On Thu, 2006-04-06 at 14:28 -0500, Chris Peikert wrote:
Yea im very new to Linux. The Ctl-alt command didn't work nor did the CTL by itself. What is X or the X configure? As for the documentation for CentOS I went to Red hats website through a link someone gave me but there is so many documents I don't know which ones I am suppose to download. Before I waste my time downloading them all I would like someone to give me a better heads up on what to download first. Everyone says to Google the information but I cant seem to find anything for a beginner.
Huh? The very first line in a google advanced search using "linux beginner user" returned this site.
www.reallylinux.com - Website for Linux Beginners
And I assure you there are lots more.
First, office procedure: considered bad form to top post.
Ok. Also, your own machine may have a lot to help you. Start browsing /usr/share doc.
Do "man bash". # No quotes needed
Do ls on /bin and /usr/bin and pick some interesting looking files (often intro is pretty good place to start) and do
"man <whatever-you-found-interesting>" # no quotes
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Unlike WinBlows, *IX systems demand some dedication and work to be "user friendly". Like the school yard tough, when you have demonstrated your mettle, he often is quite friendly.
HTH