Re: Print Screen?

[Rob <rtlbeaton earthlink net>]

Applause!!!
  I have fallen under the WinXX spell for the past few years but before that I
was a developer in C and Assembler.  I'm trying to set up a web server at home
using a DSL line and after much reading Linux seemed to be the logical choice.
After all I had dabbled in SCO Unix and know DOS very well. How hard could it
be!  Jesus!  After fumbling around with SuSE 6.1, RH 6.0 is finally installed
(after the eigth try).  Now I have to learn Apache and interface the Linux box
with a Netopia router and a LAN while building a firewall.  To the initiated
this may sound simple, but from my current vantage I'm looking at a near
verticle learning curve.
I am the novice, for now, and I don't like it.  After reading the questions on
this list for a week, I know I'm not alone.  For those Linux gurus, take a deep
breath, pause a moment and be patient answering the next question from a newbie
- - since everyone is a newbie, depending on the subject.
Rob Beaton

Darryl Gibson wrote:

> Randy Legault wrote:
>
> Hi Randy,
>
> > > Good grief, I'm so new I don't even no how to do that!
> >
> > Get the book "Running Linux" published by O'Reilly.  It's a good place to
> > start and still useful once you know your way around.
>
> Thanks, I will. I'm currently using Linux for Dummies. And it isn't for
> dummies, a key step in setting up Linux partitions was ommitted, which
> took me an a lot of time to figure out on my own.
>
> > You should realize that the Linux community has a deserved reputation for
> > being helpful to newcomers.  At the same time, everyone is expected to
> > make best efforts to figure things out for themselves before asking for
> > help.  It is a long learning curve for the complete newbie, but IMHO as a
> > near-newbie it's worth the effort.
>
> Understood, however, I've been under the spell of Billy Gates for 8
> years, and I'm desperately trying to break the chains that bind me to
> him.
>
> I'm not used to seeing error message seven lines long, let alone a
> command prompt after it! I'm used to trying new things, and screwing
> them up. What I'm not used to is an OS that doesn't seem to care, it
> takes a licking and keeps on ticking!
>
> This list provides a number of great services, and one that may not be
> apparent, the deprograming of those of us who have been in the MS cult
> for x number of years.
>
> When I stated " I don't even know how to do that yet!" I wasn't whining,
> it was a declaration of independence!
>
> Take care.
>
> Darryl
>
> Fumbling in the basement, looking for the light switch, and getting
> closer.
>
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