Also Shane, Don't fall into the same trap I did, Peterborough Linux User Group, is not on Facebook, there is one of the same name, but that is Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, not Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK. lol.
Regards Richard On 1 February 2012 20:41, Richard Forth <richard.fo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Shane, > > Welcome to PLUG, I myself have been a member for a couple of years and I > too knew very little upon joining Peterborough Linux User Group. You will > learn a lot even just by keeping an eye on the lists, the questions people > ask and the responses they get. > > Sadly I have not been able to attend the meetings for a good while due to > a hectic lifestyle and thanks to that I now have secured a job as a full > time Linux Administrator in London, so now I think it will be unlikely I'll > be attending any time soon. > > I will of course still be hanging out on the PLUG mailing list and on > forums, here are a few that I know of that are worth registering with to > get you started: > > http://ubuntuforums.org/ > > http://www.linuxquestions.org/ > > http://linuxforums.org/ > > http://forums.fedoraforum.org/index.php > > Good luck with your Linux endeavours and if you haven't tried any > distrubution (distro) yet, try ubuntu, or fedora. > > Personally I prefer Fedora, because it is part of the same family as > CentOS and the well known Red Hat Linux circle. I started out with ubuntu > but because I now work with Linux in a commercial setting, I try to use > something more familiar and closer to an industry standard Linux OS (not > many places use Debian based distro's like Ubuntu, or Linux Mint (or even > Debian itself). > > You also might want to get a subscription to a Linux Magazine, and or > listen to the TuxRadar podcast. You can learn a lot just by listening to or > reading about what's going on in Linux world. > > http://tuxradar.com/ or look for tuxradar in iTunes (or whatever your > preferred podcast software is - iTunes doesn't work in Linux). > > > http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10things/10-linux-replacements-for-itunes/450 > > I know that's a lot to get you started but always feel free to ask any > question no matter how trivial, we are here to help each other when we can, > and its nice to welcome a fellow colleague into the Linux community. > > By the way, does anyone on the list know where / if there is a LUG in > Hayes / Uxbridge UB3 or nearby? > > Kind Regards > > Richard. > > > > On 1 February 2012 18:06, Shane Spires <shane.spi...@googlemail.com>wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Just joined the site... Have no experience with linux whatsoever but very >> keen on learning... >> >> Is it worth me trying to come along to a meet up ... Or is it better to >> have at least had a play first?? >> >> Do you bring laptops along for demos? >> >> Thanks >> Shane >> On 1 Feb 2012 17:16, "Stuart Lonnen" <stuart.lon...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I think an informal meeting would be good to have on a regular basis >>> (e.g. every third meeting) where to host it would need to be decided - I'm >>> thinking a pub for some bizarre reason. >>> >>> Stuart L. >>> >>> On 31 January 2012 21:12, Brian Smith <br...@briansmithonline.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Whilst a talk or demonstration is always welcome, I find the informal >>>> gathering with no specific goal extremely pleasant. Inconsequential chat >>>> and peer to peer support is valuable in itself. >>>> >>>> Brian >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Peterboro mailing list >>>> Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk >>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Peterboro mailing list >>> Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk >>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Peterboro mailing list >> Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk >> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro >> > >
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