I want
to structure it as a more beginners class, more desktop type stuff than shell
scripting. Targetting towards regular users who are frustrated with Word,
getting virii left and right, etc.
Eric
Is this course as much about learning Unix/Linux
commands or the distribution itself?
I believe that virtually any Linux
distribution could be a good choice if you are spending most of your time
discussing how to use the command line and general administrative
tasks.
Once the command line basics and bash shell scripting is
covered, specific distributions could be covered.
I would then say that
Fedora or Suse are good general choices.
Slackware is good too but it
is not necessarily for a new user.
On Tue, 2004-08-17 at 09:04,
Martin, Eric wrote:
I'm teaching a
Beginners Linux course in a few weeks for Nitelife with the Worc Pub
Schools. I was almost ready to go with Fedora, but I don't think that
has what I'm looking for. I want something easy for people to pickup,
and I don't think RPMs don't give you the linux feel. I'm going to
start out w/Knoppix, but I also want to get into a disk install. I've
only used Gentoo, RHAT, and Knoppix. A friend mentioned SuSe, but I've
never used it. Very open to suggestions, I want as people to enjoy
this class, not think that linux is out of their grasp. So, the
question is what distro would people recommend for beginners aside from
Knoppix?
Eric
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