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At 12:58 4/14/98 -0700, Norma Thompson wrote:
>You guys are so far ahead of me, I only understand about .01 percent of
what
>I read. I'm 55 and always used DOS/Windows. I have moaned about the loss
>of the ability to tweak my computer as I pleased ever since Windows came
>out. I've never even used Unix before. Do you suppose I'm biting off
more
>than I can chew to try to learn such a DIFFERENT operating system at my
age?
>I don't even have a clue about the nomenclature, even.
I'm an old DOS hand and I've used Linux a little before. I found that the
man pages, FAQS, and HOWTOs are the best documentation you can get. I wish
that Windows help files had been so helpful.
Use "mc" (Midnight Commander) to get around. It's a file viewer/manager
that's a knockoff of Norton commander. It lets you view files (F3) even if
they're compressed (filename.gz). Since a lot of the FAQS and HOWTOS are
compressed, it comes in very handy. Most of those docs are in /usr/docs.
The man pages are the best source of information on Linux commands and
configuration files. Each command's options and syntax are explained.
Linux has a feature called Virtual Terminal that lets you login multiple
times by pressing Alt-F2/F3/F4... The default login is on Alt-F1, but
that's not obvious since that's where it lands you when it boots. So I
sometimes view documentation on the first terminal, then use Alt-F2 to view
the associated configuration file or test the associated command, then
Alt-F1 to get back to the documentation.
There are lots of little things like that that make Linux fun to learn and
use. Welcome to the club.
Tony
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