I am using Ubuntu Desktop. Now I want to learn Linux administration and bash scripting.

My first question is that is Ubuntu is perfect operating system?

Please suggest me steps to learn the above, related books and online websites and sources.

Please Suggest me also if any certification needed to become Linux Administrator.

Hi!

As to your first question; it is entirely up to you! There are tons of different GNU/Linux distributions. I myself use Debian and Arch mostly, but I have an old netbook that runs Xubuntu. Use Ubuntu if you feel that it's the right one for you.

As for learning, I would suggest that you start by doing EVERYTHING in a terminal, and use a GUI only when you have no other option. Furthermore, check Amazon or wherever for books on Bash and shell scripting and start to practice. Also, stick around on this forum, you will learn a lot by seeing how other users have solved their problems. Don't be afraid to ask, but try to ask questions the smart way.

Finally, no. You don't need a certification to become an administrator. What you need is perseverance, interest and patience.

Best regards,
HMW

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Can't be said better. There are tons of things to learn and learning takes some time.

Hi,

Welcome to LQ!

For Desktop or system admini? For general you could look at; Linux Books & Online Magazines

Plus the Ubuntu wiki could be useful.
Ubuntu is a good Gnu/Linux with current popularity and if you wish to have your hand held when doing anything within Ubuntu. There are better Gnu/Linux that can be efficient servers or even desktops using a desktop environment (DE) or window manager(WM). Ubuntu happens to be a current popular Gnu/Linux. Not my first choice to learn Gnu/Linux administration with. I have been using Slackware Gnu/Linux since it was first released back in 1993. Slackware is the best UNIX-Like Gnu/Linux and will provide a user with understanding on how to admin a system be it Desktop or Server.

You could look at Slackware®-Links which I created and maintain to provide useful information to users. Slackware®-Links is more than just Slackware Links!

I like to provide the following links to users who ask similar questions. LDP is a great resource and you will find loads of information that can be helpful to learn Linux. The rest of the links below will be helpful in your endeavors.
EDIT: Some of the links above may seem dated but are still valid information for a new user that wishes to learn the basics.

Hope this helps.
Have fun & enjoy!

So what's stopping you?
Giving you tutorials to learn "Linux administration and bash scripting" would be as useless as teats on a boar hog,
if you don't know the OS. "I am using Ubuntu Desktop"? I haz a toaster.

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/index.html

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That's like asking if Baseball is a fun sport to watch.

Official Ubuntu Documentation

None.

Administrator needs technical knowledge but has also a lot to do with human relationship

Hi,

I agree! Good administration skills along with good communication skills to inter-act with system users is very important. Means to explain technical translation/jargon to a user in a positive way for conveyance of information. Not everyone will understand your tech speak so you must be able to translate for a user to understand.

Hope this helps.
Have fun & enjoy!

Learn how to obtain basic information on a Linux command.
For examplewill display a short manual about the top command.

This works for a surprising number of commands - even for the man command itself.

Well, commonsense says, just go out and do it. A quick google search on linux topics is a mouse click away. Also, amazon has many good books on various linux topics.

As for linux administration, a good place to start is @ linuxacademy.com. It's not free, but not expensive either. You'll learn the latest topics in bite-size pieces, plus learn real life hands-on troubleshooting scenarios.

Anyway, good luck in your linux adventure.

Okay man.

Our OP got scared away, methinks. Or maybe he took all the good advice given and has been tinkering with his PC for three days straight, living on Energy drink.

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"I'll need an unlimited supply of Xena tapes and Hotpockets."

Ubuntu and all it's derivatives are Debian forks. You might as well just use Debian. The problem with administration is that it's usually a lot of difficult work at first, and after the system is automated anyone can run it. So, IT managers hire skilled professionals with a promise of quickly escalating wages over a period of a few years. They have the new smart guy design the system, write all the automation scripts, create and compile documentation, and then they let him/her go, because they don't require that level of skill any longer.

They then hire propeller beanies to simply watch the system, run the automation programs, and make small adjustments as need be. The second group gets to play a lot of computer games, watch tons of porn, preach password security sermons, and push ghost images onto new desktop systems. But they don't get paid much.

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