem to answer my two questions above in plain English. Any advice on learning how to do this or a book that REALLY tells you how to do this for someone who is accustomed to Windows? |
No disrespect intended, man, but you honestly don't sound like you're ready for Linux. If you're not comfortable with a command line interface you'll be truly befuddled by the experience. Firstly, you've got to choose between how you're going to install programs. If you go with Redhat you're probably going to use RPM's, which is sort of an installer, but can quickly lead you to dependency hell. Suse uses YAST, which is comparable, but better (IMHO). Debian uses apt-get, and finally you can always build from source with any of the distros.
Do you see where I'm going here? No standards, counter-intuitive, and esoteric to the extreme. Oh, add in the fact that support for gaming and drivers are pretty much non-existent and you really don't have an OS for newbies. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy some aspects of Unix, and I enjoy playing with different OSes, but I'm also not under the delusion that I'm an ordinary user.
If you want my advice, it sounds to me like you're tired of virii, but adopting Linux is going to relieve you of that problem and give you ten new problems. There are ways to avoid infection in Windows, and 99.9% of the time it comes down to paying attention to what you're doing. If you're constantly infecting yourself on a Windows box then that's a good indication to me that you're nowhere near ready to administer a *nix box. |
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