SGT_ROCK wrote:
> I think my lack of Linux knowledge might be showing. Okay you got me I am
> Win guy trying to escape the dark side and join the pure world of Linux. I
> have been working with Windows NT for seven years so I think by now I am
> really brainwashed. Any good book or white papers that would help me would
> be greatly appreciated.
Well, I gotta hand it to you. Get ready to use one of the finest
operating systems going, my friend.
I would strongly recommend purchasing a copy of Que's "Using Linux:
Special Edition". It is very complete, reasonably current, and includes
three different Linux distributions (Red Hat 6.0, Caldera OpenLinux 2.3,
and Debian/GNU Linux 2.1). That's a good starting point.
If you are used to working and administering NT then I think you would
also benefit from a general introduction to Unix. Get "Unix System V
Release 4: An Introduction" by Rosen, Rosinski, Farber and Host. Most
(if not all) Linux distributions are SVR4- rather than BSD-based.
The key things with Unix are getting comfortable using command-line
tools and understanding how Unix filesystems work. If you were
proficient with NT then you probably already are comfortable with the
command line -- though once you learn some of the tricks with Unix,
you'll wonder how you ever survived using NT.
I didn't want to discourage you with my comments, but many people make
the mistake of thinking that Unix is just like Windows, when... well,
Unix and Windows are about as far apart as anything can get.
Good luck to you.
-Stephen-
