[ale] Best resources for learning Linux

Tue Mar 29 09:31:36 EDT 2016

I 100% agree with what Jim said!  Trial and error on old hardware is how I got started working with Linux, and now I do it for a living.
For me, it was Slackware on my old 486 in the 90s.  From there, I moved on to SUSE and Red Hat.  Some of the struggles of getting early versions working on old hardware were some of the best learning experiences...  when you have a problem and no idea where to begin to look for a clue, you start exploring the system in ways you wouldn't otherwise.  These days, virtualization makes this a lot easier!  If you break something, you don't have to spend the whole day and night putting the system back right again.
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Sent: Monday, March 28, 2016 4:47 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] Best resources for learning Linux

I can't encourage people enough to find a spare machine you can afford to break daily by testing out new things. A basic, cheap machine that supports a dual or even quad core with virtualization is a few hundred dollars. For testing containers, you don't need much drive space and a 1TB home user drive is really low cost.

I come from the RHEL/CentOS/Fedora realm so I have particular way of looking at stuff. Their classes are REALLY expensive and will not fully prep before the test. They are really for a refresher of stuff already learned.

Test different distros. Lots of docs all over on Ubuntu. Some of the user forums are OK. CentOS uses RHEL docs and all of those are in a single spot. Fedora is cutting edge yet very stable. They have their own docs. Don't use "rawhide" unless you have really low blood pressure and the patience of a saint. Just sayin'  :-)

And come to meetings when you can. Post questions and ideas for discussion on the mailing list.

On Mon, 2016-03-28 at 14:22 -0400, Karenga Smith wrote:
Thanks Mark appreciate the info! I sure will if I can figure out which group to attend and one that lines up with my schedule.

On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 1:48 PM, Mark Ulmer <mark at markulmer.com<mailto:mark at markulmer.com>> wrote:
The obvious answer is join us for ale meetings each week and our monthly
meetings. Ha ha.

Free Option
I often refer to http://networkingprogramming.com by Charles Germany.
Cgermany77 has many YouTube videos on many technical topics.

Pay Option
Linux Academy https://linuxacademy.com is one I like and is $29 per
month. Very typical you can get a $10 off code.

Mark

On 3/28/2016 1:22 PM, Karenga Smith wrote:
> Hello guys thank you for your time and efforts for organizing this group
> and accepting my request for membership. I've joined this group looking
> to reconnect with my past NIX skill set. I used to be very familiar and
> administer SGI systems and their version of Unix called IRIX. I left
> that world long ago for LAN/WAN security. My goal now is to get back
> into Linux for professional services. Any suggestions on great courses
> self paced  online or live training resources?  I noticed some of the
> specific vendor instructor led courses are $$$$$ e.g. Redhat. What would
> be the equivalent of an MS MCSE in the Linux world? My long term goal is
> to become an Openstack Jedi Master. My network and security background
> and re learning Linux and Python should be very helpful toward that end.
> Thanks for your help.
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