Hey all,

So I'm tired of MediaTemple downtime and want to try something new. I have *very* little experience with linux. I want to sign up, but don't want to get stuck and not know what to do. Could you guys point me towards some good tutorials of setting up/maintaining a linux box? Also, what OS do you recommend?

Thanks,
Patrick

Hi Patrick -

Check out our Linode Library, especially the 'Getting Started' and 'Beginner's Guide':

http://library.linode.com/

About 75% of Linodes are running Ubuntu or Debian, however we recommend using whatever you are most familiar with.

Hope that helps,
-Tom

Hey Patrick,

As an aside, if you're not overly familiar with Linux, you could consider just hiring someone to do the grunt work for you.

Try out a Linode - you've got seven days from sign up and if it doesn't work for you, you can bail at no cost.

Check in these forums - lots of other people have gone the route you're considering and when they get stuck, someone helps them out - it's a great community. Also, you can usually get real-time support in the IRC channel.

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/ Peter