> This is like copy-pasting commands from the Gentoo wiki so you "learn Linux".
I think you're being a little bit harsh there. When I was 14-15 this is exactly what I did when stepping into the world of Linux.
Initially I installed Mandrake and couldn't understand how to do anything or how things were different from Windows. So I gave Gentoo a try and the installation process was pretty heavy going.
Yes I didn't really "learn" everything about Linux from just following the instructions, but it did get me used to the command line and how to get around the system. That initial education helped me become more confident about learning how to use Linux and how to fix issues when they arose.
I'm 26 now and use OSX as my primary choice, but I love tinkering away in the command line, like an old friend.
For me, slackware & gentoo were my introduction. Certainly copy-pasting didn't teach me much, but the gentoo build process was wildly unstable at the time, and fixing the many problems that arose was what really taught me about linux.
I think you're being a little bit harsh there. When I was 14-15 this is exactly what I did when stepping into the world of Linux.
Initially I installed Mandrake and couldn't understand how to do anything or how things were different from Windows. So I gave Gentoo a try and the installation process was pretty heavy going.
Yes I didn't really "learn" everything about Linux from just following the instructions, but it did get me used to the command line and how to get around the system. That initial education helped me become more confident about learning how to use Linux and how to fix issues when they arose.
I'm 26 now and use OSX as my primary choice, but I love tinkering away in the command line, like an old friend.