On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 11:37:36 +0200, Shazbot wrote:

> Hello again
>
> Managed to run the script, but took three days just to understand and some
> help from another posting, a scipt is complety unknown to us simple Win
> folks, even now that I have been able to run it I still have not been able
> to create a alias so that I can run it from the bureau, everytime I have to
> use a terminal CD etc etc , thats a lot for a simple script/progam
>
> I suspect that a lot af people try linux but go back to Windows after a
> while
>
> Linux = Steep very steep learning curve Phew;;.....
>
>
> "Juha Kustaa Siltala" <jsiltala@cc.helsinki.fi> a écrit dans le message de
> news:slrnbjng7h.8do.jsiltala@kruuna.Helsinki.FI...
>> In article <3f3bc032$0$16163$626a54ce@news.free.fr>, Shazbot wrote:
>>
>> > then I tried AMSN and still have not be able to install it, just don't
>> > understand how to, even though I was able to un zip it
>>
>> amsn, if I remember correctly, is nothing but a tcl/tk script. You don't
>> install it, just run the executable.
>>
>> --
>> Juha Siltala

Hi,

I am a newbie to linux as well.
I learned from the step to Linux that I really didn't know anything about
Windows either.
The best thing to do is,
- FORGET HOW IT WAS DONE UNDER WINDOWS ( it is probably different with
Linux and you only confuse yourself )
- READ the HowTo's ... that is a tricky one ..don't understand half of it.
- Admit to yourself that you're a newbie and don't forget to mention it if
you post a question. There are Linux users who are happy to help you get
started with Linux.
- READ a lot !! .. there are good newbie sites that explane the basics.
Those simple basics are what gets you going.
- Most Linux users are "command line" users and expect that the commands
are present in the distribution.
- Windows users on the other hand think that you only can change things in
the graphical interface and that you need to purchace a special program
for it.

I advice you to do some basic reading on the simple stuff how to start a
program, how to copy files, how to find things, why all programs have
man(ual) pages and how to use them ( and you will need them )
.... stupid things like that.

http://www.linux.org/lessons/beginner/toc.html is a nice place to start.
.... It helped me to understand ...

Rolf