Learning Linux - Advice Needed - Page 3

zsaz1029 · 07-07-2007, 04:43 PM

I've long wanted to learn my way around Linux as well. So, CentOS is essentially a free Red Hat? I'll look for that and run it as a VM for starters.

ronbo 613 · 07-07-2007, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by shaihulud

Experience is the only true education. Unfortunately, experience is based somewhat on mistakes.

So true. As long as nobody gets hurt or property is damaged, I reckon mistakes are one of the best ways to gain experience. I don't know about you guys, but I remember my mistakes and try not to repeat them. That is the road to stupidity.

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Originally Posted by zsaz1029

I've long wanted to learn my way around Linux as well. So, CentOS is essentially a free Red Hat? I'll look for that and run it as a VM for starters.

Heck yeah, the more the merrier.

Tapir · 07-08-2007, 02:27 PM

"So, personally, this is what I see that can benefit others with Linux. Linux is based on fundamentalisms. If you do not start at the very bottom you will become lost in the Linux world. Learning the base of anything allows movement in any direction, mainly to the top of understanding. Only scratching the surface will give you a perceptual peak of what is around you with no ability to move any further in understanding."

Here again I would agree. But then again some folks can start from the harder end of things. It has been a very good experience to me these past days. Just this morning I did (am doing) my final install. For my purposes I will stay with Ubuntu. For work purposes with Red Hat. Personally I found Suse to be very clumsy. To begin with I had to change memory sticks to install Suse when that particular rig had been working just fine with Win-XP and Ubuntu Trials.

So each one has it's peculiarities. But it has been fun venturing away from Windows OS. I generally do not use Microsoft softwares. So this sort of makes for the total breakaway.

I like that "Experience being only true education" I always use the phrase "The history of creation does say anything about text books - man experienced then made notes and bound them together"

ronbo 613 · 07-08-2007, 02:35 PM

I was checking out VMware, never used it before but that may be a good thing to try, or run Ubuntu off a CD. I want to be sure that it doesn't fubar my Windows installation.

zsaz1029 · 07-08-2007, 03:30 PM

I only recently learned about VMware as I just upgraded to a dual core CPU and wanted to fold with it. There seemed a lot of push in the folding community to do this with the Linux SMP core, so I've since set up a VM running Ubuntu just to fold, but I haven't fiddled around with it at all. It sounds like CentOS is the way to go for me. I've downloaded a CentOS dvd image and will give it a go sometime this week, I think.

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zsaz1029 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,017	I've long wanted to learn my way around Linux as well. So, CentOS is essentially a free Red Hat? I'll look for that and run it as a VM for starters.
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07-08-2007, 02:27 PM	#33
Tapir Wisdom Will Always Linger Join Date: May 2004 Location: Belize, The Jewel Posts: 3,016	"So, personally, this is what I see that can benefit others with Linux. Linux is based on fundamentalisms. If you do not start at the very bottom you will become lost in the Linux world. Learning the base of anything allows movement in any direction, mainly to the top of understanding. Only scratching the surface will give you a perceptual peak of what is around you with no ability to move any further in understanding." Here again I would agree. But then again some folks can start from the harder end of things. It has been a very good experience to me these past days. Just this morning I did (am doing) my final install. For my purposes I will stay with Ubuntu. For work purposes with Red Hat. Personally I found Suse to be very clumsy. To begin with I had to change memory sticks to install Suse when that particular rig had been working just fine with Win-XP and Ubuntu Trials. So each one has it's peculiarities. But it has been fun venturing away from Windows OS. I generally do not use Microsoft softwares. So this sort of makes for the total breakaway. I like that "Experience being only true education" I always use the phrase "The history of creation does say anything about text books - man experienced then made notes and bound them together" __________________ ***************************************************************************************** Knowledge: Either you have it or know where to get it! *************************************************************************************** You need to have the right question to get the right answer. *************************************************************************************** The greatest right any nation can afford its people is the right to be left alone. *************************************************************************************** BIOSTAR - P4M80-M4, P4-2.8E HT, MSI NX6200AX-TD256 DDR, 2X512 PC3200 MICRON DDR 400, HITACHI 80G & SAMSUNG 40G, LITEON 20XDVDR, MOTOROLA SB5100 CABLE MODEM, 56K V92 AGERE FAX MODEM, X TECH OPTICAL MOUSE, AIR COOLED - 5 FANS, UBUNTU HARDY HERON (8.04) *****************************************************************************************
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07-08-2007, 02:35 PM	#34
ronbo 613 Computer User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,642	I was checking out VMware, never used it before but that may be a good thing to try, or run Ubuntu off a CD. I want to be sure that it doesn't fubar my Windows installation.
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07-08-2007, 03:30 PM	#35
zsaz1029 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,017	I only recently learned about VMware as I just upgraded to a dual core CPU and wanted to fold with it. There seemed a lot of push in the folding community to do this with the Linux SMP core, so I've since set up a VM running Ubuntu just to fold, but I haven't fiddled around with it at all. It sounds like CentOS is the way to go for me. I've downloaded a CentOS dvd image and will give it a go sometime this week, I think.
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