I want to thank those that responded to my first post to this group under New Member (Sun Nov 29). I am thinking about ordering "Knoppix For Dummies 2005 -with a DVD" According to the books description, I could run Knoppix without installing it into my XP computer.
Because of all of the different Linux flavors (and I do not know what the differences are), I choose Knoppix mainly because I could get it in a dummy book.
The main reasons why I want to try Linux, is because of my past awful experiences in working with MS Windows. It has been a difficulty since I started with Windows 3.1 back in the early 1990's. The difficulty had a lot to do with the constant upgrading and of course it's commercialism.
At one point I started to study DOS, and I love learning and using commands in a complete text world, but unfortuanaly I was forced to upgrade the computer to a latter Windows OS and no longer was DOS being supported. I was unhappy when I realized that everything I learn in DOS turned out to be a waste of time. And each Windows OS upgrade brought more problems.
Finally, I started to search and read about vintage computers and their operating systems and that is when I noticed that the word UNIX, kept showing up. I then found a way to download a Unix telnet program that could work in Windows XP. Shortly after, I found a Unix server and I began studying Unix from a book. (The only problem I have with this Unix program "Puddytel" is that it does not work when I am off line). But I must say Unix is intriguing and it is amazing seeing the internet through LYNX.
Graphics are great, but only when you need them!
Questions:
* I wonder if Knoppix will come with a Unix program with a command line?
* If I am using Knoppix or another Linux OS, could I control & navigate throughout the OS from a command line?
* Is the relationship between Unix and Linux like what DOS was to Windows?
* Should I buy The Linux Bible?
Thank you
rkzbos
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