Canada Computes: Linux for Newbies: Part 8 Connecting to the Internet | Linux Today

Canada Computes: Linux for Newbies: Part 8 Connecting to the Internet

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 26, 2000

“If you’ve followed the Newbies series this far, you now
have Linux installed,
you’ve created some user accounts and
you have X Window up and running. You have a general idea of how
the Linux filesystem is laid out and you know how to edit a text
file. You’ve battened down the security of your system, you can
navigate around your system, and your confidence is increasing
daily. Okay! Let’s put it all together and take this puppy out
on the road for a spin. Time to hook up your system to the
Internet.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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