[ale] How useful is Raspbian for Newbie Learning Linux?

[Lnx Gnome]

Ooh, ahh, and that link led me to a few other designs which are quite nifty.
https://www.amazon.com/UCTRONICS-Raspberry-Mounting-Extendable-Support/dp/B08N65J43C/

Sigh, too bad I didn't discover this before I had set up a Cloudlet CASE on
a cantilever shelf. ;(

On Sat, Jan 9, 2021 at 7:30 PM Jim Kinney via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:

> https://www.amazon.com/Raspberry-Rack-Mount-inch-Units/dp/B085LQT67P
>
> These are great for pi monitor gear 👍
>
> On January 9, 2021 2:30:36 PM EST, DJ-Pfulio via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>>
>> On 1/9/21 1:59 PM, Mark Ogilvie via Ale wrote:
>>
>>> Someone asked what my specific learning goals were. In a nutshell I
>>> am open to whatever career opportunities a knowledge of Linux will
>>> provide. At present I install and service workstations and point of
>>> sale machines, but sometimes need to help with servers. My lack of
>>> Linux skills is severely limiting my ability to help customers in
>>> this arena. I hope that Linux on my Raspberry Pi can help me
>>> accomplish most of the following:
>>>
>>
>> In the Unix world, most enterprises have moved into virtualization,
>> Linux containers, for everything that isn't a desktop. Using VMs to
>> learn is extremely common.  Unfortunately, a raspberry pi isn't
>> sufficient for this ... er ... yet.  You can use linux containers
>> on any Pi or any Linux system with a kernel from the last 10 yrs.
>>
>> Raspberry pi hardware is great for learning everything except how to
>> deal with x86 booting and real hardware issues.
>> You'll not learn how to troubleshoot boot issues on a pi.
>> You'll not have compatibility issues with stupid things like
>> printers, scanners, microphones, webcams.
>> You won't use enterprise storage tools like LVM or ZFS on a PI. These
>> are basic skills for an Admin with 1+ yr of experience.  You can fake
>> all these things using a virtual machine or 5.
>>
>> The lowest end Intel/AMD CPU will blow away performance compared to
>> a raspberry-pi. Pis are useful for all sorts of things, including
>> beginning CLI learning, but you won't see racks and racks of servers
>> all with raspberry-pi hardware. $300 in AMD/Intel desktop hardware
>> can probably run 10 Linux VMs, so you can practice communicating
>> between Linux systems, setting up NFS storage, running an identity
>> management server, multiple web servers, media servers and use the
>> r-pi as a silent playback system.
>>
>> The options are nearly infinite.
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