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Re: [PLUG] ***SPAM*** Is PLUG Appropriate For Me?
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I'd second Chris' comments. Ubuntu is more focused on the desktop than
Debian. It's built on top of Debian though so concepts translate pretty
closely.
I'd say you fit in perfectly in PLUG FWIW.
It's not my forte but I did a little Samba work professionally a few
years ago and had pretty good luck with the O'Reilly book:
http://www.amazon.com/Using-Samba-3rd-Gerald-Carter/dp/0596007698/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201814080&sr=8-2
-morgan
W. Chris Shank wrote:
>
> I'd go with Ubuntu over Debian.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bill Diehl <infonews@verizon.net>
> To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 3:41:36 PM GMT-0500
> Subject: ***SPAM***[PLUG] Is PLUG Appropriate For Me?
>
> Dear PLUG Members:
>
> Last summer (2007) I embarked on the great transition from
> Windows 98SE to Debian/GNU Linux - Etch. However, I got stuck
> and still continue to use Windows 98SE (it does everything I need it
> to do but I'm pressing its limits).
>
> Since I am not a hacker/programmer/geek/guru by any means and
> mostly just need help with getting Debian-Etch (or later) fully
> operational (before I lose my sanity and buy Windows XP), I was
> wondering if PLUG is appropriate for me.
>
> From what I have seen on your website, it looks like you folks enjoy
> mostly high-end technical aspects of Linux and Unix. I got the
> impression that Linux can do everything that Windows XP can do
> and much more with greater stability and reliability. Since both
> Linux and XP are foreign to me, I am basically starting from square
> one with either OS.
>
> Even though I have been working with computers for 20+ years,
> using applications, configuring, building, repairing, teaching
> applications, etc., a disabling health condition that has plagued me
> since 1993 has turned my brain to mush. That is, I just cannot
> grasp, retain, and apply this technical stuff like I used to and my
> energy and interest for doing so is just not there as in my younger
> years.
>
> The one major problem that I have not been able to figure out is
> how to get SAMBA configured so that my computer can share files
> and printers with our two other Windows 98SE computers hard-
> wired through a 4-port router. The 3 Win98SE machines work just
> fine networked together but I cannot figure out how to setup
> SAMBA in Debian-Etch to work the same way.
>
> Networking has never been something I grasped and having spent
> several weeks over the summer on forums and reading the SAMBA
> documentation only ended in more frustration. I could not figure it
> out on my own and just gave up - until now.
>
> Since my mind is not functional enough to comprehend this
> networking issue, I am essentially looking for help with just getting
> Debian and SAMBA fully operational - even if I have to pay
> someone a reasonable fee to do so. Can you tell, I am at wits end
> with this and don't know where to get the help I need.
>
> So, if this post is not appropriate for this group, please accept my
> apologies and please delete this post. If there is any help out
> there, I would greatly appreciate it.
>
> Thank you,
> Bill Diehl
> East Greenville
> Montgomery Co., PA
>
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> --
> --
> W. Chris Shank
> ACE Technology Group
> www.myRemoteITdept.com
>
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