[LI] Linux FAQ - on ilug-hyd.org (new Hyderabad Linux website)

["Suresh Ramasubramanian" <Suresh@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Friends

Am setting up a Linux FAQ for ilug-hyd.org (replacement for Syed 
Khader Vali's old site http://linuxindia.virtualave.net )

[I've cc'd this to the Twin Cities Linux Group and the Linux India list, 
so if you are on both lists (like Khader / Bhyrava Prasad etc), 
please forgive me for two copies of this landing in your mailbox]

Here's the FAQ - comments and content welcome (please mail me 
directly - and if you have to cc the list - delete most of this stuff first 
and quote only the relevant parts to save list bandwidth)

start faq

[Q] What is Linux?

[A] Don't know yet? Click here or visit Linux Newbie <linux-
newbie.org link>

<the word HERE links to a small writeup on Linux 

[Q] Hey, that penguin of yours looks kinda cute. What's his name?

[A] Tux [any links giving info about Tux? does he have his own 
homepage? <g>]

[Q] Where do I get Linux?

[A] Lots of places. PC Quest / Chip CDs, Linux books, or buy it from 
Cheapbytes  (what's the link to that B'lore shop which is the 
cheapbytes branch in India?  GT Enterprises I think)

[Q] But I thought Linux was free. A Redhat CD costs more than 
Rs.3000!

[A] There Is No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. Pressing a CDs costs 
money.

[Q] How can I get it for free then?

[A] Download it off the Net, or borrow a CD from your friend.

(give me any ftp site which has several Linux distros if possible - I 
want to link to that from the word "Net")

[Q] There are so many varieties of Linux ....

[A] Uhh... they are called Distributions (or Distros for short)

[Q] OK, OK, Distros. Which Distro do I choose?

[A] If you are a newbie, try Caldera or Red Hat. Click here for more 
distros.

This (above) links to a page with a short one para writeup on the 
major distros - what they are and whom they would suit.  Please!! 
No flames like "Caldera Sucks, Debian (or Slakware / SuSe) rocks 
or whatever.  Something balanced, impartial.  This site is about 
Linux, not just abt Redhat or Debian or whatever.

[Q] All right, I got the CD. Now how do I install Linux?

[A] Click here - and welcome to Linux :-)

[here links to a short howto on installation.  I'll take it from Norm 
Matloff's excellent guide, and add a few more from various other 
guides

[Q] Hey! This is not as easy as installing Windows. I got this 
problem ...

[A] Linux is not Windows. Click here for some common installation 
hassles.

[Can you guys contribute something on the SiS cards, etc etc 
hassles?]

[Q] Does Linux have a GUI or am I stuck with a $ prompt?

[A] Lots. Try kDE, Gnome, Ice ... Click here for some Linux myths. 

[Khader's two pages with all the screenshots will get mirrored here.  
I'll optimize and resize them to fit the page, maybe put thumbnails 
linking to a bigger image]

[Q] Now I got Linux installed, how do I connect to the Net?

[A] Click here - this is for VSNL, but can be easily changed for other 
ISPs. (this links to Bhyrava Prasad's excellent Howto - converted to 
HTML <g>)


[Q] Does Linux have something like MS Office?

[A] Try Star Office or Corel Word Perfect - they are free.

(anyone interested in writing a short comparative study on the 
various office suites / office software available for Linux?)

[Q] I'm a software developer. Does Linux have something like 
Visual Studio?

[A] Lots - and most of it free. Click here.

(some info on compilers, rdbms etc etc available in Linux - with links 
etc)

[Q] Any further tricks I can try with Linux?

[A] How about your own answering machine?

(Khader's howto on making yr linux box into an answering machine)

end faq - more questions added upon request

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Suresh Ramasubramanian
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