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Linux.com: Five Mistakes GNU/Linux Neophytes Make
Sep 1, 2005, 03 :15 UTC (15 Talkback[s]) (5617 reads)

"New users tend to make some common mistakes when trying out GNU/Linux for the first time. The reasons for these mistakes are varied: because GNU/Linux is a different kind of operating system; because Windows fosters bad habits; because users choose the wrong distribution; because Mercury is in retrograde; and myriad other possibilities. Here are some solutions to five commonly encountered GNU/Linux problems.

"Everyone has an opinion on which GNU/Linux distribution you should start with, and most of them are inappropriate..."

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The article states."you'll want to h ...   Partitioning info is wrong.   
Matt
Sep 1, 2005, 04:02:14
 
> The article states.> "> you'll wan ...   Re: Partitioning info is wrong.   
Benjamin Smith
Sep 1, 2005, 07:56:50
 
> This isn't really true.  Obviously ...   Re: Partitioning info is wrong.   
Onan the Barbarian
Sep 1, 2005, 08:17:06
 
The article does mention making a separa ...   Partitioning Info -- Most useful advice   
Kenneth Jennings
Sep 1, 2005, 13:06:12
 
I have 1G of RAM and NO swap.  Works gre ...   I don't need to steenking swap   
cc
Sep 1, 2005, 13:12:52
 
In my first year, way back in 1992 or 19 ...   Partitions   
Tony OBryan
Sep 1, 2005, 13:55:02
 
You might want to have a read of this di ...   Re: I don't need to steenking swap   
EvilGrin
Sep 1, 2005, 14:21:22
 
Matt , you are one of the type that the  ...   partitioning   
John Bujack
Sep 1, 2005, 14:27:35
 
On the choice of distribution: see if an ...   Distro choice and extra root partition   
aRTee
Sep 1, 2005, 16:43:37
 
> I have 1G of RAM and NO swap.  Works g ...   Re: I don't need to steenking swap   
Bruce
Sep 1, 2005, 16:48:37
 
> I'm going back to the old way of h ...   Re: Partitions   
Bob Robertson
Sep 1, 2005, 18:46:19
 
Because the swap space is often used in  ...   Re: I don't need to steenking swap   
Grogan
Sep 1, 2005, 21:07:28
 
I'm going back to the old way of hav ...   Re: Partitions   
Ookaze BioACobol
Sep 2, 2005, 07:16:41
 
> As far as the comments here about bein ...   Re: Re: Partitions   
aRTee
Sep 2, 2005, 11:13:12
 
> I have lots of partition, and I can sa ...   Re: Re: Partitions   
Tony OBryan
Sep 2, 2005, 21:19:43
 
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