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kryptoniankid17 2010-01-20 15:04
linux and maemo for dummies?
 
LOVE MY N900. BUT I DONT KNOW WHAT 90% of you coding and developer guys are talking about. want to have a better understanding linux and maemo. Any suggestions on where to start?

Rob1n 2010-01-20 15:27
Re: linux and maemo for dummies?
 
For basic Linux command line stuff, you could start with http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/cli.html - most of this will apply to maemo.

Crashdamage 2010-01-20 15:27
Re: linux and maemo for dummies?
 
Go to the links in my signature. Also:

google.com/linux

...and start asking questions. Or wikipedia. You'll learn more and faster by asking questions and getting answers yourself than by anyone here spoon-feeding them to you.

Download and burn a couple of 'live' Linux distro CDs. With those, you can try out and learn Linux basics risk-free (run directly from the CD, no mods to your computer) or go ahead and insta!l in a dual boot setup. And of course you have a N900 to learn with..

kryptoniankid17 2010-01-20 19:36
Re: linux and maemo for dummies?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob1n (Post 484389)
For basic Linux command line stuff, you could start with http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/cli.html - most of this will apply to maemo.
very useful.

kryptoniankid17 2010-01-20 19:41
Re: linux and maemo for dummies?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Crashdamage (Post 484390)
Go to the links in my signature. Also:

google.com/linux

...and start asking questions. Or wikipedia. You'll learn more and faster by asking questions and getting answers yourself than by anyone here spoon-feeding them to you.

Download and burn a couple of 'live' Linux distro CDs. With those, you can try out and learn Linux basics risk-free (run directly from the CD, no mods to your computer) or go ahead and insta!l in a dual boot setup. And of course you have a N900 to learn with..
im on my way to my local community college. they have some linux courses. let you guys know what their offering. so let me know the crap that can be weeded out.

DaveP1 2010-01-20 22:32
Re: linux and maemo for dummies?
 
Another guide you might try is:

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/a-newbi...inux-free-pdf/

Eric G 2010-01-23 13:25
Re: linux and maemo for dummies?
 
If you are a book reader, I found "Think Unix" written long ago, to be a great help. It's geared to people who are going to be using Unix and variants (he used Red Hat for all the examples), not programmers or developers.

http://www.amazon.com/Think-UNIX-Jon.../dp/078972376X

kryptoniankid17 2010-01-23 17:46
Re: linux and maemo for dummies?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Eric G (Post 490429)
If you are a book reader, I found "Think Unix" written long ago, to be a great help. It's geared to people who are going to be using Unix and variants (he used Red Hat for all the examples), not programmers or developers.

http://www.amazon.com/Think-UNIX-Jon.../dp/078972376X
thanks. wonder if its availabe as an ebook.

patator 2010-01-23 17:57
Re: linux and maemo for dummies?
 
Lots of commands here too:
http://www.perpetualpc.net/srtd_commands_rev.html

Gadgety 2010-01-23 18:02
Re: linux and maemo for dummies?
 
I'm new to linux, too and asked a similar question back in november. Got a lot of good replies. However, administrators moved it to off-topic, so you may not have found it here.

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=34865


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