Linux Noob Guide

For many newbies, Linux is an exciting but daunting operating system to learn. So flexible and powerful but yet alien to a new generation pampered by graphical user interfaces. In that light, ARP presents the first part of ther Linux Noob Guide:

Linux is a computer operating system. So, it’s just like Microsoft Windows, but Linux is NOT Windows although it supports an environment that looks and feels like Windows.

It is a variant of the venerable UNIX operating system. There are many flavours of UNIX, like BSD and Linux. Even Mac OS X is based on UNIX! All these UNIX variants inherit most of the advantages of UNIX and most of them, like Linux, are free!

Besides being a free and open-source operating system (note that they are not the same thing!), it’s a lot more flexible. But with such flexibility comes a greater learning curve - it’s heck of a lot harder than learning to set the clock on your VCR!

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