Re: [TCLUG:7810] OK, I'm an idiot.

[Phil Mendelsohn <mend0070@tc.umn.edu>]

"Trainor, Kevin T." wrote:
 
> suggest a good primer? I'm leaning toward ORA's Linux in a Nutshell, but if
> there's
> something out there better than Linux for Dummies I'd appreciate the
> pointer.

There are three books that I think should be mandatory purchases for any
newcomer to Linux.  All are O'Reilly, and two have been mentioned: 
Nutshell and Running Linux.  The third, would be "Learning the bash
shell."  Armed with these three, half a brain, and a little willpower,
you should be able have the tiger by the tail.

You'll also have a pretty good combination of tutorial / background and
ready reference.  You really need some of both to conquer any given
learning curve, but that's just my opinion.
 
> Also, when OL 2.2 shuts down, I get a really weird multicolor display on my
> monitor that reminds me of a C64 screen run amok. Is this normal?

Normal -- no, but is it entertaining??<g>

Cheers,

Phil Mendelsohn