Re: basic newbie help

2004-10-13 Thread Michael Lang
Since Knoppix is mentioned quite often in this list and most of the comments are not that positive let me say this: Instead of knoppix you should go for Kanotix ( http://www.kanotix.com ) , which is "the better knoppix" if you want to call it that way. What's better in kanotix is i.e. that it is

Re: basic newbie help: xp and debian

2004-10-12 Thread Duncan Lithgow
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 hi Jason, I've just got started myself (lot's of email on this list!) I'm now running a knoppix/ debian install. I've also just worked out how to edit the fstab file and group file so that me and my wife can both access our old xp files which I've moved

Re: basic newbie help

2004-10-12 Thread Katipo
Jason D. Berg wrote: Huy T. wrote: Hey all I'm looking for a new operating system to use as a primary OS instead of Windows XP. I noticed that there is extensive documentation located at tldp.org. Could anyone share any sites with me for expediting a newer user to getting up and setup running

Re: basic newbie help

2004-10-12 Thread Jason D. Berg
Huy T. wrote: Hey all I'm looking for a new operating system to use as a primary OS instead of Windows XP. I noticed that there is extensive documentation located at tldp.org. Could anyone share any sites with me for expediting a newer user to getting up and setup running this system effectiv

Re: basic newbie help

2004-10-12 Thread Clive Menzies
On (12/10/04 09:22), Huy T. wrote: > Hey all I'm looking for a new operating system to use as a primary OS > instead of Windows XP. I noticed that there is extensive documentation > located at tldp.org. Could anyone share any sites with me for > expediting a newer user to getting up and setup

Re: basic newbie help

2004-10-12 Thread Chris Metzler
On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 09:22:37 -0500 "Huy T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey all I'm looking for a new operating system to use as a primary OS > instead of Windows XP. I noticed that there is extensive documentation > located at tldp.org. Could anyone share any sites with me for > expediting

Re: basic newbie help

2004-10-12 Thread Paul E Condon
On Tue, Oct 12, 2004 at 09:22:37AM -0500, Huy T. wrote: > Hey all I'm looking for a new operating system to use as a primary OS > instead of Windows XP. I noticed that there is extensive documentation > located at tldp.org. Could anyone share any sites with me for > expediting a newer user to

basic newbie help

2004-10-12 Thread Huy T.
Hey all I'm looking for a new operating system to use as a primary OS instead of Windows XP. I noticed that there is extensive documentation located at tldp.org. Could anyone share any sites with me for expediting a newer user to getting up and setup running this system effectively? Starting