to begin with

[avi_bond]

Hi,
I am new to this field. I Want to LEARN LINUX. Can you ALL Please help me.
Thank you.

[bigtomrodney]

First thing to do is download a disto and run it. Try getting a livecd so that you can try it out before installing it. A common choice for new users is Ubuntu but you can check out the popularity rankings on Distrowatch.com

[oz]

Welcome to the forums!

Check the link in my signature for lots of good information on getting started with Linux.

Hope you enjoy the experience...

oz

[ghosTM55]

God help people who help themselves!!!

Get a book to read and practise over and over

You'll get used to it .

Good Luck!

My msn is in my signature

[oz]

My msn is in my signature

ghostTM55

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[avi_bond]

I will download it now. but how to learn using it? any easy and good books to start learning and practicing? Can you please tell me few reference books, Linux bibles etc....

[Roxoff]

Here's the best advice you'll ever get on learning Linux...

Use it, and when it breaks and you dont know what to do, ask on here about how you screwed up. We'll all have a good laugh (of familiarity 'cos we'll have done the same thing when we started) and point you in the right direction.

[dalinux_n00bie]

google searches help a whole lot with learning linux. It took me about say...what... 1-2 months of just screwing around (and having my parents yell GET OFF YOUR COMPUTER) before I became so comfortable around it that I'm 100% Linux now.

[avi_bond]

there are too many books on linux. and many topics too!!! from wher should i start? from which topic should i begin with? i am bit confuse with beginnnig. Please suggest me.

Thank you...

[netstrider]

As suggested, get a simple distribution. Something like Ubuntu, PCLinuxOS etc etc. Preferrably something which has a LiveCD option. The LiveCD means that you can insert the disc into your rom-drive and boot up Linux from the CD, without doing anything to your harddrive. It's fully usable and if you like it...you can install it right from your desktop..and browse the internet while you do so.

I have a link for you, I'm about to redo the site but the content is what matters here: LavaGem - Linux-Guide! Maybe it can help you a bit to understand things.