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I'm a beginning Linux user as well, and would also appreciate any beginner's advice from others. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Martin Schulze wrote: > ----- Forwarded message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- > > Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Received: at Infodrom Oldenburg (/\##/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.12 Joey) > by finlandia.Infodrom.North.DE from master.debian.org with smtp > id <m0yjrXP-001MvIC>; Wed, 10 Jun 98 22:32 MET DST > Received: from ([205.229.104.5]) by teergrube (0 sec delayed, relaying denied) > Received: (qmail 4955 invoked by alias); 10 Jun 1998 20:31:10 -0000 > Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Received: (qmail 4952 invoked from network); 10 Jun 1998 20:31:10 -0000 > Received: from murphy.novare.net (HELO murphy.debian.org) (205.229.104.6) > by debian.novare.net with SMTP; 10 Jun 1998 20:31:10 -0000 > Received: (qmail 19701 invoked by uid 38); 10 Jun 1998 20:30:48 -0000 > MBOX-Line: From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Jun 10 15:30:48 1998 > X-Envelope-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Received: (qmail 19662 invoked from network); 10 Jun 1998 20:30:43 -0000 > Received: from imo28.mx.aol.com (198.81.17.72) > by murphy.novare.net with SMTP; 10 Jun 1998 20:30:43 -0000 > Received: from [EMAIL PROTECTED] > by imo28.mx.aol.com (IMOv14_b1.1) id QZGCa14706 > for <debian-user@lists.debian.org>; Wed, 10 Jun 1998 16:30:10 -0400 > (EDT) > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 16:30:10 EDT > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Mime-Version: 1.0 > Subject: New User > Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit > X-Mailer: AOL 3.0 for Windows 95 sub 62 > X-Debian-Message: Spam detection > > I just downloaded and installed Debian on a computer for the first time. I > think the free software thing is a great concept, and I like the fact that > there is a legitimate alternative to the Microsoft ruled world of pc operating > systems. > > I have only one slight problem. I don't have a clue how to use Linux. I'd > greatly appreciate any suggestions on how to learn the interface, as well as > what software I ought to have on my system and how to get and install it. > > I checked the Debian site's FAQs and howtos, but didn't find them very > helpful. Anything you can tell me wuld be extremely helpful. > > John > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > > -- > / Martin Schulze * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * 26129 Oldenburg / > / Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only / > / proved it correct, not tried it. -- Donald E. Knuth / > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]