What is it exactly you're asking for? Start by learning the basics, depending on your learning style, choose a method you think will be more helpful, i.e. I learn faster by reading than by watching videos, although I do watch them too but I read first about the topic the video is about. Create a VM with VBox, VMware or qemu, install a Linux distro and start playing with it. Check some of the many forums/blogs/YouTube channels and anything Linux related available on the web. If you know people who use Linux, talk to them. Go here https://distrotest.net/ which is a website and I quoteHi, i am new to linux and IT, i wish to learn and start up a career, i really need help. thanks and waiting to read from beautiful people like you guys,
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This is a nice place too https://distrowatch.com/you will find many operating systems,
which you can test directly online without a installation.
+1 what @MatsuShimizu the best way to learn Linux is to use Linux and the more you use Linux the more you will learn about Linux.The best way to get started is to have the distro installed on your PC itself and test it for yourself, rather than just reading. There are various distros to choose from, but for beginners, I think you should go for Linux Mint or Ubuntu.
Linux Mint: www.linuxmint.com/download.php
Ubuntu: www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop
heh, true, I just recall getting into linux through Virtualbox originally and then experimenting through live boot and eventually using it as a main which has worked for a lot of peoplebut @daydream if someone is new to linux is not installing virtualbox more advanced than beginner ? i think booting a live os on usb bare metal is easier and uses less resources than virtualbox ?
Thanks you so much for your responseWelcome to Linux.org @Westmenti. The best way to get started is to have the distro installed on your PC itself and test it for yourself, rather than just reading. There are various distros to choose from, but for beginners, I think you should go for Linux Mint or Ubuntu. The installation process of these distros is straightforward, just like you install Windows. And, if you have any issues, you can search your questions on Google, and most likely, your issues are already solved at Ask Ubuntu or Linux Mint Forum.
Linux Mint: www.linuxmint.com/download.php
Ubuntu: www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop
Thanks for your reply, i am very delighted, i will go thro the websites you listed, the truth is i am a novice in IT but i am very interested in learning and someone recommended i begin as a Linux administrator, so i wanna try to read about it and get certified.What is it exactly you're asking for? Start by learning the basics, depending on your learning style, choose a method you think will be more helpful, i.e. I learn faster by reading than by watching videos, although I do watch them too but I read first about the topic the video is about. Create a VM with VBox, VMware or qemu, install a Linux distro and start playing with it. Check some of the many forums/blogs/YouTube channels and anything Linux related available on the web. If you know people who use Linux, talk to them. Go here https://distrotest.net/ which is a website and I quote
This is a nice place too https://distrowatch.com/
Hope this helps!
I started using VMs rather than "experimenting" in bare metal. They say "nothing can happen while in live USB" but truth is many things can happen, so I really think using a VM is easier than trying something you're not familiar with and which can damage the pc and whatever OS is installed in it if not careful enough, and if you're a curious person you might find yourself in a hard spot; mount your Windows partition and do funny things within it, next thing you know, there's no windows anymore. Besides, VBox is fairly easy to learn and use, is not like qemu(unless you use virt-manager)where you have to use the command line, although I do prefer qemu than VBox now.but @daydream if someone is new to linux is not installing virtualbox more advanced than beginner ? i think booting a live os on usb bare metal is easier and uses less resources than virtualbox ?
I started using VMs rather than "experimenting" in bare metal. They say "nothing can happen while in live USB" but truth is many things can happen, so I really think using a VM is easier than trying something you're not familiar with and which can damage the pc and whatever OS is installed in it if not careful enough, and if you're a curious person you might find yourself in a hard spot; mount your Windows partition and do funny things within it, next thing you know, there's no windows anymore. Besides, VBox is fairly easy to learn and use, is not like qemu(unless you use virt-manager)where you have to use the command line, although I do prefer qemu than VBox now.