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u/textandmetal · 76 pointsr/linux4noobs

I love learrning linux! I love the community! You aren't following a trail of breadcrumbs, you are racing down a superhighway of information. Google/duckduckgo is now you best friend, it pays to learn how to work with them.

Books:

The linux command line

The Linux Bible

UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook

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Where to ask questions and find information:

https://askubuntu.com/

https://www.linuxquestions.org/

https://www.linux.org/

https://www.linux.com/forum

https://stackoverflow.com/

https://unix.stackexchange.com/

https://ubuntuforums.org/

https://wiki.archlinux.org/

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How to ask questions for maximum help:

https://unix.stackexchange.com/help/how-to-ask

https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html

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Tutorials:

Linux Journey

This dude called Ryan is pretty cool

This guy Dave has a really nice voice on youtube

Linux Foundation

linuxcommand

linuxsurvival

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Linux learning games:

Terminus

wargames

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Subreddits you might want to get into at some stage, or subscribe to, I just made a big multireddit that I use when I want to focus my redditing on positive use of my time:

u/coolhand1 · 13 pointsr/linux

1.) We always post open positions on http://jobs.redhat.com/job-search-results/ but if your in the market send me a pm and we can discuss this further.

2.) You don't need to be certified however it is a requirement that before you start supporting customers that you have your RHCE. We have some great instructors here and the one who taught me is Chris Negus author of the Linux Bible

3.) Didn't eat breakfast but the new cafeteria is amazing!!

u/temple_noble · 9 pointsr/Weakpots

> it just started updating Windows 10, no warning or anything.

Hello!

My name is Elder Temple-Noble, and I would like to share with you this most amazing book. It's a book about America an OS written a long, long time ago. It has so many awesome parts. You simply won't believe how much this book will change your life. Did you know that Jesus Stallman lived here in the USA?

u/perfecthashbrowns · 8 pointsr/linux

This has been one of my favorite books: http://www.amazon.com/Linux-Bible-Christopher-Negus/dp/111821854X/

And I read through this entire book: http://www.amazon.com/UNIX-Linux-System-Administration-Handbook/dp/0131480057/

They are both great!

Edit: I can't type much because my internet is going out regularly at the moment, otherwise I'd love to elaborate further.

u/Lokus_ZAsrithe · 5 pointsr/linux4noobs

That is probably some of the craziest shit I've read in a while, and that's impressive, this being the internet and all.

EDIT: OP, to make a suggestion, the Linux Bible is a great resource for someone just starting out, and helps get you in the mindset of how Linux works when coming from other operating systems.

http://www.amazon.com/Linux-Bible-Christopher-Negus/dp/111821854X

u/regular-winner · 3 pointsr/linuxadmin

I've seen other users on this sub saying that the LPI certs are either next to worthless to nice to see someone have but not something that guarantees a job. Still, I'm working on getting the LPIC-1 regardless. It's a good refresher to help keep my skills sharp while I look for work (and fill in some gaps in my knowledge), it most definitely carries more weight in the industry than the Linux System Administration cert I got from my local community college, and well, it's relatively cheap. I've not much better to do at the moment, so it can't hurt.

I've seen it said here (and heard from others in the business) that the RHEL cert is definitely the cert to get if you're interested in being a system administrator, but that it's also cert that's geared towards someone that's already got some hands-on experience in an enterprise setting and not really for beginners. I've also seen it said by some on this subreddit that, like the LPI certs, the RHEL cert is nice to see but they still don't care if you have it. I guess it's up to you if you want to plunge headfirst into it. Immersion seems to be the traditional Linux/open source way, but I say do what works for you--if you want to build up to it over time, then do that. If not, grab a VM and CentOS and have at.

Really, if it's one thing I've learned while going to school and looking for work, it's that requirements game is pretty much a crapshoot. Some companies want those certs and degrees, some don't care and want experience, some want a mix of those and experience, and some will only care if someone in the company knows/likes you (and even then it still might not happen for you). I say, grab the LPIC (which as /u/sudoatx said, it's actually three industry certs now) while volunteering somewhere (I'm getting a volunteership set up right now with my college's IT department, they've got some Linux boxes jammed away in there) to get the best of both worlds.

As for studying, the LPI website has links to free study materials geared specifically to prep you for their test. That doorstop /u/mynamewastakenagain mentioned is definitely really good, I have it on extended loan from my college library (working for them has it's perks ;)). I've also found the Linux Bible to be quite good, although I don't know of it's reputation in these parts.

u/shittyanimalfacts · 3 pointsr/linux4noobs

Try out some of these:

Books:

The linux command line

The Linux Bible

UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook

​

Where to ask questions and find information:

https://askubuntu.com/

https://www.linuxquestions.org/

https://www.linux.org/

https://www.linux.com/forum

https://stackoverflow.com/

https://unix.stackexchange.com/

https://ubuntuforums.org/

https://wiki.archlinux.org/

​

How to ask questions for maximum help:

https://unix.stackexchange.com/help/how-to-ask

https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html

​

Tutorials:

Linux Journey

This dude called Ryan is pretty cool

This guy Dave has a really nice voice on youtube

Linux Foundation

linuxcommand

linuxsurvival

Engineer Man. thank you to u/dk1998 for the reminder

Bash Guide by Greg Wooledge

​

Linux learning games:

