Switching to linux alot of questions.

chrism01 · 08-31-2008, 06:49 PM

Here's a good Linux tutorial:http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html.gz
Linux progs equiv to MS: http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/...ndows_software
Comparison article: http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm

Welcome to LQ.

pixellany · 09-01-2008, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by visitnag

Why not RHEL ?

Why would you recommend RHEL to a newcomer?

1. As an "enterprise" product it is conservative, and therefore will be missing many things that a new user might be looking for.

2. With all the excellent free distros, a Linux Newbie may not want to pay good money right out of the gate.