Requesting your TIps and Tricks

[Andrewski]

Mandrake's installed. Yay! I've been spending my first evening on Linux just showing myself around... as much as I can. I'm really liking Mandrake; definitely a good entry-level Linux option.

 

I'm wondering what sort of things I should do now. Should I run Mandrake Update? I know that'd be the first thing I'd do with Windows, but this seems a bit different. I've also thought of finding and downloading programs to replace my Windows ones. I'd also like to tinker with the different options at my disposal: GUIs (namely Enlightenment), web browsers (currently on Galeon).... I'm kind of at the end of my wits. But this is all a learning experience for me, so that's what it's all about, eh?

 

I'd appreciate any loose direction you all are willing to offer. Thanks!

[Steve Scrimpshire]

Read/watch this thread:

http://mandrakeusers.org/viewtopic.php?t=5564

 

This is a thread to look at if you have multimedia keys on your keyboard:

http://mandrakeusers.org/viewtopic.php?t=2706

 

A topic I'm adding to:

http://mandrakeusers.org/viewtopic.php?t=5013

 

Advanced Bash Tutorial:

http://en.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/index.html

 

Bash tricks:

http://mandrakeusers.org/viewtopic.php?t=2468

 

Easy urpmi:

http://plf.zarb.org/~nanardon/urpmiweb.php

 

Backup!Backup!Backup!:

http://www.mondorescue.org/

[ramfree17]

aside from the hodge-podge tips here in this forum, you could also try browsing -> http://mandrakeusers.org/tutorials/linkster.php and http://mandrakeusers.org/docs.php.

 

ciao!

[Gowator]

Firstly congrats andrewsi.....

 

If your brand new to linux then one little suggesiton is to make sure you copy all the rpm's and updates. You might want to mess around and generally try and break your new system but theres nothing more annoying than destroying your patiently downloaded updates and customisations.

 

So, I'd recommend trying to keep everything in a directory and keep notes of what you do in terms of anything you have to tweak. Then you don't need to worry about breaking anything. If you installed home on a different partition you can reinstall without touching it for isntance.

 

In a couple of months you'd probably install differently with a bit more knowedlge and practice so plan to do it.

 

Happy hacking ....

[static]

Here's a tip: the GIMP rocks!

Here's a trick: When using the GIMP, do every new addition or cover-up on a new layer - that way, if you decide too late to undo that you don't like something you did - you can work with just that layer. (You do know about layers, don't you? ALWAYS ADD A NEW LAYER AND WORK ON THAT!)