[juneau-lug] Re: Linux Installed

Zachary Family wrote:

> OK.
> 
> Now that I have Linux installed and running again -- what's next.
> 
> Any recommendations on what / where to explore next.  I've played a little
> bit with linux, but not gotten super far.
> 
> I can do the email and web browsing things with the included Netscape under
> KDE ... Would be interested in several areas --
> 
> Not sure what order would make sense to tackle some of these....
> 
> 1. sharing the hard drive space with Win 98 machines on local network
> 2. sharing the hard drive space with DOS 6.22 machines on local network
> 3. establishing a local e-mail server for in-house e-mail with a port to the
> real world
> 4. learn perl scripting language
> 5. ???
> 
> Dan
> 


If you have experience networking MS-Windows machines, then 1&2 make 
sense.  If you can re-compile your kernel, I'd also suggest setting up 
your Linux machine to be a masqing proxy for your other machines (also 
called PAT (port address translation)).  3 isn't really practical or 
necessary, unless you have a static IP-- although I guess you could set 
it up as a store-and-forward maildrop.  But if you set up 
connect-on-demand on the Linux box (with PAT set up, as well), then your 
other machines on the LAN can get to whatever mailboxes already exist in 
the real world.

4 will be an ongoing experience.  If you are serious about learning 
Perl, pick up the O'Reilly books "Learning Perl," and "Programming 
Perl."  They are invaluable.

I've been programming Perl for about 4 years now, and I'm a long way 
from being an expert, so don't get too frustrated when you realize 
you've been programming Perl for 4 years and there are wizards who write 
code you can't read.

5 should be (IMNSHO), "Learn to compile and install from source."  Start 
simply (say, with some Gnome or KDE package that doesn't come 
pre-packaged (say, Downloader for X at http://www.krasu.ru/soft/chuchelo/ )

Then move up to compiling your kernel (if you didn't do that for 1&2 
already).

Anyway, just a suggested list.  Good luck in whatever endeavor you 
undertake next.

                                - Tony


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