Linux Help/Tips for New Users

[NOX]

Hey im new to Linux and im in the prossess of making a Fedora 12 Install guide for the s10e, after that Im going to make a nice triple boot guild to install OSX/Win7/Fedora 12. any ways im new to Linux and would like to see if any of you had any good info for new users. any thing from installing drivers,compling your own drivers, installing repos,updating,general command line stuff, just any thing that you think would be usefull to any one new to Linux.
Thanks in advance guys.

[SilverZero]

Start here:

http://www.linux.org/lessons/

Some of the info is a bit basic and/or not as useful now that things are so well integrated into most distros, but overall it's a great place to start understanding how to see and use Linux. I exhort you to understand what a terminal command does before you start using it. Not only will you understand errors better, you'll understand how to avoid them altogether (somewhat).

[pseudo]

...you'll understand how to avoid them altogether (somewhat).

or at least to avoid doing them again

[peteraugusts]

Great points covered by all. I also want to further it is to never accept default partitioning. Choose custom partitioning and create a separate /data partition always. It is really easy, almost self explanatory, and there are so many guides on this subject. The reason for doing this is that it not only prevents accidental mistakes like Tower mentions and it also allows the user to create a layout suited to his needs.