[SATLUG] General guidence

[Donguitar]

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From: "herb cee" <hc at lookcee.com>
To: "The San Antonio Linux User's Group Mailing List" <satlug at satlug.org>
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 6:20 PM
Subject: [SATLUG] General guidence


> Hello all. I seek some guidance in my education of Linux. So far this
> group has been very helpful you have guided me to going for a less
> overwhelming distro, Ubuntu .. started with 5.10 and now have the LTS
> 6.06.1 server and the 7.04 workstation installed on a pair of identical
> Intel mobo P-III 550, 256, 80gig HDs. Server is dual-booted temporally
> with WinME install. These two are hooked with hub to another IBM P-III
> 550 rig running WinME.
>
> My plan is to keep running my network with the current Ubuntu and to use
> Suse to learn Linux, as well as I am able, over the coming months. I
> would appreciate any comments you feel would be helpful. Am I on a
> sensible track do I need all of these books? More?
>
> I have been encouraged to try Suse for future so I intend to replace ME
> on the dual boot box in favor of Suse. I have bought a used SUSE Linux
> 9.3 For Dummies by Naba Barkakati with CDs and am looking at Linux Bible
> 2006, Christopher Negus. I am looking also at Suse Linux 10: Unleashed
> and Suse Linux 2006.
>
> I started this project in Jan, I am very pleased with Linux and I am
> using the two installs full time in my little art biz. I have all my
> historical files backed on the Win machine but what a relief not to be
> constantly booting from crashes and not having to search for who is
> using my machine now, slowing it to a crawl. Just yesterday I followed
> guide to setting up Samba and now have that working smoothly so I am
> editing and transferring files over to the server and work station. I
> have living quarters and two studios in separate buildings and want a
> workstation in each, they are close so single hub is fine. Work will be
> graphics and Office, not very complicated.


At the risk of being shouted down, I think you'd be far happier with the
speed of these systems if you switched to Debian Etch.   The software
differences aren't is wide as they were with Debian Sarge and Etch is far
more user friendly than Sarge was.
My thoughts in more detail:

http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/eldergeek/2007/05/12/wanna-see-my-etch

http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/eldergeek/2007/05/23/sketch-an-etch

Anyhow, that's my dos centavos anyhow and you can keep the change.

Don Crowder
http://www.don-guitar.com
http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/eldergeek/