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This depends exactly on your purpose for wanting to learn linux, is it just
so you can set up a server to develop your website on? Or do you actually
want to learn the system? If it's just for your website, get mandrake 8.1,
you have easily have that install apache, php, mysql, perl, etc, and it will
be all set up for you, and ready to go. There is even a gui interface to
setting up virtual hosts. So if installing this system is just for creating
your website, I have to recommend mandrake.
If you actually are interested in learning linux however, install something
like slackware, do everything you can in the shell, try to avoid X at all
costs. I recommend before anything you learn shell basics, just the basic
commands, editing files using vi, etc. Whenever I'm new to something, I
always like picking up a book, I would recommend the book Running LInux, it
covers an exellent range of material, when completed, you'll have your feet
wet in just about every area. After you get used to things, start reading
some online documentation, man pages, especially HOWTO's. There is a great
site, www.linuxdoc.org that has tons of great documentation.
Hope this helps!
Marc
On Saturday 23 February 2002 10:08 am, you wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Thanks for the input on choosing an operating system. As far as where I'm
> at, I started with Windows and have become quite fluent from 3.1 to 95 to
> 98se to 2000 to NT, etc. etc. I built computers over the summer for myself
> and friends so I covered hardware (which was a lot of fun). I previously
> worked on and developed http://www.sportsofsorts.com as a project when I
> knew little of website managment except for a simple personal page noone
> knew about. I learned a ton using tables and graphics , changing servers
> and dns, using a shopping cart (Cart32) and most importantly working with
> real people at a real bussiness. By the way I'm only 16 so if this doesn't
> impress you, it shouldn't. Anyway, I haven't worked on the website for a
> while and while I was doing it I found PERL which I started writing scripts
> in windows to autmate the website. I designed a basic cart and had the
> script dynamically build the website from html fields. The script would
> promt the user for say "Title" and then it would write the html to but the
> new title in the page. I researched certificates and credit card
> verification and databases to store the page information. As far as what I
> have to show for it, nothing. The script is simple and not complete. plus I
> saw a cart project in linux that is free (go figure) I started with Linux
> to possible host the website, learn Linux, use it instead of windows at
> home, and finish developing the website. I started with FreeBSD because my
> friends were using it. They tryed installing it on an old computer at
> school and were unsuccesfull due to ftp network restrictions. I looked it
> up and started to use it. But soon I found Redhat which might be easier to
> learn. So now I'm wondering is there better? Mandrake, from what I heard,
> seems like a more user friendly Redhat, which I don't need. If all these
> operating systems are Linux based, then is basic configuration like
> networking the same? Which would be best to learn on and where else can I
> go to read doc. I hope this answers some of msimons@slackware.com questions
> and I'll look at irc. Thanks to all!
>
> Andrew Puschak
> barberooza@hotmail.com
> AIM(GAIM) screen-name barberooza
>
>
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