nonzero
06-02-2004, 05:14 PM
Greetings chaps
Never used Linux before but been PCing since the old DOS days (how I miss those 5 1/4 floppy EGA days.....). Always fancied the idea of using Linux as it seemed to be much better/stable than the MS alternative.
Tried the Knoppix LIVE disc the other day for the first time and was very very impressed. Needless to say I will be converting now and have obtained "Sams teach yourself Linux in 24 hours" as I know nothing about Linux and its commands.
A few questions:
1) Where can I get the DVD version of Knoppix from that uses the latest core like the CD version? The only DVD version I've seen is based on the old core.
2) I need to set up some form of streaming over my wireless network (Inexq CR054g 2.4Ghz wireless PCI adapter). I was previously using Relax streaming but I can't find this app for Linux so I assume I will need to use Samba instead - any pertinent links?
3) Does the Live CD have problems writing to NTFS drives? Is there a tool that will convert an NTFS drive to FAT32 without having to reformat it?
4) Apart from the "Sams...." book are there any other books/websites that you recommend for a beginner to learn all about Linux?
Thanks
Never used Linux before but been PCing since the old DOS days (how I miss those 5 1/4 floppy EGA days.....). Always fancied the idea of using Linux as it seemed to be much better/stable than the MS alternative.
Tried the Knoppix LIVE disc the other day for the first time and was very very impressed. Needless to say I will be converting now and have obtained "Sams teach yourself Linux in 24 hours" as I know nothing about Linux and its commands.
A few questions:
1) Where can I get the DVD version of Knoppix from that uses the latest core like the CD version? The only DVD version I've seen is based on the old core.
2) I need to set up some form of streaming over my wireless network (Inexq CR054g 2.4Ghz wireless PCI adapter). I was previously using Relax streaming but I can't find this app for Linux so I assume I will need to use Samba instead - any pertinent links?
3) Does the Live CD have problems writing to NTFS drives? Is there a tool that will convert an NTFS drive to FAT32 without having to reformat it?
4) Apart from the "Sams...." book are there any other books/websites that you recommend for a beginner to learn all about Linux?
Thanks