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Condobloke
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G'day Edward, welcome to linux.org
Depending on where you live there may be a LUG....Linux User group in the vicinity.
If there are any questions you have that you would care to make us aware of, feel free to type them into one of the forums here.... eg General Linux Topics, on the forums page.
Depending on where you live there may be a LUG....Linux User group in the vicinity.
If there are any questions you have that you would care to make us aware of, feel free to type them into one of the forums here.... eg General Linux Topics, on the forums page.
Not sure what's around you...however, some of the Micro Center stores have an associate teach Linux in a workshop a few times a year. Also, check with your local public library. My local library has scheduled learning events all the time.
If you like to read 'The Debian Administrators Handbook' is a real gem. You can read it online.
debian-handbook.info
Happy learning!
Alex
If you like to read 'The Debian Administrators Handbook' is a real gem. You can read it online.
About this project
Written by two Debian developers — Raphaël Hertzog and Roland Mas — the Debian Administrator's Handbook started as a translation of their French best-seller known as Cahier de l'admin Debian (published by Eyrolles). It's a fantastic resource for all users of a Debian-based distribution...
debian-handbook.info
Happy learning!
Alex
Learn by breaking. Think of something you'd like to accomplish. Use a search engine to look up how to accomplish it. Then, you try to accomplish it. If things break, you've learned a lesson. If it didn't break, you've also learned a lesson.
Make sure you have a good backup policy and make sure that your backups can actually be restored properly.
Then, have fun.
Instead of learning from a book or site, learn what you want to learn in the order you want to learn it. Get your hands dirty. Change things just because you think it might be awesome. Poke buttons you've been unwilling to push until now. Dive deep into the settings and muck about to improve your experience.
You know, have fun and just learn the things you want to learn.
I want to ask if you learned Windows by reading a book, but you might have, and Windows often has an advantage by being the default operating system in schools. Some more affluent schools will use Apple products, but Windows still dominates.
Plus, if you're "of a certain age", you may very well have used a book to learn how to use Windows. Heck, Windows itself shipped with a pretty thick book. So, you might actually have learned to use Windows from a book.
Me? I say you just start screwing with stuff you have no business touching. You'll learn. You'll learn a lot. Heck, you'll even learn quickly. It's not like you're working with high-voltage power lines. As long as you have good backups, you'll be fine.
Make sure you have a good backup policy and make sure that your backups can actually be restored properly.
Then, have fun.
Instead of learning from a book or site, learn what you want to learn in the order you want to learn it. Get your hands dirty. Change things just because you think it might be awesome. Poke buttons you've been unwilling to push until now. Dive deep into the settings and muck about to improve your experience.
You know, have fun and just learn the things you want to learn.
I want to ask if you learned Windows by reading a book, but you might have, and Windows often has an advantage by being the default operating system in schools. Some more affluent schools will use Apple products, but Windows still dominates.
Plus, if you're "of a certain age", you may very well have used a book to learn how to use Windows. Heck, Windows itself shipped with a pretty thick book. So, you might actually have learned to use Windows from a book.
Me? I say you just start screwing with stuff you have no business touching. You'll learn. You'll learn a lot. Heck, you'll even learn quickly. It's not like you're working with high-voltage power lines. As long as you have good backups, you'll be fine.
thank you, i just started a short course on ndg. maybe i think that's what it it. i will look into that one also.
i found a couple already thanks
I think I might try to learn to use it, fix it then break it. i never break something if i can't take to the scrapyard
i might go to the library tomorrow.everything is too far from me. i'm going to the library tomorrow i'll see if they have that book. I started a short online course today. thank for the infoNot sure what's around you...however, some of the Micro Center stores have an associate teach Linux in a workshop a few times a year. Also, check with your local public library. My local library has scheduled learning events all the time.
If you like to read 'The Debian Administrators Handbook' is a real gem. You can read it online.
About this project
Written by two Debian developers — Raphaël Hertzog and Roland Mas — the Debian Administrator's Handbook started as a translation of their French best-seller known as Cahier de l'admin Debian (published by Eyrolles). It's a fantastic resource for all users of a Debian-based distribution...
Happy learning!
Alex
thank you to everyone that replied
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You're welcome.
