First post from a new old guy

[Electrojake]

I'm a new user from the USA, (New York metro area). This is a first post for me.
I haven't loaded a Linux distro on a PC in at least ten years!

My, my, my, Linux, you have come a long way with your snazzy GUI desktops and automated processes.

Over the last several weeks I have toyed with many distros but eventually settled-in with Mint Cinnamon 17.1
I also purchased a few books on Linux to try and tame the command-line learning curve too.
So. . . In a few weeks when I get savvy enough to ask a decent noobie question I'll be back.

BTW; since I re-discoverd Linux, I haven't gotten a damn thing accomplished at work, or at home, but I'm having a blast reading, tinkering, and learning!
A great forum here!
Cheers all,
-Ej-

[The-Wizard]

Welcome to the Mint family forums

wizard

[jimallyn]

Welcome aboard, Electrojake!

[Crewp]

Welcome to Linux Mint, and the Mint forum.

[Electrojake]

Thanks for taking the time to drop by this forum section and post those greetings.
Looking forward to someday being forum-helpful rather than helpless.
Here begins my journey.

[linux-dummie]

Hi, Jake! Noticed your avatar. Were/Are you in AF Comm? I was in the 2150th CS at Minot about 20 years ago. Didn't retire, just served 6 years and got out. Really enjoyed the jobs I had, but really got tired of the bureaucrazy. Anyway, welcome to Mint. It's a smoooooth ride!

[vrkalak]

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[Electrojake]

Hi, Jake!
Noticed your avatar. Were/Are you in AF Comm?
I was in the 2150th CS at Minot about 20 years ago. Didn't retire, just served 6 years and got out. Really enjoyed the jobs I had, but really got tired of the bureaucrazy. Anyway, welcome to Mint. It's a smoooooth ride!

Minot Air Base, ND? Wow, was it cold up there? More moose that people?

I was with the 2140th Comm Group out of Hellenikon Air Base, Greece.
However, I was not at the main air base, I was stationed at a remote radio site; Mount Pateras, a 14 man detachment about 90 minutes south of humanity, on top of a mountain.
Also spent some time at Aviano, Rhine-Main, Rickenbacker, and (of course) Keesler & Lackland.

Had two AFSC's; 304x0 and 303x1, (Wideband Radio Technician & Air Traffic Control Radar Tech).
Served from 1975 to 1981. Then worked as a civilian for a couple of years for a Defense Communications Agency contractor doing very similar work on Army & Navy DOD electronics equipment.

Here, this post gives a couple photos for a quick flash-back...
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?to ... #msg650654

And LD, thanks for asking!
As you can see Off-Topic threads are my forte.
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.Read everything you can -- Forums - Wiki - IRC
Linux: Tricks of the Trade > http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=38355
"All Linux OS-Distros" Forums and Tutorials > http://linuxquestions.org/questions/
What works for Ubuntu, usually works for Mint > http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/
https://help.ubuntu.com/community
Linux Alternative to Windows > http://www.linuxalt.com/
LinuxMint Community Forums - Tutorials > http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/welcome

vrkalak,
Thanks for the links!
My goal is to learn enough to ask a reasonable noob question.
Then, eventually, be experienced enough to answer a few questions!

And thanks again for you seasoned members coming down here to the ultra-noob section and giving us all a welcome-aboard !

Regards,
-Ej-