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Originally Posted by Tonto Zerbino
As for my final question about editing .sh files, I am a noob, but interested in learning, and not sure where to begin. I know, Google is my friend, but I hoped one of the kind folks here could point me in the right direction...
Thanks again!
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http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/
Which is for the full featured command processor "BASH".
The Kindles run a slightly different (feature limited) version called "ASH" but the above manual is where to start.
Along with a "Linux Live CD" (runs in memory, does not touch your Windows files), see:
http://www.livecdlist.com/operating-system/linux
If being faced with a choice among 300 of them is intimidating, I'll make it simpler:
Download and burn to CD this one:
http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html
It is intended for the "new to linux" crowd and is extremely easy to setup. (Plus, a lot of us here can answer your questions about it, plus it will also run ASH.)
Any questions that release isn't a "real" Linux?
It is, its a specialized distribution of the Debian repositories.
Code:
root@Microknoppix:~# uptime
14:32:34 up 245 days, 23:04, 3 users, load average: 0.00, 0.01, 0.05
Which is my gateway / router machine (a EeePC 701 with the screen off and lid closed).