Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 01:02:59 -0400 From: "Michael Silver" <msilver@sc.rr.com> To: "Melody Akins" <unixpower@hotmail.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Another Beginner Squeaks Up Message-ID: <004801c0f558$72e8cb00$0200000a@silvertriad> References: <F208ZuNY1SWoBDyseVw0000ad6a@hotmail.com>
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Be ready, depending on how expereinced you are, you will pull some hair out, but it's all worth it. Eventually you will get more and more use to the OS, and you will also begin to respect it. For example, I can't stand the graphical installs of linux, it just doesn't give me the control I need. As others have mentioned setup a second computer. Mine is in my garage (along with the 90+ degree weather) and I simply connect to it via a telnet session on my windows PC. I still think Windows is the best graphical environment and I prefer to use explorer (or Opera) to browse the web and search out help while I work on my FreeBSD machine. Of course many people prefer X windows. A good starting point is to set a goal, such as setting up a web server, and go from there. There are a ton of great sites offering step by step instructions on how to setup the OS and other apps. I am also finding the Handbook to be more and more helpful the more I look at it. ...Michael... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melody Akins" <unixpower@hotmail.com> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 8:10 PM Subject: Another Beginner Squeaks Up > Hello! > > I'm obviously interested in UNIX or I wouldn't have subscribed to this list. > Having said that, it appears I am in 'over my head!' You folks have > forgotten more than I will ever know, I think. > > Question: Having only a very rudimentary (One unfinished COBOL programming > class in 1979)knowledge of programming, and only a bit less knowledge of > operating systems, I'd like to know where to begin. I think starting with > UNIX might be a mistake...? My sons are both technicians/sysadmins, but > because I'm 'mom,' they don't think I'm serious about learning. > > I'd like to learn UNIX because I want to work on back-end internet /intranet > support and this knowledge is necessary. Any help will be much appreciated. > > Warmly, > Melody Akins > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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