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   From: jellybean stonerfish    
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   Subject: Re: My ubuntu experience   
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   On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:13:26 +0000, bigjon wrote:   
      
   > Surely that defeats the object - I can copy and paste, a monkey can probably   
   > copy and paste, I am trying to learn what it _means_ - I have used Windows   
   > for years and used the CMDline for lots of things, but now after finally   
   > deciding that OS's like XP are very wasteful and greedy, I want to try   
   > something new.   
   > My initial problem withh Linux (ubuntu) is learning what the commands mean,   
   > and the consequences - just typing SUDO and a few commands is all very   
   > well, but I need to know what is actually happening.   
   > I find it frustrating that, although all the help and tips are welcome (very   
   > welcome ATM, don't think I'm moaning about that!), nobody tells me what   
   > does what.   
   > I mean, I suppose, When I type sudo, what am I actually telling the OS to   
   > do?   
   > In a gui environment I have text to explain what I am about to do...   
      
   I was a complete newbie.  I mean like....what's a command line?   
   Now I can type sudo and know what it does.  If you follow the instructions   
   at linuxfromscratch.org to build a base system, in a few months you will   
   have the knowledge you seek.   
      
   ps.   
      
      
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