Douglas J. Hunley wrote:
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%  RH basically sets itself up, which is good.  But having described what
%  I want to do I'd like to solicit feedback on which variety of Linux I
%  should try, and maybe specific "projects" that I could work on to get
%  a good, well-rounded view of Linux.  I could use either an old laptop,
%  or P-133 in the corner from work.  Thanks in advance for any ideas.

My 2 shekels, worth whatcha paid for it...

You might consider learning the standard sorts of admin tasks you
have to perform on any OS, in no particular order:

 1) Adding, deleting, modifying users
 2) Adding, deleting, modifying disks and filesystems
 3) Backing up and restoring files and filesystems using tar, cpio,
    and the dump/restore tool
 4) Setting up a dial-up server
 5) Setting up a mail server (Sendmail, Postfix, or Qmail)
 6) Setting up a Web server (Apache), including setting up virtual
    hosts
 7) Network configuration needs (configuring DNS, setting up DHCP, 
    adding clients)
 8) Firewall configuration using IPTables
 9) Access restrictions using TCP Wrappers (/etc/hosts.allow and
    /etc/hosts.deny)
10) Adding, removing, upgrading software using RPM and from source
11) Set up an FTP server that supports anonymous downloads, guest
    users, real users, and that allows blind uploads
12) Set up a Samba file server for Windows users
13) Set up a database server (using MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle)
14) Set up an IRC or other chat server

This is hardly a comprehensive list, but it should give you projects
to take on for the next couple of months if you are new to Linux.

Kurt
-- 
"His super power is to turn into a scotch terrier."
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