Some suggestions for Linux beginners

1. Do not play linux & rdquo. Many users may feel confused when using Linux. which release should they use? Is it because I have not installed anything? How can I upgrade it so quickly! Why is it so unstable! Whenever a new software is used, he wants to try it out. Whenever a new version appears, he updates it and selects programs he has never seen in the new menu. In fact, you use Linux for Linux without finding the right reason to use Linux.

1. Do not "Play with linux"

Many people may feel confused when using Linux. which release should I use? Is it because I have not installed anything? How can I upgrade it so quickly! Why is it so unstable! Whenever a new software is used, he wants to try it out. Whenever a new version appears, he updates it and selects programs he has never seen in the new menu.

In fact, you use Linux for Linux without finding the right reason to use Linux. first, you must specify the purpose of using a computer. You use it to solve your actual problems, rather than to learn how to install the operating system, rather than to test which version is easy to use, it is not to "catch up with the trend", not because your hard disk is too large, and you want to take up more space.

If you do not know what to do after you start the computer, it is best not to use the computer first, because you may have more important things to do.

2. Do not pick up the release version

When using Linux, many people always doubt whether another release version is better than the one they are using. They always doubt that they will lose support in the future and have to use another release. So many people today are Redhat, and tomorrow they will be replaced by debian, and later they will be gentoo ,...... Some even install two versions of Linux on one machine, and then compare which one is better.

In fact, you do not have to do this. Any release, as long as you are familiar with it, will almost never be affected by the way you work above. You often hear that Debian updates are faster than Redhat and have more packages than Redhat, but you can download the source code directly to the main site of the program you need to compile it.

Debian, TurboLinux, SuSE, Redhat, Gentoo ,...... Any version is good.

3. Do not be a "missionary"

Many people are constantly discussing "Linux vs. Windows" in the discussion area, and even have a red ear. This is not necessary. Because different people have different needs and different living environments, you cannot draw a conclusion. We need to respect others' choices. This is something you need to remind yourself before discussing tools. Something that is easy to argue about: Word and TeX; Emacs and VIM; MAXIMA, Mathematica and Maple; Gnome, FVWM and KDE; Mutt and Pine ...... Be calm.

What you need to care about is not what your tool is, but what you have done with it. Being proficient in Linux doesn't mean anything, because it is just a tool. If you can use Windows to complete your tasks well, you do not have to spend time getting familiar with Linux. it will not be too late until you find that only Linux can complete a task one day, because Linux fans around you will be happy to help you.

If you do not like one thing, you must oppose others. The world needs diversity, and people need FUN. using their own interests to suppress others will destroy all interests. There is no need to argue over what I like.

Do not be a "missionary "! You said that I am "preaching" now "? Thank you ~

4. Install the program directly from the source code

Many people don't need to use the latest source code. They can only install the rpm and deb for help. I said why you don't need to compile the source code. This version is much higher than rpm and has many new features without annoying dependencies. However, he said: "If I use the source code for compilation and installation, it will be inconvenient to uninstall and a lot of garbage will be left ."

Why do you want to uninstall the program before it is installed? Don't you know what this program is used? You should change the practice of looking for a program to try it out. Instead, you should first understand that those programs have the same functions, listen to others' opinions, and see what strengths and weaknesses they have, then pick a program that best suits you.

Compiling and installing programs from the source code is not only more suitable for your machine settings than installing rpm, but also they are usually installed in the/usr/local directory. In this way, if you change the hard disk to reinstall the system, you can also copy the previous programs in the/usr/local directory. My/usr/local has as many as 2G programs. How long does it take to reinstall and configure a new machine? In fact, I uploaded them to a new machine through the network, and then went out for dinner. When I came back, I got another Linux machine with the same touch.

What should I do if I really want to uninstall the make install program? The answer is to delete it directly. Do not think that directly deleting the program will leave garbage, causing "system instability ". (Btw: Who taught you this? Haha .) Make install is nothing more than placing the executable program in/usr/local/bin, and some function libraries in/usr/local/lib, put the data file in the directory of/usr/local/share. You can delete all these items without leaving any garbage, even if a file is not deleted, it does not occupy much space, making the system unstable. UNIX is so simple

However, it is not recommended to install several programs from the source code, such as Mozilla, Open Office ,...... They will occupy several GB of space and several hours of time during compilation. I don't think it is worthwhile because you cannot get more benefits from compilation, it is better to directly install the compiled version.

5. Do not blindly upgrade

I don't know whether this is the psychological effect or something. Some people may want to change it to a relatively large version number. Many people have a comfortable Redhat configuration.