I don't know that books are the best way to learn linux. Sure, they're great for learning more specific things like programming, networking, and database management, but even then, nothing compare to getting your hands dirty.
<br><br>I suggest that newbs just give it a shot and see what happens, if things don't work like clicking on 'exe' files to find that nothing happens, than you post to a list. We are the most longwinded bunch of know-it-alls that think we can solve any problem under the sun.... Well in as much as they are related to KDE anyway.
<br><br>So newbie, keep on keepin on. Switch to Gentoo and in a year you'll have this whole linux thing down pat.<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/10/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Boyan Tabakov</b> <<a href="mailto:blade.alslayer@gmail.com">
blade.alslayer@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">On 9.11.2006 13:09, Mitch wrote:<br>> the Gimp: makes Photoshop look useless
<br><br>I really wish that was true... Unfortunately it has quite some stuff to learn<br>about usability and user interface. Besides that it is a wonderful programme.<br><br>As for the topic question: Starting to learn Linux from scratch may prove to
<br>be difficult, if you bare all the Windows stuff in mind. In some previous<br>post it was recommended that you get some Linux beginner's book and that is<br>really what I think will help the most, since it should introduce you to the
<br>Linux world step by step, one thing at a time.<br><br>One more thing connected directly to your question: You ask about exe files.<br>In windows the file's name must end in .exe in order to be executed<br>automatically. In Linux file names have no such restriction. The one thing
<br>that a file must meet as a requirement is to be marked as executable. I won't<br>get into detail on how to do that (if you are somewhat familiar with the<br>command line interface, check out manual for the chmod command by typing 'man
<br>chmod'), just letting you know.<br><br>Good luck!<br><br>--<br>Blade hails you...<br><br>Take my life if you have the heart to die<br> --Nightwish<br><br><br>___________________________________________________
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