Guy says he wants to be an admin? Use the "Alternative" installer with
6.06. It's solid as a rock. Only the "Desktop" installer has issues that
I am aware of.

I spent 4 years on Linux before I installed X. You want to be an admin,
learn to run Linux with no GUI.


Joey Rockhold wrote:

>I am not here to start a flame-war over the distribution of choice for
>Linux.  I agree with everything Jordan said about Ubuntu. But I did
>want to caution that the latest version of Ubuntu (6.06) has a very
>buggy installer, and many people have a lot of issues with it.  I
>would go to version 5.10 for now if I was going to try Ubuntu.
>
>>From personal experience, I can say OpenSuSE 10.1, when installed
>without updates, is a bit unstable, but as long as you get all the
>current updates, I find it has been running really smooth for me now.
>
>Like I said, I am not trying to promote one distro over another, just
>throught I would throw my 2 cents in.
>
>- Joey
>
>On 8/14/06, Jordan Peacock <hewhocutsdown at gmail.com> wrote:
>  
>
>>My initiation into linux was a little rocky: dialup over in the Middle East,
>>and I decided to brave the waters and try to install it. The 600+MB .iso
>>files were a bit daunting over dialup, and so I opted for the smallest .iso:
>>Gentoo's stage1 cd.
>>
>>For the uninformed, this is a minimalist cd that drops you into a command
>>line and assumes that you can set up networking, etc from there.
>>
>>A few months after that I tried out Mandrake Linux, and the difference was
>>drastic; it was easier to setup than when I had installed Windows XP!
>>
>>Just a few months ago, my wife used my desktop (currently running Ubuntu
>>Linux), and decided to switch her laptop over. I personally would highly
>>recommend grabbing a Ubuntu CD and installing it for the beginner for 3
>>reasons:
>>
>>1) It works as a Live CD; you don't need to destroy everything on your hard
>>drive (at first). If you tell your computer to boot from the CD you
>>downloaded instead of the hard drive, it'll run Ubuntu without touching any
>>of your data on the hard drive. When you're done, simply shutdown, eject the
>>CD, and resume operations on (presumably) Windows XP or similar. This
>>applies to all Live CDs.
>>
>>2) It's well thought out & easy to navigate: try out the live CD and just
>>move around a bit; check out home folders, applications, etc. Everything
>>from the menus to the application divisions is simple and intuitive. My
>>wife, with little/no Linux experience, jumped right in. This applies to all
>>distributions of Linux that utilize GNOME.
>>
>>For a similar ease but different style, some distributions use KDE (which is
>>what I started out with). Mandriva is a good quality distribution that uses
>>KDE by default. Or, Kubuntu is a KDE-default version of Ubuntu.
>>
>>3) It's package-management system is second-to-none. This holds true for all
>>Debian-based distributions. The .deb is a standardized package format (you
>>will also see .rpm or .tar.gz being tossed about). .deb is wonderful in the
>>sense that if there are conflicts between programs, or dependencies, it will
>>sort it out, or at least tell you of the issue. .rpm does
>>this to some degree,
>>but personally I have had some negative experiences with
>>it.
>> Other people may tell you otherwise. It really, in the end, is up to you.
>>
>>4) Community support. You'll notice that most of the above are available in
>>other versions of Linux. Red Hat also uses GNOME, Knoppix is a Live CD,
>>Debian uses .deb files, but despite the calibre of documentation and
>>community with some others, I have only seen Ubuntu tied with one other
>>distribution: Gentoo. I would recommend Gentoo once you've been around the
>>block a couple times, but it's definately a difficult pill to swallow
>>initially.
>>
>>Between forums, wikis, irc, mailing lists, etc, virtually every question I
>>have had or trouble spot I have hit has been dealt with, answered, or at
>>least guided me to the point where I can fix things myself. This is often
>>overlooked, but it is as valuable a part of the operating system as any
>>piece of software.
>>
>>Books are helpful, as are tutors, but as I'm finding right now (learning the
>>IBM AS/400 machines/OS atm) there is no comparison to hands-on learning. All
>>of us on the list are available for answering questions, and don't feel
>>pressured to take my advice (regarding Ubuntu) if another distribution has
>>triggered your curiosity.
>>
>>All the best, fellow wanderer
>>
>>                   -jordan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>On 8/14/06, Tipsy-in_Chicago Tipsy < tipsy_in_chicago at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>    
>>
>>Hello,
>>
>>I am an absolute newbie to the world of Linux. I am interested in developing
>>linux administrative skills.
>>
>>Is self learning the best route? If so, any books that will be helpful?
>>
>>I am also open to taking classes.
>>
>>Kindly, get back to me with the best approach.
>>
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>KT
>>
>>
>>
>>
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