LINUX
Any installation of Linux requires patience and some logical thinking.
DuckDuckGo is the best way to find help.
Generally the problem you come across has been seen before by someone else and
the solution already exists.
Linux How to
Here are some HOWTOs and configuration files. Email me for any suggestions
and corrections.
Rants
GNU-LINUX is an operating system for a wide variety of computer platforms and other hardware like PDA's, smart phones etc. People even run their X-Box and i-pod with it. Im waiting for the day when it starts running my car and my toaster and starts doing my laundry.
What Linux is not
- Linux is not an abbreviation. Its generally pronounced as Lee-nucks [as in sucks].
- Linux Is Not UniX. [If Linux were an abbreviation, it would mean this.]
- Linux is not an operating system. GNU-Linux is. Linux is just the kernel which Linus and his team created.
- Linux is not a name of a penguin. Penguin is its symbol.
- Linux is not an instrument of socialism. It is a good model of research and development.
What is GNU-LINUX
GNU-LINUX is a free operating system. Free as in free-beer and free as in free-fall. Its pretty cool. It can do a lot of things but still has a long way to go [I am not satisfied until it starts doing my laundry].
Whats so great about it
The greatest thing about it is the freedom. Most of us do not care of what makes up the operating system, but a
lot of people do. Linux gives freedom to tweak your system and do what
you expect it to do.
Who should use Linux
Everyone with a soul and with a little time to spare. I believe everyone
except
this cat qualifies.
Which distribution to use
Debian ofcourse.
The best way to chose, is to ask someone to do it for you. Ask a friend of
yours to install linux in your machine. However, its more enlightening to do
it yourself. If you know a little bit about how computers work,
Debian is the best distribution of GNU-Linux.
It has very good tools for updating, adding and removing software. However,
if you have absolutely no idea of how a computer works, you should try
Ubuntu.
last modified on september 13, 2008.
