Hello from new Noob

tmg · Post by **tmg** » Sat Feb 24, 2018 8:43 pm

Just saying Hi, I'm a network engineer based in Birmingham (UK) and am learning Linux so I can learn more around Network Automation and other stuff like that and also generally because I've wanted to learn Linux and what it can do for a few years now. I have played around with Ubuntu and Lubuntu in the past.

I decided to take it seriously and am in the process of building a PC at the moment, hoping to get the final parts this week, I decided to go all in and install Linux as the only OS. I am planning to use Mint on the recommendation of a guy at work. I will be using it for GNS3 network vitualisation and to install and test various different Automation tools based around that such as Ansible, Observium, Napalm, Netbox etc.

This forum looks quite active so hopefully I can ask a few questions when I get stuck!

catweazel · Post by **catweazel** » Sat Feb 24, 2018 8:50 pm

Welcome aboard!

jimallyn · Post by **jimallyn** » Sat Feb 24, 2018 9:57 pm

Welcome to the Linux Mint forums tmg! You will not regret learning Linux, and you will not regret choosing Mint. There are a few other distros that are much more likely to be used in networking stuff, so you might wind up learning one or more of those, too.

WharfRat · Post by **WharfRat** » Sun Feb 25, 2018 9:32 am

Hello tmg

Welcome to Linux Mint and the Linux Mint forum

phd21 · Post by **phd21** » Sun Feb 25, 2018 12:31 pm

Hi tmg,

Welcome to the wonderful world of Linux Mint and its excellent forum!

JerryF · Post by **JerryF** » Sun Feb 25, 2018 1:19 pm

Welcome tmg!

tmg · Post by **tmg** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 5:45 am

Thanks Guys. Looking forward to next week now. Just waiting on my case and CPU cooler being delivered before I can build my PC. Doing it with my nephews so going to introduce them to Linux too.

BG405 · Post by **BG405** » Wed Feb 28, 2018 5:33 pm

tmg wrote: ⤴Mon Feb 26, 2018 5:45 am Doing it with my nephews so going to introduce them to Linux too.

I get the impression that a lot of Linux adopters very quickly see how good it is and pass it on. Not so with Windows! I know a lot use and like it (and refuse to change) but even those people do not tend to actively promote it.

Welcome from another Midlander by the way; from about 40 miles to the east!

tmg · Post by **tmg** » Mon Mar 05, 2018 11:42 am

BG405 wrote: ⤴Wed Feb 28, 2018 5:33 pm
tmg wrote: ⤴Mon Feb 26, 2018 5:45 am Doing it with my nephews so going to introduce them to Linux too.
I get the impression that a lot of Linux adopters very quickly see how good it is and pass it on. Not so with Windows! I know a lot use and like it (and refuse to change) but even those people do not tend to actively promote it.

Welcome from another Midlander by the way; from about 40 miles to the east!

Hi! Hope you weren't affected by the weather too much recently.

Enjoying Mint so fat. It's pretty good. I like the simplicity.

BG405 · Post by **BG405** » Mon Mar 05, 2018 12:17 pm

tmg wrote: ⤴Mon Mar 05, 2018 11:42 am Hope you weren't affected by the weather too much recently.

It was bracing until a couple of days ago but we tend to escape the worst of the weather being protected by the surrounding hills. I used to live on the outskirts of Leicester which did suffer more from the high winds, but even in 1987 only one tile was dislodged .. it had no nail in as I'd been removing tiles to provide access to the roof! That was also to get "free stuff" .. long-distance TV reception.

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