Confused from where to start.

scientist_ranjeet · 01-10-2013, 03:27 AM

Hello all,
My question is generally like same for all who are new to linux and want to learn from scratch.

Linux is vast and simple but i am not getting the direction i.e. from where i should start studying the basics of linux so that i can start studying in my daily life. I already installed fedora 15 using VMWare.

Thanks

Darkmaze · 01-10-2013, 03:37 AM

open terminal type man man then open file manager and read what is in /usr/doc then progress from there. remember reading is fun and important.

acid_kewpie · 01-10-2013, 03:39 AM

start by just plain using it. you'll learn plenty by using it every day instead of Widnows.

And don't use Fedora 15, that's obsolete, and so not a great way to learn anything. Fedora 18 is out now, reinstall and keep it up to date.

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Originally Posted by Darkmaze

open terminal type man man then open file manager and read what is in /usr/doc then progress from there. remember reading is fun and important.

read all of /usr/doc???

syg00 · 01-10-2013, 03:40 AM

I'm sure there'll be some "similar threads" listed below. Maybe start there.
Fedora is pretty "bleeding edge" - may be good for you, maybe not. However F15 is (way) out of support - F17 is current (just), and F18 will be out the door in under a week. Go get F17, maybe 18.
Good doco to be found here - read at least the release notes and install guide.

scientist_ranjeet · 01-10-2013, 03:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acid_kewpie

start by just plain using it. you'll learn plenty by using it every day instead of Widnows.

And don't use Fedora 15, that's obsolete, and so not a great way to learn anything. Fedora 18 is out now, reinstall and keep it up to date.

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read all of /usr/doc???

Thanks a lot.

scientist_ranjeet · 01-10-2013, 03:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by syg00

I'm sure there'll be some "similar threads" listed below. Maybe start there.
Fedora is pretty "bleeding edge" - may be good for you, maybe not. However F15 is (way) out of support - F17 is current (just), and F18 will be out the door in under a week. Go get F17, maybe 18.
Good doco to be found here - read at least the release notes and install guide.

Ok i will follow.
Thanks for instant advice.

knudfl · 01-10-2013, 03:50 AM

Welcome to LQ.

Fedora 15 is an old unsupported version, and will soon appear in the old archive:
http://archives.fedoraproject.org/pu...inux/releases/
Which means you will have to point to those upcoming url's
in the files /etc/yum/repos.d/ , if you want to install software.
The package installer is 'yum'. See 'man yum'.

Linux basics : http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html.gz

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Aquarius_Girl · 01-10-2013, 03:58 AM

Please read this thread from post 12. http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...2/#post4775076

scientist_ranjeet · 01-10-2013, 04:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knudfl

Welcome to LQ.

Fedora 15 is an old unsupported version, and will soon appear in the old archive:
http://archives.fedoraproject.org/pu...inux/releases/
Which means you will have to point to those upcoming url's
in the files /etc/yum/repos.d/ , if you want to install software.
The package installer is 'yum'. See 'man yum'.

Linux basics : http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html.gz

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Thanks a lot..will read and get back to you.

onebuck · 01-10-2013, 06:38 AM

Hi,

Welcome to LQ!

Quote:

Originally Posted by scientist_ranjeet

Hello all,
My question is generally like same for all who are new to linux and want to learn from scratch.

Linux is vast and simple but i am not getting the direction i.e. from where i should start studying the basics of linux so that i can start studying in my daily life. I already installed fedora 15 using VMWare.

Thanks

Linux-Newbie section of Slackware®-Links has several good Linux guides for a newbie.

Plus;

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Just a few links to aid you to gaining some understanding;

  1 Linux Documentation Project 
2 Rute Tutorial & Exposition 
3 Linux Command Guide  
4 Bash Beginners Guide 
5 Bash Reference Manual 
6 Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide 
7 Linux Newbie Admin Guide 
8 LinuxSelfHelp 
9 Utimate Linux Newbie Guide
10 Linux Home Networking
11 Virtualization- Top 10

The above links and others can be found at 'Slackware-Links'. More than just Slackware® links!

Quote:

"Knowledge is of two kinds. We Know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it."- Samuel Johnson

"You must look into people as well as at them."-Chesterfield

HTH!

scientist_ranjeet · 01-11-2013, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by onebuck

Hi,

Welcome to LQ!
Linux-Newbie section of Slackware®-Links has several good Linux guides for a newbie.

Plus;
HTH!

Thanks a lot

kooru · 01-11-2013, 03:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scientist_ranjeet

Hello all,
My question is generally like same for all who are new to linux and want to learn from scratch.

You can try http://www.tldp.org/

theNbomr · 01-11-2013, 10:44 AM

All of the advice about what to read and where to find it is great, but I would never suggest just reading it from start to finish. I think you need to use it all as a guide to solving specific problems. Unless you are unusually talented, you will probably not assimilate much knowledge using the 'learn solutions now and find the respective problems later' approach. There is probably more stuff to know than one person can learn in a lifetime, so you need to refine the field drastically.

Start using Linux, and always take the view that whatever problem you think can be solved probably does have a solution, and that it is probably already solved. When that happens, use the resources indicated by others, above, as the place to look for the solution. You will have much greater success and will probably find a manageable universe of subjects to learn. Maybe then, start doing some non-direct research like reading man pages on subjects that have some probability of pertinence to your world.

--- rod.

alihaiders · 01-11-2013, 05:20 PM

I had the same problem as yours, as I recently started learning Linux too, then I started playing around with Linux myself because you are the only one who can determine that what distro suits you depending on your level of understanding.
I started from Ubuntu and whatever I did on Ubuntu I always did it from the command line. It made my basics clear. The best way to learn Linux is to use man command and plus it also depends on how fast you want to learn.

So according to my learning experience, checkout several distros and then make your choice and stick to it.
here are some learning links, might be helpful for you

1. http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/newto/
2. http://wireless.ictp.trieste.it/scho...linux/rute.pdf

Hope this help you clear some confusion

Ali

scientist_ranjeet · 01-12-2013, 02:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alihaiders

I had the same problem as yours, as I recently started learning Linux too, then I started playing around with Linux myself because you are the only one who can determine that what distro suits you depending on your level of understanding.
I started from Ubuntu and whatever I did on Ubuntu I always did it from the command line. It made my basics clear. The best way to learn Linux is to use man command and plus it also depends on how fast you want to learn.

So according to my learning experience, checkout several distros and then make your choice and stick to it.
here are some learning links, might be helpful for you

1. http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/newto/
2. http://wireless.ictp.trieste.it/scho...linux/rute.pdf

Hope this help you clear some confusion

Ali

Thanks a lot guys