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Old 05-10-2011, 02:06 PM   #1
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Post Need help to enroll in some Linux certified engineering university


i have a doubt that if have to do a professional degree in Linux/Unix, then from where should I do it.. I am currently residing in India.. i have no issues in doing it from a foreign country as I know India has not much to offer in any such professional degree, currently I am pursuing my B.tech, i will move on to 3rd year in august, but if I can enroll in any university with a good course, which doesn't requires graduation, I am even ready to leave my B.tech..
any suggestions are welcomed and I am quite serious about this stuff, so if you can also help me in guiding in "how to enroll in such university?" i'll be very thankful to you..
 
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I've never heard of any place offering "a professional degree in Linux/Unix". If you're currently studying computers, why don't you just continue that?
(there are things like RHCE of course, but those are certifications, not degrees).
 
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Old 05-10-2011, 02:36 PM   #3
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I am currently doing my B.tech in CSE, but in this field also the curriculum is not helping me getting to know either Linux or Unix. I don't want to carry on with this because when I overlook my future I see that I would gain nothing from it.

And I have also heard that there are some universities in U.K. that offer courses and degrees in Linux specialized fields, I just don't know about them so I wanted to inquire about any such university or college..
 
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Old 05-10-2011, 02:41 PM   #4
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I don't want to carry on with this because when I overlook my future I see that I would gain nothing from it.
Rubbish! A general Comp Sci degree will help you LOTS as opposed to something that specialises in Linux.
It's probably not even possible for something that does so to be accredited as a degree, which is why you can't find one.


And as for the UK, Google, brother, just Google....
 
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Old 05-10-2011, 02:50 PM   #5
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I think you have not understood what I said, I strictly want to build my future in open source technologies, which this degree is not helping me with, I need to do some specialized courses. And I have tried googling about universities in U.K., but I need some more advice, there are some universities in Chicago also, I think you are just doing time pass, I would request you to not post anymore as you are not helping me and you don't even have any knowledge about this thing.
 
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Old 05-10-2011, 03:43 PM   #6
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I think you have not understood what I said, I strictly want to build my future in open source technologies, which this degree is not helping me with, I need to do some specialized courses. And I have tried googling about universities in U.K., but I need some more advice, there are some universities in Chicago also, I think you are just doing time pass, I would request you to not post anymore as you are not helping me and you don't even have any knowledge about this thing.
No, YOU don't have any knowledge of 'this thing'. And I think that YOU have not understood what has been said:
  • THERE AREN'T ANY LINUX ONLY UNIVERSITIES anywhere, for any price.
There are CERTIFICATIONS, but they are NOT the same thing. Why wouldn't a Comp Sci degree not help with ANY sort of computing career? And since you're so up-to-date on things and not just "doing time pass", go ahead and CONTACT these 'universities', sign up, and go forward. Probably best, though, since you CAME HERE ASKING FOR ADVICE, is to actually LISTEN to it (since YOU don't know), and if you're working on a degree, it would help if you knew how to write and speak English, before posting on an English website, or attending any 'universities' where English is the language.
 
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Old 05-11-2011, 12:34 AM   #7
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I am currently doing my B.tech in CSE, but in this field also the curriculum is not helping me getting to know either Linux or Unix. ... And I have also heard that there are some universities in U.K. that offer courses and degrees in Linux specialized fields
Linux is just an operating system, and there are no universities (AFAIK), which teach Linux only.

Now when you talk about learning Linux, you may mean, any or all of the following:
1. Device driver/Interrupt handlers development in Linux.
2. Modifying the Linux kernel source code. (Building patches)
3. Modifying the Linux desktop environment things like KDE/Gnome/LXDE etc.
4. Developing the softwares that work on Linux e.g. a new email client with better features or modifying the OpenOffice so that it proves to be better its Windows counterpart - MS Office, etc.
5. Linux system administration tasks.

Now, its you turn to think and decide in which of all the above, you may like to dive in, in future and then we might continue the discussion.
 
