Re: [PLUG] newbie

[Alex Birch <kes@lifesabirch.org>]

Bryan Tseng wrote:

> Hi, my name is Bryan and I am a newcomer to linux. In
> fact, I just got linux yesterday. I tried to read
> through some websites and lear about linux, but most
> of the lingo are a bit advance for me. Right now, I'm
> just trying to use linux like a regular personal
> computer, I've downloaded aim and winamp, and
> successfully install both programs. (there are
> instructions on the aim site about installing rpm, so
> I just copied it for winamp) 
<snip>

> Lastly, if somoene can
> give me some tips on how they got familiar with it
> when they first started using linux, I would very much
> appreciate it. Sorry for such a long email, thank you.
>  
Bryan,

Welcome the the wonderful world of Linux! Here are some good tutorials 
that are free AND useful.
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/edu/l-dw-linuxlpi1-i.html

LeRoy's responses to the zipped file questions surpassed my own.

I guess you're using Red Hat. What version are you using? [7.0, 8.0]
What I would suggest for p2p is to download rpm's.

The best way to get familiar with Linux is finding a job that will pay 
you to learn it :-)

Cheers,
Alex
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