[olug] Missed it. (Installfest) (fwd)

[Jacobs, Robert A.]

Not sure if you are reading this John but....

	1.  Are you interested in single- or dual-boot i.e. will the machine
	    with Linux on it run just Linux or did you want Linux and The 
	    Other OS on it?  Based on the type of development you want to do
	    there really isn't a need for Windows on your system -- in my
	    opinion you'll want to ditch the Windows partition; the biggest
	    barrier to learning Linux is having Windows to run to when
things
	    get tough.  Desktop-linux is a reality; I've been running MS
free
          on my home system for over a year without any complaints.
	
	2.  What are the specs of the system you want to install Linux on?

	3.  Have you tried installing Mandrake [1] or Knoppix [2]? 
	
	    Mandrake is a Red Hat-like [3] Linux distro (it uses .rpm files
for 
	    new software packages) and Knoppix is a Debian-like [4] distro
(it 
          packages new applications in .deb files) that is great for "test 
          driving".  

	    IN MY OPINION, Debian-based distros are usually a little harder
to 
          set up but much easier to maintain (DISCLAIMER:  I am a Debian
user).

	    Mandrake installation is a breeze -- many claim it is easier
than 
          installing Windows and/or with Knoppix, you don't even have to
install 
          the distro -- you just try it out right from the CD (it resides in

          memory so you gotta have a lot of RAM to run it).  If you like 
          Knoppix, there are instructions available [5] for migrating it
from the 
	    CD to your hard-drive in under 30 minutes (though, YMMV).

	4.  Once you get a base Linux distro in place, I'm sure we can help
get 
	    you set up with the rest.  My recommendation:  jump in with both
feet;
	    you'll be glad you did.

[1] http://www.linuxiso.org
    http://www.mandrake.org
[2] http://www.knoppix.org
    http://www.linuxiso.org/distro.php?distro=44
[3] http://www.redhat.org
[4] http://www.debian.org
[5] http://www.freenet.org.nz/misc/knoppix-install.html

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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mac Petras [mailto:Mac at PetrasWeb.com]
>Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 11:23 AM
>To: olug at olug.org
>Subject: Re: [olug] Missed it. (Installfest) (fwd)
>
>
>Sounds like a great idea to me.  I have most of this
>running already, but would enjoy an opprotunity to
>see what things I might have done easier/better...
>
>I also wouldn't mind seeing some discussion/workshop
>on using Samba in a Win95/NT/2K environment for
>file/print sharing and PDC support (perhaps using LDAP)....
>
>Just my 2cents.....
>_________________________________________
>Mac Petras
>mpetras at cox.net
>
>Adam Haeder said:
>> I got this request from an individual who missed the
>> installfest. I'm  forward it to the list in the hopes that
>> someone can give him some  pointers on where to start. If
>> there is enough interest, maybe we can have  an
>> apache/tomcat overview at an upcoming meeting.
>>
>> --
>> Adam Haeder
>> Technical Coordinator, AIM Institute
>> adamh at omaha.org
>> (402) 345-5025 x115
>> PGP Public key: http://www.omaha.org/~adamh/pgp.html
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 15:01:14 -0600
>> From: "Collard, John" <john.collard at aquila.com>
>> To: adamh at omaha.org
>> Subject: Missed it. (Installfest)
>>
>> I was out looking around for contacts in Omaha that use
>> Linux and just found out about the installfest when I found
>> the OLUG webpage. That's where I also found your email
>> address.
>>
>> I want to get into it, but don't have time to read and
>> research issues thru untold HOWTO's and manpages.
>>
>> Here's what I currently use on a windows XP box:
>> (Standard stuff)
>> 	- Word processing, Spreadsheet, Powerpoint, Browsing,
>etc.
>> Development
>> 	- Tomcat, Apache, JRE/JDK 1.3.1, mySQL, eclipse 2.1
>>
>> I would like help in getting up and running with Linux,
>> OpenOffice, Tomcat, Apache, Java, mySql & eclipse.  But I do
>> not have the time to figure out how to get EVERYTHING going
>> at once -- I still need to maintain some productivity while
>> I learn the OS.
>>
>> If you know someone that is willing to help me out, please
>> let me know.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>> John Collard
>>> Aquila, Inc.
>>> 7101 Mercy Road, Suite 400
>>> Omaha, NE  68106
>>> voice: 402-926-5236  fax: 402-996-9736
>>> email: john.collard at aquila.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
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