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    N00b here!

    I got punted into the world of Linux by a fried hard drive, a lack of Windows disks, and an empty savings account (seeing as I had to buy a new hard drive). Thanks to a library book with a DVD of Fedora Core 4 in the back, my computer is no longer an inert and burnt-out husk. Say hello to Buster 2.0.

    The extent of my UNIX/Linux experience before this was having used Solaris for a couple of summers at school. I'm dredging up a bunch of commands from the back of my brain. Not that I've had to use many commands for day-to-day internet stuff with Fedora. But as long as I'm in, I might as well learn. I need something to stimulate my brain. Hanging out with lots of geeks is good for that too.
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    Welcome to our world!

    Yeah, Fedora doesn't require too much commandline usage, which helps make the transition easier. Just remember that there are a number of powerful tools from the commandline!

    How's FC going for ya, by the way? I had a lot of issues with it sometime back, and therefore I've never been a big fan, but it seems nice if you don't experience those issues .
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    Welcome aboard!

    Remember, you may not have to use the command line but it is alot more fun .

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    Cabhan: what sort of problems did you have with it? I'm finding it to be very stable (so far). I haven't tried to do much with it yet.

    bryansmith: I have no problem with command lines, but I really like the versatility of this... if I just want to get on the computer and use it unthinkingly I can, and then if I want to make it do more I'm not locked out of its innards.
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    I had issues with X lockups, seemingly related to my Internet. That said, it looks like it's very nice graphically, and I know a lot of folks like it a lot.

    So if it's working for ya, awesome.
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