[BusyBox] Linux Newcommer.
Vakku Jose Chethalan
vakku at aicm.com.my
Tue Nov 18 04:48:05 UTC 2003
Thank You Everyone for the comments and advices.
Regards
vakku
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Landley" <rob at landley.net>
To: <tom at ceisystems.com>; <vakku at aicm.com.my>; <busybox at mail.codepoet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 5:19 AM
Subject: Re: [BusyBox] Linux Newcommer.
> On Monday 17 November 2003 11:34, tom at ceisystems.com wrote:
> > Vakku,
> >
> > If you're just starting out with Linux, this is the wrong
> > group for you. This group is intended for users of the BusyBox
> > utilities, which is a trimmed down set of system utilities found on
> > Linux systems. In other words, this group is usually intended for the
> > more advanced Linux user.
>
> Not _that_ much more advanced...
>
> If he wants the software equivalent of the "build your own PC from mail
order
> parts, following the instructions in a book" experience, you can't do
better
> than www.linuxfromscratch.com.
>
> If he just wants to boot up a system and play around with it a bit,
knoppix
> cd's are the best way to go. (Google for knoppix, you can download
burnable
> iso images. It's a linux distribution that boots straight from the CD
> without you having to install it. It'll autodetect your hardware and
> everything. There are a couple limitations because of this, but nothing
> major I've noticed so far. It's even got xbattle. :)
>
> Rob
>
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