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Old 01-01-2014, 06:22 PM
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pmrid (Peter)
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I really want to give Linux a run BUT!!

Following on from a recent thread about an Astro Distro that operates under Linux and having seen the YouTube videos of the program Ekos, I am extremely keen to get my head around all things Linux. What an opportunity to escape from the clutches of the evil empire. But, there are traps for young (and old) players stemming from the open-source nature of the OS and its infinite variability among flavors, versions, supporting libraries and dependencies and so forth.

I live in the bush. So popping down to my friendly neighborhood TAFE for a course is out. Can anyone suggest an entree route to learning enough about Linux to be able to operate in that OS with more or less the same level of comfort that one has with OSX and Windows? Linux for Dummies - OK that's about my level at the moment for sure but anything else?

Peter
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