New to Linux

[Steve]

On 1/2/06, Joseph <josephm153-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> First off I would like to wish everyone, all the best in 2006!
> I am new to Linux but I have been working with windows for about 10 years.
> I was wondering if I could get some pointers on the best place to start.
> There are some many versions of Linux, which one would you recommend?
> Also how about websites and books.
> You guys seem to know your stuff. Hopefully a beginner can ask these kind of
> questions here.
> Thanks in advance,
> Joseph

You are sort of where I was exactly 2 years ago!

I agree that Fedora Core or Ubuntu are about the easiest to get
started with (at least in my personal experience). The best thing to
do is pick one and then be sure to join their users mailing list.
Subscribing to the mailing list is invaluable for getting answers and
learning things that you are not aware of.

Fedora Mailing List: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list

Ubuntu Mailing List: http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users

Also keep an eye on upcoming GTALUG meeting agendas. If it looks like
something you are interested in, you should show up, as there is a
huge wealth of knowledge in this group.

Good luck.

-Steve.
--
The Toronto Linux Users Group.      Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org
TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns
How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml