I've rarely ever installed Linux on a drive that wasn't new and had no
OS installed at all. I have on many occasion installed Linux over
itself during presentations simply because I used the same machine for
multiple presentations. I've never seen mainstream distro that relied
on windows being installed first.
I understand your frustration. There's a lot to learn with Linux but I
don't believe that for a newbie Windows would be any easier. Most
people are used to Windows and Linux is different. That's the real
problem and only spending the same amount of time with Linux that one
does with Windows will solve it.
Ed.
Brigitte wrote:
>
> Personally I think there is a missing link for those of us who are not as
> computer literate as most of the people on this list. My frustration is
> that most Linux installs rely on the user having Windows
> installed. Why? Is there a distribution of Linux available which will
> allow you 1st to just install what is needed to operate the system, and
> then guide you through a logical progression of learning the system? I just
> don't want to install thousands of programs when I have no clue what they
> do and how to use them. Any suggestions of how a true novice to Linux
> should approach learning the system would be greatly appreciated.
> Brigitte
>
> At 12:44 PM 05/04/2001, you wrote:
>
> >try Mandrake 8.0 and see what happens.
> >u can download it for free or at chapbytes
> >u can pay 4.99 and 5 .00 for shipping.
> >i would pay the 4.99. their cds are quite good
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