Is there still a career for a person like myself, who doesn't know much about computer and program and still have a career in linux program or in linux field?
I heard you have to start very young to have a career in linux field of jobs? I heard once a person get too old it's harder to make a career in the linux field of jobs? Is that true?

I don't think young/old has anything to do with it. You must be proficient at Linux in order to hold a career in it (like most professions). The best way to see if you're able to hold a career in Linux is to run it without a GUI. If you can configure Apache httpd, a MySQL database, or any other server side program without a GUI then I'd say you have a good chance of making a career out of Linux. It also depends on where in your Linux career you want to go. Like any operating system there's many facets to the profession:

• system administration
• web development
• network administration
• security

I could go on with a giant list but the point I'm making is that it doesn't matter how old you are. You must have a drive to accel in the area which piques your interest. It's what separates the big boys from the small ones (age excluded).

age is not relevant when it comes to willingness and desire to learn. if you are willing to put in the hours to master the skills required, then you can make things work.

aside:

as with all carriers the older you get, the harder it is to break into a new carrier. so make as many connections both in school and out to get around that issue. it truly is not what you know, but who you know when it comes to getting a good job at an advanced age. speaking from experience here.

Howdy, Imbandol.

I'm 58, and have been wondering similar things, although more about web development. I have mastered three different crafts, working with my hands, during my life. Yes, youngsters who have been at computers for years have an advantage on you. -They have been doing it for years. -Nothing more. In antique auto restoration, we used to say that "It's all about bench time." -Or; How many hours do you have in? If you start doing something, you will learn it. If you love it, you will learn it faster. Formal learning and classes will help streamline the process, but time spent doing something counts. I heard another way to put it from someone in the recording industry: "The real pros learn their trade in the trenches."

There are a LOT of tutorials on the web to help you learn Linux, and to use the Command Line Interface, as mentioned by Sag47 ("running without a GUI"). Keep asking questions. Keep looking for information about whatever holds your interest. Almost any programming or development language I have seen has online help to introduce you to it. Sometimes they even have free materials to help you start training yourself.

-And don't beat yourself up. You are no more a caveman than I am. You are here, which means you know how to use a computer, get online, etc. We ALL have to start somewhere. Good luck!

A good way to look at things would be to replace "linux field" with ANY other occupation. If you wanted to learn to be a carpenter, do you think you'd be able to master it in no time, and get a job? Auto mechanic? Salesman? You'd have to learn and apprentice first, take entry level work and move up...same as anyone else.

Learning Linux is no more (or less) difficult than it is to learn anything else...it depends on the person doing the learning. Same with getting a job. There is nothing magical about Linux, anymore than there is with any other occupation.

Yes. Yes there is.

You could be my boss. Or an IT manager. Apparently the requirements for a Vice President of Technology who watches over server, security, linux and network admins, is to have a beard.

The less you know the more you are paid in that field.

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Cool community! With all the respondes i will learn a lot. Again cool community to ask question.

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