[INFO] Need Linux Help?

[Tawmu]

Hello,

I wan't to help some people out and go through Linux.

Definition of Linux: Linux is a free open-source operating system based on Unix. Linux was originally created by Linus Torvalds with the assistance of developers from around the globe.

The most popular distrobutions are:

RedHat Enterprise Linux - http://www.redhat.com/
Fedora Core - http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/
SuSE - http://www.novell.com/products/opensuse/
Mandriva - http://www.mandriva.com/
Slackware - http://slackware.com/
Debian - http://www.debian.org/
Gentoo - http://www.gentoo.org/
Yoper - http://www.yoper.com/
Knoppix - http://www.knoppix.org/
Arch Linux - http://www.archlinux.org/
Xandros - http://www.xandros.com/
Mepis - http://www.mepis.org/
Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com/
Kubuntu - http://www.kubuntu.org/
Edubuntu - http://www.edubuntu.org/
Xubuntu - http://www.xubuntu.org/Linux is a very nice and widely used operating system for Server Enviroments, Its known for its stability, opensource software and system resource usage. With Linux you have alot of possibilities. Infact, I should even think this very forum runs some sort of Linux.

It even has FREE Desktop Themes too!:

KDE GUI Users: http://www.kde-look.org/
GNOME GUI Users: http://www.gnome-look.org/

Need help with Linux?
You'll find alot of thriving communities with Linux experts: http://www.linuxforums.org is a very large and welcoming forum where you can even post the dumbest of questions, and not get shouted at over the internet. Someone will almost always be able to answer your questions.

The Linux Install:
The Linux installers are nothing like when installing windows at all. It is all graphical based, unless you choose a couple os distros which use text base or choose text base install.

Well, Can I run windows programs on Linux?
Well, alot of the time you can using a program called WINE! Basically, if you install this program all you would have to do is double click an exe as if you would in windows, and it will automatically bring up the installer/program in WINE.

If you want some screenshots of Linux there are usually alot on the Distros Website.

If you need anymore help, post in this forum, check out linuxforums.org or use a shiny thing like GOOGLE (http://www.google.com)!!

Want to add more to this? Ask a mod or post!!

[DaveTaylor]

If your installing from a source you unarchive it, open console in the folder itself and use the follow commands
su
to make yourself root
./configure
to configure the source
make
to install it
make --install
sometimes is needed

[Splinter]

Want to see what modern day linux operating systems look like??

http://shots.osdir.com

[Tawmu]

Want to see what modern day linux operating systems look like??

http://shots.osdir.com

Thats what I wanted to put in, but couldn't remember the site ;D

[Wig44.]

Which linux would you recommend?

[DaveTaylor]

depends on what you want it for, to start try ubuntu, as its newbie friendly, then move towards opensuse, as it can shift you from newbie to advanced if you learn to work through it complety

[Tawmu]

I wish at least 1 of my tutorial or information threads would be stuck :(

[JH]

Hello,

I wan't to help some people out and go through Linux.

Definition of Linux: Linux is a free open-source operating system based on Unix. Linux was originally created by Linus Torvalds with the assistance of developers from around the globe.

The most popular distrobutions are:

RedHat Enterprise Linux - http://www.redhat.com/
Fedora Core - http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/
SuSE - http://www.novell.com/products/opensuse/
Mandriva - http://www.mandriva.com/
Slackware - http://slackware.com/
Debian - http://www.debian.org/
Gentoo - http://www.gentoo.org/
Yoper - http://www.yoper.com/
Knoppix - http://www.knoppix.org/
Arch Linux - http://www.archlinux.org/
Xandros - http://www.xandros.com/
Mepis - http://www.mepis.org/
Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com/
Kubuntu - http://www.kubuntu.org/
Edubuntu - http://www.edubuntu.org/
Xubuntu - http://www.xubuntu.org/Linux is a very nice and widely used operating system for Server Enviroments, Its known for its stability, opensource software and system resource usage. With Linux you have alot of possibilities. Infact, I should even think this very forum runs some sort of Linux.

It even has FREE Desktop Themes too!:

KDE GUI Users: http://www.kde-look.org/
GNOME GUI Users: http://www.gnome-look.org/

Need help with Linux?
You'll find alot of thriving communities with Linux experts: http://www.linuxforums.org is a very large and welcoming forum where you can even post the dumbest of questions, and not get shouted at over the internet. Someone will almost always be able to answer your questions.

The Linux Install:
The Linux installers are nothing like when installing windows at all. It is all graphical based, unless you choose a couple os distros which use text base or choose text base install.

Well, Can I run windows programs on Linux?
Well, alot of the time you can using a program called WINE! Basically, if you install this program all you would have to do is double click an exe as if you would in windows, and it will automatically bring up the installer/program in WINE.

If you want some screenshots of Linux there are usually alot on the Distros Website.

If you need anymore help, post in this forum, check out linuxforums.org or use a shiny thing like GOOGLE (http://www.google.com)!!

Want to add more to this? Ask a mod or post!!
Nice post! Should be stickied!

[+rep]

[Tawmu]

Thanks for the rep, +REP back!

[Closel]

Nice + Rep
I Owe You

[Mr.OSH]

Thanks for the rep, +REP back!

Nice tutorial :) Well done with this I'm sure it will help some people out. + rep.

Off Topic - Could you PM me with your MSN I think I've lost it!

[Tawmu]

PMed :P

Thanks for the comments.