[Plug] help me, Im a newbie

[giblfiz <giblfiz@home.com>]

Hello members of plug and linux gurus of philly.
I just recently decided that it was about time that I learned lunix and 
set out to do so on my own. Though I realised that it would be difficult 
I did not realise just how difficuled it would be. (I am a mac user) I 
purchased a preassembled computer (with no OS instaled) and proceded to 
install Linux from the redhat 5.2 CD. I was quite disturbed when I found 
that the Sis 530 chipset was not suported by redhat, and that I was going 
to need to install a patch that was not a RH- packet. (keep in mind, im 
brand new to this, and a bit intimidated) I also discoverd that my 
netgear FA310 tx ethernet card was not supported in the package included 
in the install CD. So I am kind of stuck, I don't know qite how to get 
the packets onto my Linux box, and with the Xwindows patch I don't know 
what to do once I get it their. Any help or advice would be greatly 
appriciated. 

Thanks
     Harry Pottash

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