RE: LINUX Workstations

[Pete Hall <pbhall@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 16:21 10/2/2003, Joe Pluta wrote:
> So, given this, how do I get started?  What steps are required in order
> for me to get a machine up and running wherein things are "intuitive"?
> This s a real question, because I would like to get a CVS server up, and
> not CVSNT.

I don't claim to be an expert, but I'm running RH9.0 with KDE. I tried 
Gnome, but it seemed really buggy. KDE works fine. If you just tell the RH 
install to load you up with everything, I think you get a CVS server 
automagically. If not, you can download it from RH (currently 
cvs-1.11.2-10.i386.rpm and/or cvs-1.11.2-10.src.rpm.) Also, the RH updates 
are great. They're worth the price of a subscription ($50 I think), 
although you can get them for free if you're a real tightwad. For learning 
about the system, buy a couple of books and spend a weekend or two playing. 
Some good ones are "Running Linux" ISBN 1-56592-469-X (O'Reilly press) and 
SAMS "Teach Yourself Shell Programming in 24 Hours" ISBN 0-672-32358-3. 
"Running Linux" is a little dated, but still very useful for the extreme 
neophyte (like me). I've also found "Linux in a Nutshell", ISBN 
0-596-00025-1 (O'Reilly press) a very useful command reference.

Linux with X (KDE or Gnome) isn't quite as slick looking as WinXP, but it 
works, it keeps getting better, and once you start to figure out where 
things are, it's a whole lot easier to manage than ANY Windows box. You do 
need to learn some cryptic command stuff. No big deal. Bottom line is it 
works, it's decipherable, and it's not anybody's proprietary child.


Pete Hall
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