[Cialug] shell accounts

[chris rheinherren]

Yeah. I know. I use VirtualBox all the time to try out different distro's
myself.

On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 12:17 PM, kristau <kristau at gmail.com> wrote:

> Why the fear of installing as a VM? With VirtualBox or VMware Player, this
> would be easy, cheap, and free. Plus they would learn the install and setup
> process which you won't learn with a mere shell account.
>
> Invite them to a CIALUG meeting and we can help get them started if it is
> just a fear of the whole "VM thing."
> On Nov 18, 2012 11:17 AM, "chris rheinherren" <c.rheinherren at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > I've got some friends who are interested in Linux but don't want to take
> > the plunge off the deep end by installing it on their hard drives  Some
> not
> > even as virtual machines. So I'm thinking a shell account would be
> helpful
> > for someone to learn some basics of Linux command line.
> >
> > So are there any recommendations from the group as to shell providers ...
> > free and paid.
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Chris
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