[lug] new to Linux

[Jason W. Strnad]

short of getting a different distro, as has been suggested, (I've tried 
the RH8.0 and Mandrake9.0 betas, both are fine packages, as is RH7.3.) 
perhaps if you could provide us with some details as to the problems you 
are having.

You mention dual booting with XP, something which in my experience is 
only a recently solved problem, _should_ work alright with RH7.3, but 
could be a source of trouble for new to Linux users.  Are you having 
booting problems?

What things are you trying to do with Linux that are not working to your 
satisfaction?  What applications are you trying to use?  When something 
doesn't work, does that something give you an error message?

Answers to any of the above questions will significantly improve the 
quality and value (to you) of any answers you get from the list.

-jasons

Aaron Vogel wrote:
> I am brand new to Linux and I need a lot of assistance.  I got fed up
>  with having to rely on Windows for everything, so I decided to try
>  Linux.  I recenlty purchased Red Hat Linux 7.3 and somewhat
>  effectively installed it onto my computer and set it to dual boot with
>  Windows XP.  However, I am having trouble getting it to work properly.  
> What would you suggest that I do in order to get help with my Linux
>  situation?  I want to be able to use Linux with a reasonable amount of
>  comfort, but as of now, I am having a lot of trouble figuring it all
>  out.  Whatever you can do to help would be greatly appreciated.