One thing I have found is all the books are out of date, and you will just have to live with that. Makes you go out and find things on the web. Robb wrote:
I have followed essentially the same approach. I had zero experience with Unix up to this point--only Windows95. I went to the bookstore and snatched up four or five books on Unix and Linux. This was in March. I now have two computers running Linux, one of them a DEC Alpha, with SuSE and Redhat, and the latest kernels. Last month I figured out how to network them together, setting up a nameserver, etc. Next, I want to set up a raid array...
My point, if I have one, is that this stuff isn't impossible. Difficult at times, sometimes maddening, but usually with a little help you can get it done. You can't accomplish anything by whining about how obscure Linux is, and "why can't it be like M$," and "how come some of them words are in German," etc. You have to make an honest effort--but if you fail, somone will usually help you. I also would like to say God Bless the LDP.
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