Terminus

wargames

​

Subreddits you might want to get into at some stage, or subscribe to, I just made a big multireddit that I use when I want to focus my redditing on positive use of my time:

u/jefmes · 2 pointsr/redhat

Thanks for the links and ideas too, I'm hoping to get my RHCSA in the next few months also. Here's what I've been doing:

  • My employer thankfully paid for a course, RHCSA Rapid Track Course (RH199). It was fast paced and very by the book, but I learned a lot. I don't work in a Linux heavy shop, so I'm coming at it from more of a long-term hobbyist perspective. I wanted something that would keep my attention and give me more hands-on with the latest version in a little more directed way.

    http://www.globalknowledge.com/training/course.asp?pageid=9&courseid=15678&country=United+States

  • Linux Bible - http://www.amazon.com/Linux-Bible-Christopher-Negus/dp/111821854X

    Very RHEL/CentOS focused, lots of emphasis on RHCSA/RHCSE. It's more focused on RHEL 6, but if I'm remembering right there is some discussion of sysvinit vs systemd and how to deal with both. Good read overall I think for the future too.

  • The link perfecthashbrowns gave you already has been helpful when the others weren't as detailed as I was looking for.

    I suck at taking tests, but I've been experimenting at home and creating some screwed up scenarios, and I'm getting decent enough to work out of messes. I feel like I'm learning something at least.
u/paradigmarson · 2 pointsr/linux

You'll need a good book and a good community (university? Linux User Group in your area?).

Don't try to learn from crappy outdated tutorials. Don't try to learn it all on your own. Choose a distribution carefully and be loyal to it for a while -- no novelty-seeking, optimistic "This distro will be so much better" distro-switching. Don't get obsessed with it -- it's a set of tools, not a way of life (hopefully).

I highly recommended: www.amazon.co.uk/Linux-Bible-Christopher-Negus/dp/111821854X/

u/theastrovan · 1 pointr/sysadmin

Setting up a homelab is a great way to gain some experience. Pick up an old server off ebay, or if you've got a solid comp at home start up hyper-v and get some VMs running. From there you can set up a domain, explore DNS & DHCP, windows updates, things like that. Or you can go down the linux route if you're more interested in that, get a spacewalk server set up, provision out some servers to do those same basic stuff. Set up a web server, a file server, a mysql server. The beauty of linux is that you can grab centOS for free and just start building up these servers. I saw on here the other day someone plugging the Linux Bible, I think it's a great book, a great learning tool, and a great way to get your feet wet building up servers and administering them. Beyond that, most of the info on the red hat system administrator cert is in the book as well, so...2 birds 1 stone? That's what I'm doing to explore things beyond my current scope of just SQL Server. Good luck!

https://www.amazon.com/Linux-Bible-Christopher-Negus/dp/111821854X

u/sharplikeginsu · 1 pointr/sysadmin

A few ideas: For best results, do all 3.

  • The 'Book' route. There are some very solid books that will give you a grounding in the fundamentals of what UNIX/Linux is and how to (generally) work with it.
  • The 'Play' route: I am a big fan of Vagrant (free!) as it makes it extremely simple to get scratch servers of all flavors up and running. Once you have that, pick a howto and start playing. I would start with doing something you are interested in -- say, setting up a DNS or mail server, or maybe something more fun, and then find/follow a howto for it. Every time you get stuck, figure it out. For next level goodness, look at provisioning your Vagrant servers with something like Ansible, Chef, Puppet, or Saltstack.
  • The 'Dogfood' route: Install Linux on your laptop or desktop and start using it for daily work as much as possible. This may not be as educational as it would have been some years ago, because there are more things that will 'just work', but you will still find some things you'll be forced to solve to get your work done.
u/bleeping_noodle · 1 pointr/sysadmin

I have ordered these two books.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/111821854X/ref=pe_385040_30332200_TE_item

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0071765654/ref=pe_385040_30332200_TE_item

I read some of the linux bible in a pdf and really enjoyed it so decided to order the two books.

I have also picked up the centOS CBT nugget videos and will VM it at home and hopefully in a couple of months I will know whats going on in RH.

u/123poopy · 1 pointr/redhat

check mojo for vmcore stuff. should be several vmcore tags you can search for. i believe i remember The Linux Bible going into great detail about the boot process. Written by Chris Negus.

u/hxw · 1 pointr/learnprogramming

Don't know if you are using 'linux bible books' as a generic term for linux manuals or you are actually recommending "The Linux Bible" as in: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Linux-Bible-Christopher-Negus/dp/111821854X

u/RealityMan_ · 1 pointr/sysadmin

I just saw you said low on funds, but if you have a birthday or something coming up these two books have been great resources for me, and others that have taken a dive into it.

https://www.amazon.com/Linux-Bible-Christopher-Negus/dp/111821854X

https://www.amazon.com/Linux-Command-Shell-Scripting-Bible/dp/111898384X/ref=pd_sbs_14_img_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=J9RW2JJ25KF0HEW2DDNK

One thing I'd say is DON'T BE DISCOURAGED. There's a lot to Linux, and it'll feel like you are drinking through a fire hose sometimes with concepts, everyone has been there, and I'm still very much there. In addition to reading a butt load, one thing that helped me take the edge of was getting a box up with something I'd use. My personal pet project back in the day was setting up a redhat instance and run a ventrilo server. It helped me learn things like security, package management, patching, getting real comfortable with things like awk and sed. I didn't expose it to the internet except for a few whitelisted IPs but it kept me learning for a long time, and made it fun.