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Tips for New Linux Users, Part 1 [ExtremeTech]
Apr. 30, 2002

Writing for ExtremeTech, Ralph Glanz offers some 'tips' for users just starting out with Linux . . .

"So, you've finally installed Linux, after what probably seemed like an endless journey in a labyrinth of distribution information, and often a bit too positive, esoteric installation instructions. A let's not forget partitioning instructions that look like they were written by Einstein, with contradictory, often misleading advice. I'm sure you still have many questions about how to accomplish the simplest tasks in your new Linux system. The purpose of this first article is to answer a few of them, focusing on items such as file managers, directory structures, tarballs, and mime types . . . "

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