Re: [linux] New to linux

One more thing I thought I'll share... I learned great deal by installing
Gentoo. Not the most fun thing to do if you want thing in a hurry but the
primitiveness of this process will teach you a lot. If you decide to give it
a try there will come a point where you hate your life for doing it but go
one step further and you'll see why :)

Shahan

On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 2:15 AM, Lohita Goonatilleke <lohita.g@???>wrote:

> Find apt-get and switch on the light :)
>
>
> I could not agree more! Good luck!
>
> Tc,
>
> Lohita
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 12:12, Chamila De Alwis <cs2respect@???>wrote:
>
>> One of the things I've noticed in the usage of OS is that when you use a
>> particular OS, you become fond of it eventually. It does not largely depend
>> on the user friendliness of the system (although it can help a great big
>> deal shortening the learning curve). I was using Windows for most of my work
>> (almost 100%), and sometimes back, last year i think, i just decided that I
>> should do development stuff in Linux.
>>
>> Then I started using Ubuntu, got my self a broadband connection. And after
>> about 3 months I was really comfortable with using Linux.
>>
>> Strangest thing is that, I had to use Windows for some Adobe related stuff
>> lately, and I've become comfortable with Windows again.
>>
>> So my advice is to just go ahead and start in the darkness. Find apt-get
>> and switch on the light :)
>>
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