[CLUE-Talk] would like to try Linux

[David Willson]

1) There is an InstallFest on October 12th, see the CLUE website
(http://CLUE.denver.co.us) for details.

2) The next Linux Fun-da-mentals is October 2nd.  You can ask questions,
get CDs, and install help there.  See http://bille.cudenver.edu/calendar
or http://clue.denver.co.us for details.  As the facilitator, I should
have a page up by now, but I don't.  Soon...

3) The next CLUE meeting is October 8th.  You can meet helpful people
and learn things there.

What are the stats on the machine you're thinking about using?

Let me concur with Tim Klein that Knoppix is a great, almost painless
way to try Linux, but with the caveat that Knoppix, due to it's
compressed-on-CD-ness, is slower than any regular distribution will be. 
I'll be happy to burn you a Knoppix CD which you can get from me at any
of the aforementioned events.

Or, I can burn you RedHat CDs for a regular install, or Jeff can give
you Slack, or Lynn can give you SuSE.  Whatever distro you pick, there's
probably a geek at CLUE that will burn it for you for the pleasure of
helping you install it.  :-)

 
On Sun, 2002-09-22 at 19:46, Walter Hildebrandt wrote:
> I would like to learn how to get and use Linux for word processing, spreadsheets, and the Internet.  The files must be interchangeable between Linux and Microsoft,Word and Excel.  Where can I get help?  I am completely new to Linux.  I have used computers for 15 years or so and have no programming experience
> 
> I am considering getting a used computer so I do not have to use, and maybe foul-up, my present computer.  What is the minimum specs to use for the "Linux" computer that will do the job very well?
> 
> Hildy
> 
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David Willson
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