Linux Gazette.net: Getting Started with Linux Mint

“This is my second article aimed at new users of the Linux Mint
distribution. My first article is on installing a dual-boot setup
with Linux Mint and Windows XP. In this article, I would like to
talk you through some basic things one should know about using
Linux Mint, and generally just help you be productive in your new
OS environment. I am going to direct my articles toward a single
home PC connected to the Internet, with multiple users.

“Although the desktop environment in modern day Linux is
intuitive and more or less easy to navigate through, for someone
coming from Windows XP, we must keep in mind that the two OSs are
different at the ‘roots’, even though at the surface they may seem
similar. At first, the way somethings are done in Linux might seem
quirky…”

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