Any good sites where i can learn linux ?

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I installed KDE, Enterprise and standard SUSE on 3 computers, but now i don't know any further. :o

Would appreciate any good resources.
thanks
 
join a linux user group.
tlug - tlug.up.ac.za

there are plenty other
 
Internet Junkie said:
I installed KDE, Enterprise and standard SUSE on 3 computers, but now i don't know any further. :o

Would appreciate any good resources.
thanks
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There is a really good manual that comes with SuSe explains everything from installing to ...... basicaly its huge, its in the HOW to's somewhere on your PC, cant remeber the folder name and not in front of a SuSe pc at the moment.
 
What would you like to do?

Novell has quite a few articles on there website / how to's

Here is a scenario for you:

PC1 : OpenLDAP Server
PC2: Postfix, Amavis, Spamassassin, using LDAP of course
PC3: Samba, using LDAP of course

That research would keep you busy for awhile, and learn a bit.
 
Best way to learn linux is to install Gentoo and compile your own environment. I knew absolute boggerol about linux, so i download Gentoo, and after several attempts to get my system running, i finally got it working. After than, you should know all the basic commands and how the kernel operates.

www.gentoo.org

I like gentoo because it's very customizable. I dont like linux distros where everything is done automatically...
 
Try to do what you would normally do on a windows computer. If you can do it, no problem.

Otherwise:

www.linuxquestions.org – There’s a SuSE subsection. I found it very helpful when I was still a SuSE person. My linux experiences began on SuSE all the way back with SuSE 9.0. If you do a search on google, I’m sure you’ll find a SuSE specific site as well.

By Enterprise are you referring to Red Hat Enterprise? If so, www.fedoraforums.org should prove to be a very good resource.

KDE – www.kde.org I think.

Google in general is also a very good resource.
 
What do you mean by "learn linux"?

Using common applications?
Installing applications?
The Command Line Interface (this is a life's work - not because its difficult, but because its so immense!)
Programming?

Other than that, I would agree to use (K)ubuntu rather - and that forum mentioned is AWESOME!++
 
To learn how it works.... etc.
Just like anything else.... i have no manual. Apparently we received CD's, probably a promo, with no manual.
 
@ IJ - I would recommend downloading Ubuntu as you can run it off the CD without installing it.

This way you can start learning the basics.

It works the same way as Windows, but there are slight differences which you'll pick up, but it is easy growing used to.
 
Internet Junkie said:
To learn how it works.... etc.
Just like anything else.... i have no manual. Apparently we received CD's, probably a promo, with no manual.
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This is what I did.
Installed Ubuntu.
Used it.
Googled for things I did not know.

Basically, learning to swim by jumping in the pool and trying not to drown.
That may sound very simplistic, but it does work - its probably how you "learnt" windows.
 
ic said:
IMO starting with Ubuntu would be better than SUSE.
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w1z4rd said:
Go with ubuntu to start so you can use www.ubuntuforums.org Best linux support forum I have come across to date. Use Kubuntu if you like KDE
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He asked about "learning" linux - not start using straight away. Sending someone to a distro where everything is made to work just like windows, is bad advice - he'll learn very little.

There is no such thing like one distro is better for learning than another. I've learned a lot from Slackware, I've learned a lot from Debian, I've learned a lot from Red Hat, I've learned a lot from SUSE, I've learned a lot from Gentoo, I've learned a lot from FreeBSD too. Doesn't mean one is better than the other.

I don't think tackling Gentoo as a beginner is a good idea either. Too many things to keep in mind when you set it up. Unless the person is already passionate about Linux and willing to go through that particular set of growing pains, and/or has a reasonable background in building software from source, he/she is more likely to be frustrated and discouraged. That said, Gentoo has excellent documentation.

Internet Junkie, you've already installed SUSE. take it, learn it, get used to it. If you don't like it after a couple of months, but all means, move on to something else. Here's some resources to get you started:

Mailing list archives:
http://lists.suse.de/archive/

The Unofficial SUSE FAQ:
http://susefaq.sourceforge.net/susefaq.html

and another one:
http://susewiki.org/index.php?title=SUSE_FAQ

Various online forums:
http://forums.suselinuxsupport.de/
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/suse-linux-help/
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/susenovell-60/

Excellent repository for updated packages built for SUSE:
http://packman.links2linux.org/
 
THe best way is to install linux on a machine (preferably in text mode) and then start playing. With plenty of googling and hours of fiddeling you will eventually start picking things up.
 
FaNIX said:
Best way to learn linux is to install Gentoo and compile your own environment. I knew absolute boggerol about linux, so i download Gentoo, and after several attempts to get my system running, i finally got it working. After than, you should know all the basic commands and how the kernel operates.

www.gentoo.org

I like gentoo because it's very customizable. I dont like linux distros where everything is done automatically...
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While I love Gentoo, I found Ubuntu to be an easier Linux distro to get up to speed with.

@koffiejunkie, just like you, I have my own opinions, and my opinion is that IJ would do better to start with Ubuntu - emphasis on start - which implies moving on to something more advanced at a later stage - like Gentoo for example. The Linux learning curve for Windoze users is generally steep, and lots of people give up due to starting with a distro that is not very user friendly.
 
ic, I over-reacted somewhat, but I am getting a bit worked up about the "Ubuntu is better" mentality on this forum. Ubuntu is good but id doesn't offer much if anything that SUSE doesn't, except maybe the huge repository, most of which is disabled by default last time I checked. Ubuntu actually comes with some applications that have weird bugs (being based on Debian Sid/Unstable) which they don't fix, and other compile time options that are just left out.

For example, try to get aac/m4a support in Easytag - no alternative application available, and they've changed the structure of so many things that none of the debian packages work unless you force-replace a number of gnome packages, which will come back to bite you.

I'm not making a case for SUSE - I don't prefer either (I'm a Real Debian user... :)) - just against the this-distro-is-better-than-that-one attitude. The question was for resources, not which distro is better.
 
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