Recommend a Linux video tutorial series, please.

[Helen Back]

Could someone recommend a Linux for total beginners video tutorial series that pronounces "Linux" correctly, please? I've looked at some on YouTube but for some reason they all say "Linnux" which is really annoying. Is it an American pronunciation?

 

[stethoscope]

 

[Helen Back]

He's wrong! (take one bit of sand and insert head)

If it was "Linnux" it would be spelt that but it isn't so he's wrong.

 

[Helen Back]

Winer - winner
Siner - sinner
Thiner - thinner
Diner - dinner
Liner - linner
Miner - minner
Zimer - zimmer

You see where I'm going with this? Ok, some of those words don't exist but in each column they rhyme with all the other words in that column. Spot what makes the difference.

 

[fishfinger]

Winer - winner
Siner - sinner
Thiner - thinner
Diner - dinner
Liner - linner
Miner - minner
Zimer - zimmer

You see where I'm going with this? Ok, some of those words don't exist but in each column they rhyme with all the other words in that column. Spot what makes the difference.

It's called linux (pronounced linnux) because the person who wrote the kernel is Linus Torvalds (pronounced Linnus).

Edit to say I hadn't spotted stethoscope 's post

 

[Helen Back]

But in English, Linus is pronounced Lie-nus, not Linnus.

 

[fishfinger]

But in English, Linus is pronounced Lie-nus, not Linnus.

Yes, but he's Swedish Finnish. Do you pronounce all foreign names as if they were English?

 

[Helen Back]

Doesn't everyone? Just look at a map of the World and look at all the places that are pronounced the English way or have English names. France, Germany, Italy, Japan, China, etc. None of those places are natively called by their English names.

 

[fishfinger]

Doesn't everyone?

No.

 

[Helen Back]

Then well done to you for saying Deutchland, Italia, "Fran-say", Nippon and Zhōngguó.

 

[fishfinger]

Then well done to you for saying Deutchland, Italia, "Fran-say", Nippon and Zhōngguó.

You are a stupid, disingenuous, unfunny twat, aren't you Heelen?

 

[Helen Back]

There's no need to resort to insults. Let us agree to disagree and leave it at that.

 

[quiquaquo]

Not point using Linux if you're finding the pronunciation difficult.

Something easily pronounceable like BSD should suit you fine. Very user friendly too.