THE HOMEPAGE OF THE KLIMAS FAMILY

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

LINUX NEWBIE ADMINISTRATOR GUIDE LNAG

by Peter, Stan, Barbara and Marie Klimas

Answers to Some Frequently Asked Linux Questions

Distributed under the General Public Licence http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html.  Your feedback, comments, corrections, and improvements are appreciated. Send them to either bklimas@magma.ca or bw641@freenet.carleton.ca


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Intro:  We (the Klimas family) are relative Linux newbies (9 months with Linux).  We run RedHat 5.2 mostly -> the solutions might not be directly applicable to other Linux distributions.  Hope this helps, we try to be as practical as possible. Of course, we provide no warranty whatsoever!

Part 0: For the Undecided (Linux Benefits)
If you wonder what are Linux pros and cons, and whether Linux is for you.

Part 1: Before Linux Installation
What distribution should I use, how to obtain it,  Linux hardware requirements,  and how to partition your hard drive, about dual boot.

Part 2: Linux Resources, Help and Some Links
If you would like to know how to read the manual on your RedHat CD, access the FAQs, or wonder if Linux has help.

Part 3: Basic Operations FAQ
After you installed Linux, here are answers to some questions that Linux newbie users/administrators may have when trying to perform every-day tasks: how to run a program, shut down the computer, set up the path, add users, work with file permissions, schedule jobs with "at" and cron, set up the swap space ...

Part 4: Linux Newbie Administrator FAQ
More easy answers to questions that Linux newbie administrators frequently encounter: LILO issues, mounting drives, using X-windows, setting up network, ppp connection, printer, soundcard ...

Part 5: How to upgrade the kernel (by Alesh Mustar, JUST COMPLETED)
All you need to know to upgrade the Linux kernel.

Part 6: Linux Shortcuts and Commands
Maybe this should come first. A practical selection of Linux shortcuts and commands in tabular form. Perhaps this is everything what a newbie Linuxer really needs.

Part 7: Essential Linux applications (proprietary or not)
Essential and/or famous Linux applications are mentioned with some hint/comments (This is just started and will be expanded).

Acknowledgments

The master copy of this page: http://sunsite.auc.dk/linux-newbie/ (Denmark, Europe)
Mirror:  http://www.magma.ca/~bklimas/ (Ontario, Canada)
Mirror:  http://linux.umbc.edu/mirrors/newbie-admin-faq/ (Maryland, USA)
Mirror:  http://www.linsup.com/newbie/  (Australia)
A Russian translation (ver. 0.10 ):  http://www.college.balabanovo.ru/rider/book/ (Russia)

Penguin from Deep River, Ontario :-)