http://www.linuxscrew.com/2009/12/21/best-of-linux-cheat-sheets/ On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 11:56 PM, Ed wrote: > On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 5:27 AM, JD Austin wrote: >> Back in the 90's I was in your same position.  What I did was to >> load Linux on my main computer and use it exclusively.  Depending on what >> you want to learn will determine which distribution you would load. >> For example - if you're looking to get up to speed on what is used in >> business Load your machine with Centos (Free Redhat Enterprise Linux Clone), >> Suse, or Fedora (Fedora is close enough to Centos to be meaningful and works >> on more hardware). > > Welcome - > you might want to get some experience before playing with Fedora, > bleeding edge is not the best place to learn, but then Fedora won't > put you sideways right off the line. So maybe it's ok. Slackware is a > good place to start, simple stable and safe makes for a good learning > environment (esp. for command line stuff). It has good man pages too, > which you will be working with as you learn. You should expect to play > with at least 5 different GNU/Linux distributions in the coming year - > and learn why some say GNU/Linux and others just Linux, and some say > Yum and some say Apt and some say configure/make/make install. > > what is your computer background? comfortable with the command line? > remember DOS? Ever take a class in Anthropology... > drop by gnu.org and freedesktop.org > go see xkcd > >> Debian is the totally open Linux and well worth a try. >> For more casual use you might try Ubuntu. >> Gentoo is another you might try. >> Linux is WAY more put together than it was in the 90s so you'll be amazed >> how often it just works without having to search for things like drivers, it >> has a ton software included you'd normally have to pay for that you can >> install for free, and runs better on the same hardware.  For a less drastic >> move you could install Openbox or VMWare and install it in a virtual >> machine. >> In forcing yourself to use it as your main computer will get you up the >> learning curve faster because you'll run into hurdles and find how to move >> around them.  It won't take very long before you're very adept with the >> distribution you've installed.  At that point try a different one :)  The >> main differences between Linux distributions is how their boot up processes >> are laid out, their package manager, and whether the distribution includes >> closed source binary blob programs or not. >> Anyway welcome to a new and exciting world :) >> JD >> On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 00:41, Brandon Hoffman >> wrote: >>> >>> Hello everyone, I recently just joined this group (like an hour ago) >>> because I was posting on a forum about wanting to learn Unix/Linux and a >>> passerby who decided to be nosy recommended me to sign up. >>> >>> I would like to learn as much as I can and eventually get some >>> certificates for Linux and Unix (Windows-administration is way too easy.) >>> What would be the top three-five books recommended for reading? >>> >>> I did look on the website and learned about Maricopa's college and will >>> probably go there for a degree eventually, but I perfer my own pace and >>> practice. >>> >>> Thanks ahead of time, I look forward to reading more on all the Linux >>> discussions. I live in the east valley and will probably start attending the >>> meetings as well! > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss