Donovan and all, Yep, have SimplyMEPIS book, comes with a DVD that you can play on your TV or DVD computer drive on he basics of Linux. Found it very useful. Still neat to get together with some one else, kibitz, share experiences too. I volunteer at a senior center twice a week helping other seniors with computer skills. It is so great to see their faces light up when you show them what they are trying to do on a program. There are books at the center for people to take home, one of the most popular is "How to Love Your Computer" or something like that. They read and then when they come back we sit down and show them the steps, I think they comprehend a little better. The OS is Windows XP Pro, but that is what most people at home have now. So far Jerry Nolan in Cottage Grove is interested in getting together. My self don't want to drive to far, I have a car, but it is not very reliable. Maybe meet somewhere south in Inver Grove off Highway 52 and South Concord Blvd. That is almost in Eagan, there is a Caribou Coffee there. Also have night vision problems so mornings or afternoons would work the best for me. Any one else interested? No date or time or place has been set up yet. Maybe we can start up a Linux newbie group? I will coordinate any suggestions and let those interested know. j_wrocky at comcast dot net Jerry Weihrauch -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Donovan Niesen" <dniesen at gmail.com> > If you're wanting a good fundamental tutorial and you're cheap (like > myself), The Linux Documentation Project has a fantastic "Introduction > to Linux" tutorial: http://www.tldp.org/guides.html > > I've personally found it best to go through guides like this and learn > the fundamentals then look for guides for specific distros or tasks > that you're trying to accomplish. It is a learning preference and I > find that I learn better by going through tutorials like this and then > seeking help if I'm really stuck on something. > > On 6/19/06, Chuck Cole <cncole at earthlink.net> wrote: > > Might be better to buy a book - something like Sam's "Teach Yourself > > Linux in 24 hours" and do a study group that meets at WiFi hotspots > > occasionally. I think there are some online tutorials also, but I > > haven't looked lately. For stuff that's distro-specific, might be > > better to stick with mailing lists for beginners in that distro. If > > most are in the South end of town, how about Dunn Bros in Apple Valley? > > > > Chuck > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org > > > [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of jerry Nolan > > > > > > I also am interested in a tutorial session. I am retired in Cottage > > > Grove and have installed FC2&3 but I need a lot more knowledge to use > > > effectively. I have several other distros on cd that I can share if > > > anyone is interested in a tutorial meeting. I have fc4&5, slack > > > 10.2&10.1,gentoo 2004.2,mandriva, ubuntu, suse 9.2, free bsd6.0, plus > > > some disks that come with "linux format mag" like skype, several games > > > etc. Jerry Nolan > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > -- > Donovan Niesen > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list