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03-02-2017, 10:52 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Nov 2012
Posts: 5
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Wanting to extend my limited knowledge and use of Linux
Hey guys and gals!
I just wanted to ask a question or two (or three)
I am needing / wanting to get back into Linux, and would eventually like to abandon Micro$oft altogether (at least as a primary OS), and maybe even run a Linux based server. Maybe even get into some penetration testing. Not really sure where I want the end result to be but I know it lies somewhere in this area.
It is to this end that I ask the following: Can anyone point out a book or set of books (audio or eBooks?, tutorials, or videos that teaches the reader / listener / watcher from beginner to advanced (I would just prefer to start at the beginning to refresh my knowledge, which was not extensive to begin with).
Also, are there any Linux distros that teach one to use it?
All answers / comments are welcome.
Thank you in advance.
Chris
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03-03-2017, 03:11 AM
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Member
Registered: Dec 2012
Location: Mauritius
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 567
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Hi,
Welcome back to Linux,
There's a book you can easily read: http://www.tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/html/index.html
You can find other formats of this book and other books at: http://www.tldp.org/guides.html
There is a lot of material at http://www.tldp.org
For the distro, maybe you can start with something more user-friendly like Linux Mint or Debian. Software package management is really smooth on these distros. Then, if you feel you're ready for more advanced stuff you can try something more suited for your needs. Have a look around for different distros. There are lots of them: https://distrowatch.com/
All the best.
Last edited by aragorn2101; 03-03-2017 at 03:16 AM.
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03-03-2017, 04:22 AM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Aug 2004
Location: Sydney
Distribution: Rocky 9.x
Posts: 18,434
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Full on manuals etc www.linuxtopia.org
HTH & Welcome to LQ 
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03-03-2017, 06:15 AM
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Member
Registered: Sep 2011
Distribution: Puppy
Posts: 601
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Linux for Dummies in the excellent "for Dummies" series that are well liked
The Beginners Guide to Linux in the beginners guide series.
Both have been available online for free as PDFs - I don't know if they are still free.
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03-03-2017, 06:18 AM
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LQ Veteran
Registered: Jan 2011
Location: Abingdon, VA
Distribution: Catalina
Posts: 9,374
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kraihavok
Also, are there any Linux distros that teach one to use it?
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That falls under the category of Training/Experience.
One you pay to get, one pays you for what you got.
No. Linux is Self-serve.
Making mistakes is how we learn.
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/howtos.html
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Multi-Disk-HOWTO.html
Last edited by Habitual; 03-03-2017 at 06:29 AM.
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1 members found this post helpful.
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03-03-2017, 07:18 AM
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LQ Addict
Registered: Mar 2012
Location: Hungary
Distribution: debian/ubuntu/suse ...
Posts: 24,199
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the most important tip is still missing: obviously you can read books, manual pages and tutorials, but without real practice it will not give you anything.
so practice, practice and again: practice.
Last edited by pan64; 03-03-2017 at 08:32 AM.
Reason: typo
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1 members found this post helpful.
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03-03-2017, 12:00 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Nov 2012
Posts: 5
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My thanks to everyone who responded. It was awesome. All you responses were so cool, and extremely helpful. I cannot say thank you enough. I will look into all of the suggestions. As of right now, I installed Linux Mint with the cinnamon environment. I like mint just fine, but cinnamon feels clunky to me, so I may have to try out another one. Any suggestions on environments? Anyone have a favorite? Why do you prefer it?
Anyhoo - I am off to check out these resources.
Thank y'all again.
Chris
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03-03-2017, 07:52 PM
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LQ Veteran
Registered: Jan 2011
Location: Abingdon, VA
Distribution: Catalina
Posts: 9,374
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Try Xfce is my advice.
It's pretty lean and has "familiar elements". 
Cinnamon is aggressive on resources, IMO.
https://linuxmint.com/documentation.php
The best method is by far is installing it and using it on a daily basis,
to do daily things. Not so hard.
Start with 64bit download if your system can handle it.
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03-03-2017, 08:25 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Dec 2011
Distribution: Slackware, Debian 12, Devuan & MX Linux
Posts: 9,528
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kraihavok
My thanks to everyone who responded. It was awesome. All you responses were so cool, and extremely helpful. I cannot say thank you enough. I will look into all of the suggestions. As of right now, I installed Linux Mint with the cinnamon environment. I like mint just fine, but cinnamon feels clunky to me, so I may have to try out another one. Any suggestions on environments? Anyone have a favorite? Why do you prefer it?
Anyhoo - I am off to check out these resources.
Thank y'all again.
Chris
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You're Welcome.
Maybe give the Mate desktop instead.
I use XFCE because it rocks! It's light and fast.
I find KDE to be a real RAM hog:-
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03-03-2017, 09:39 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jan 2007
Location: Wild West Wales, UK
Distribution: Linux Mint 22 MATE, Peppermint OS-Devuan, EndeavourOS, antiX
Posts: 4,355
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kraihavok,
Welcome to LQ. It’s good to know that we have a member of Shakespeare’s fan club on board!
Feel free to try the following suggestions:
Linux Made Simple is available FREE as a 143 page pdf:
https://ia801501.us.archive.org/12/i...le_2015_UK.pdf
Blog:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...7304/#comments
I agree with Habitual and Ztcoracat about using either Linux Mint 18.1 MATE or Xfce instead of Cinnamon. Use 64 bit unless your hardware is old.
As H, Z and pan64 have mentioned, the only real way to learn Linux is by USING it!
An alternative distro is MX Linux which is based on Debian and uses an Xfce Desktop Edition.
Here is a review by Dedoimedo:
http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/mx-16.html
Whether you decide to use MX Linux or not, do have a look at their excellent manual:
https://mxlinux.org/user_manual_mx16/mxum.html
The Installation process (2.5) is very informative:
https://mxlinux.org/user_manual_mx16...Subsection-2.5
Good luck with your Linux adventure.
Last edited by beachboy2; 03-16-2017 at 12:26 AM.
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03-04-2017, 01:41 AM
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Member
Registered: Jun 2016
Distribution: any&all, in VBox; Ol'UnixCLI; NO GUI resources
Posts: 999
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Tossing in a link to free [limited time tho] Learning Linux Shell Scripting 2015 book
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03-04-2017, 02:27 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jan 2007
Location: Wild West Wales, UK
Distribution: Linux Mint 22 MATE, Peppermint OS-Devuan, EndeavourOS, antiX
Posts: 4,355
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kraihavok,
Not of course forgetting The Linux Command Line from William E. Shotts Jr which is freely available as a pdf download:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/lin...7.pdf/download
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