Learning how to use Linux

I have fedora installed on my system, and I played around with it a bit when I first installed it, but I haven't really done anything with it. Anyone have any suggestions for me to do so I can really explore Fedora and learn how to use it? I'm also downloading a Ubuntu live CD right now to play with it.

 

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Play with it, if you have the guts, make it a primary OS. You will learn it fairly quickly, then.

 

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This site has a good Guide for Fedora,
http://fedoraguide.info/index.php/Main_Page
:cool

 

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I'm using the fedora boot loader at the moment, but I have Vista set to default. I installed the add-on for NTFS file systems so I could use it as my primary OS, but for some reason it only worked once. What takes place of MSConfig in fedora?

 

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There is no msconfig type app in Linux. What add on did you install? Unless you have an ancient version of Fedora, it should support NTFS read/write on initial installation.

Forget what you know about Windows....msconfig and the likes...its all worthless to you in the Linux world.

 

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What do you use to manage start-up items with Fedora? Or does everything you install start automatically? I was using Fedora 7, and it wouldn't recognize NTFS. I used yum to download all packages with "NTFS" in it, and I was able to recognize my external drive and the other partitions of my drive only once. Maybe I just need to reinstall fedora....?

 

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I dont use Fedora. For the last year, Ive been using distros that support ntfs out of the box. Arch, Ubuntu, Sabayon, and Debian--they all supported it. My guess is, you didnt have your fstab set up correctly. Fedora 8 is the latest release, btw.

As for startup item managing, what desktop environment are you using??

As for daemons, aka services....

Have fun

http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-manage-services.html

 

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Thanks for that! I think I'm using Gnome for my environment (I could be totally wrong, if so sorry). I think I'm just going to try out ubuntu as I have it on CD now....

 

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In the gnome user account settings, there is an autostart section for apps.

 

Thanks much for that! Have a good new year, btw!

 

distros that support ntfs out of the box. Arch, Ubuntu, Sabayon, and Debian--they all supported it.

Say Addy...in all you get read/write ?

TIA

 

Yes you do.

 

How about FreeBSD ?

Between FreeBSD & Debian which is the best to really learn with ?

IE: Has the most books, docs, for online viewing.

Cheers

 

Well, you are really looking at apples and oranges there. FreeBSD is Unix, whereas Linux is basically a Unix clone. You will find more software support for Debian; but both have quite a bit of documentation. Unless you are looking to run a server of sorts, I'd say Debian is more for you.

Not to say Debian can't be used for the same thing.

You might even be happier with Ubuntu, as its based off of Debian Sid, which is the unstable tree of Debian and is touted as cutting edge.

Debian development (stable tree, aka Etch) is slow compared to some distros. Stability is a huge thing in Debian,not so much the cutting edge. A mix of both woud be Debian Lenny, which is the testing tree of Debian.

I'm a cutting edge sort of guy, which is why Debian didnt hold my interest as much.

 

I thank you Adrynalyne for your input.

Stable and Spartan is me.

Debian is looking more my style. Last evening a coworker recommended,openSUSE as a
Windows replacement. Any opinion on that version of Linux ?

Thank you for your time.

 

If stable and spartan is your thing, then Suse is out. Bloat, bloat, bloat.

 

just want to thank you guys , after I followed your email I got it fixed WoW! and got some sleep....thanks again