Matthew Allen wrote: > For a newbie (someone who hasn't even installed a distro yet) I > would suggest doing a Live CD first (Dynebolic is the most mature for > multimedia, however the Agnula guys currently have one just about ready > to go). Once the Linux newcomer has gotten an idea of what you can do > (and more importantly what they want to do) with linux using the Live > cd, they can then start to look at distros. > The live CD route has a couple of advantages. First, if they > find they don't like Linux, all they need to do is reboot. No pain, no > hassle, nothing. Second, the live CD's are a great way to gradually > learn all of the ancillary stuff you need to know if you are going to > use linux (command line stuff, configuring programs, directory structure > (like: what is your home directory?), etc.) The problem with going the > straight Distro route (except I think for CCRMA which seems to get > everyone who tries it up and running VERY VERY fast) is that you are hit > with all of this 'new' info right at the onset. It can be a bit > overwhelming, and a live cd really helps to acclimate a new user to the > wonderful world of Linux. > > m. > I suppose I should clarify that I use RedHat on my servers at work (I'm a school network administrator) and I use it as an application server (LTSP) in the classrooms. BUT, I've only been using Linux for about two years (20 months or so). So, I guess technically I'm not a "newbie", but I still feel like one. There is SOOOOOOOO much to learn about in Linux - it's a such powerful OS and can do anything you want it to. It's overwhelming. Do we have a word for not-quite-a-newbie-anymore ? My main goal is to use my PC is a sound generator / sample playback machine for live gigs with my Kurzweil MIDI master keyboard. If I can't, then my next goal would be to use it as a simple sequencer (after I buy a new MIDI sound module, probably a Yamaha Motif). -- =========================================================== "He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep for that which he cannot lose." -- Jim Elliott RICHARD K. INGALLS Director of Information Technology Glenwood R-8 School District West Plains, MO email..ringalls (at) glenwood.k12.mo.us web....http://glenwood.k12.mo.us ph.....417.256.4849 fax....417.257.2567 "Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see." -- C. S. Lewis ===========================================================
