Linux Tutorials?
Regular blog readers will know that I use Gentoo Linux as my main operating system, and people who stalk me on facebook will know that I am an Open Source advocate. So I’ve been throwing this idea around in my head for a while, because I know that some of my fellow bloggers use Linux or at least have tried it out. The idea is for me to write a series of blog posts about Linux, how you can get it, set it up, make it suited to your tastes, etc.
In addition to the tutorials, I would offer support to people who are following along and run into problems (it’s bound to happen with any OS change). The main gist of the posts would be to inform, perhaps dispel a few myths, and generally help people out on certain issues. The reason I want to do this now is because obviously I am very passionate about Linux and the free software community, but also because I am approaching the end of term, and I’ll have free time on my hands.
I’m not promising the learning curve won’t still be steep, but my hopes are that people will respond a bit better if they have posts aimed at the average user, without all the techobabble. There are also no promises that everything I say will be entirely accurate, or the “best way” to go about things. The beauty of Linux is that nobody can ever learn everything there is to know about it; it’s a group effort. Naturally when I am corrected on something I will hasten to edit the post. The same goes for when people ask questions about the tutorials; I want to make the posts as accurate and understandable as possible.
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The tutorials will cover the Ubuntu operating system (which is what I started out with) due to its ease and stability in comparison with others. However for the most part, people should be able to follow along using any of the major distros, such as Fedora or OpenSuse. For the first few tutorials I will be covering installation and how to set up your system to work for you. I will then move onto the more complex areas, including how (and when) to effectively use the command line.
So all I really need now is feedback on the idea. How many of my readership would be interested in learning about Linux? I’m not going to stop posting about atheism / religion, but it wouldn’t be a personal blog if I didn’t share my hobbies with everyone :D.
I'm subscribed to your feeds just for atheism-related posts and I really don't like off-topic posts (in fact, I hate them). So, unless you point me in the right direction to avoid getting my atheism-related feeds mixed with off-topic stuff, to my regret I'll have to remove this feed. Could you please provide a feed for atheism-only posts?
Don't get me wrong. I advocate Free Software actively and I'm a free software-only user, but if I subscribe to a cars-related blog, I would not like to see posts on religion or games.
Cheers!
PS: By the way, this form doesn't work with Konqueror.
Well, that's the problem with selecting a name like "Atheist Blogger". People end up expecting you to write about atheism all the time :P
PS: You used to have a personal blog didn't you?
I did have a personal blog, but I merged it with this one as of: http://atheistblogger.com/2008/07/14/your-thought...
I could probably do it so that the Linux posts don't interfere with the feed, but I think you fail to understand that most blogs have off-topic posts, generally because the writers like talking about random subjects once in a while. You will find Hemant Mehta talking about his math teaching, just as you will have myself talking about my life.
> I think you fail to understand that most blogs have off-topic posts, generally because the writers like talking about random subjects once in a while.
I'm a blogger too and I do understand that from time to time there are off-topic posts, but I think you fail to understand that not everybody interested in your thoughts on atheism will also be interested in your thoughts on software.
I don't care if you talk about comics, cars or software over here. I'm only interested in your thoughts on atheism and I'm simply asking you to offer a way to keep track of your atheism posts only.
The following URL is supposed to work, but it doesn't. That's why I make this request:
http://atheistblogger.com/feed/category/atheism/
Thanks in advance.
The URL you're looking for is http://atheistblogger.com/tag/atheism/feed/ … or would be if Adrian wasn't using FeedBurner >.> (I knew there was a reason I didn't like FeedBurner!)
You know I'm interested. :) One of the reasons, though, that I suggested you do some "cool things to do with Linux" rather than or alongside the "how to get the thing working" stuff is that I already have got the thing working, so don't have much use for installation tutorials. ;)
I put in a request to the WordPress support team, and they said there is a way to prohibit certain categories from the RSS feed, so I will simply add a new category "Linux" to that list.
Well, he can always disable the feedburner plugin
I put in a request to the WordPress support team, and they said there is a way to prohibit certain categories from the RSS feed, so I will simply add a new category "Linux" to that list.
Ok, it's installed. No longer shall you be greeted with useful tutorials on Linux :P
Cool, thank you very much!
Keep up the nice posts on atheism!
Or I could mess with the plugin to make that work again :D
I'm in. I've got Linux on my laptop, and I could use some help.
Don't forget to send a patch back to the devs ;)
If enough people want it, sure you can do it. But I'll have to agree with Gus. I'm here mostly for the atheism stuff. I don't mind a few tech posts, but a series on Linux? Not interested.
You may wish to subscribe to my "non-linux only-atheism" feed then: http://atheistblogger.com/category/general/feed
It doesn't have Autocad and doesn't have Archicad and doesn't have PhotoShop and doesn't have Art Lantis and….
No, I'll pass. Not that Linux ain't ok, it might be somewhat good, but it hasn't any of the programs that I need. I'll wait some decades before the "freedom people" get around those programs and build something better. My guess at that happening: 0 chance.
I'm Interested! I downloaded Kubuntu last week but still didn't have enough time to experiment with it.
p.s. I am very jealous about your comment engine