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Old 05-11-2011, 07:36 AM   #8
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No, YOU don't have any knowledge of 'this thing'. And I think that YOU have not understood what has been said:
  • THERE AREN'T ANY LINUX ONLY UNIVERSITIES anywhere, for any price.
There are CERTIFICATIONS, but they are NOT the same thing. Why wouldn't a Comp Sci degree not help with ANY sort of computing career? And since you're so up-to-date on things and not just "doing time pass", go ahead and CONTACT these 'universities', sign up, and go forward. Probably best, though, since you CAME HERE ASKING FOR ADVICE, is to actually LISTEN to it (since YOU don't know), and if you're working on a degree, it would help if you knew how to write and speak English, before posting on an English website, or attending any 'universities' where English is the language.
You are arrogant.
Replies by that other person didn't help me that is why I told him that he ain't helping me, and English is not a question, I just posted that thread very casually.
And I might not be very up to date about this thing but I am pretty sure that there are universities who teach Linux/Unix(these universities might not be exclusively teaching Linux but they do shave some courses).
Basically I wanted to ask about LPIC I/II/III.
I don't want to argue or fight, I am a newbie and just need some good guidance, I am sorry if I offended you but can you enlighten me more on this topic.

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Old 05-11-2011, 10:49 AM   #9
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You are arrogant.
Replies by that other person didn't help me that is why I told him that he ain't helping me, and English is not a question, I just posted that thread very casually. And I might not be very up to date about this thing but I am pretty sure that there are universities who teach Linux/Unix(these universities might not be exclusively teaching Linux but they do shave some courses). Basically I wanted to ask about LPIC I/II/III.

I don't want to argue or fight, I am a newbie and just need some good guidance, I am sorry if I offended you but can you enlighten me more on this topic.
You don't want to fight or argue, but you call people names, tell them to be quiet, etc., when they don't tell you what you want to hear. Interesting.

If you know so much about this, then AGAIN...GO FIND ONE. Please feel free to come back and post it, so you can share this knowledge with the community. But if you want advice/opinions from people who ARE experienced, you need to consider TAKING THAT ADVICE when you ask a question. LPIC is a CERTIFICATION, as you were told before. Not alot different from an RHCE, or any other type of certification. It's not a 'university'...just a set of courses. There are many, MANY descriptions you can find via Google...but since we're 'arrogant', you can look them up yourself.

You're wrong. Period. Calling folks names and telling them they're just posting to "doing time pass" when they're trying to help you, isn't a good way to get ANY future help from ANYONE, ANYWHERE.

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Here's one offered in my hometown. I'm sure it's at least useful as an example:

http://www.langara.bc.ca/science-tec....html#CPSC1280

I haven't taken the course, but one thing I've heard from students about the instructor (assuming it's still the same one) is: "he seems to know everything about Unix".

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Old 05-11-2011, 02:24 PM   #11
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Here's one offered in my hometown. I'm sure it's at least useful as an example:

http://www.langara.bc.ca/science-tec....html#CPSC1280

I haven't taken the course, but one thing I've heard from students about the instructor (assuming it's still the same one) is: "he seems to know everything about Unix".
Those courses seem to be good ones, indeed, as does the LPIC program in general. But the OP is wanting a "Linux University"....
 
Old 05-25-2011, 03:44 PM   #12
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You don't want to fight or argue, but you call people names, tell them to be quiet, etc., when they don't tell you what you want to hear. Interesting.

If you know so much about this, then AGAIN...GO FIND ONE. Please feel free to come back and post it, so you can share this knowledge with the community. But if you want advice/opinions from people who ARE experienced, you need to consider TAKING THAT ADVICE when you ask a question. LPIC is a CERTIFICATION, as you were told before. Not alot different from an RHCE, or any other type of certification. It's not a 'university'...just a set of courses. There are many, MANY descriptions you can find via Google...but since we're 'arrogant', you can look them up yourself.

You're wrong. Period. Calling folks names and telling them they're just posting to "doing time pass" when they're trying to help you, isn't a good way to get ANY future help from ANYONE, ANYWHERE.
I apologize for my rude behavior and I am simply sorry. Please share any details regarding any certification or degree(if available). Thanks for your help.
 
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I apologize for my rude behavior and I am simply sorry. Please share any details regarding any certification or degree(if available). Thanks for your help.
We did. Re-read the postings.

There are many certifications you can get, LPIC is only one. There are RedHat, SuSE, and Linux+ certifications, all are different, offered in different locations, and need different things to complete.
 
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I have also heard that in Europe side, Suse certifications matter most (I may be wrong though). You can also decide what certification to take based on where you plan to pursue your job.
 
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Hi,

Loads of disciplines do use Gnu/Linux within their courses. You would have to contact the University/College to see if Gnu/Linux is being used & taught. Most do have UNIX defined courses. As to specific Gnu/Linux courses or programs then that would not be something to answer generally. As others have said: seek, search & contact to get some results.

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