One of the best ways I've learned Linux is by downloading VMWare's VMPlayer and installing a pre-virt Ubuntu or CentOS image or install it from scratch. That way you get practice without the need for extra hardware.
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How you doing? I've been reading the Linux sys admin and > networking guides. Thanks for all the info. > > Benjamin Hargis > Phuture Networks > IT Consultant > > On Feb 16, 2011, at 10:23 PM, Paul Saenz <forensicneoph...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Here are some really good tutorials on linux: > > This first one is probably one of the better ones: > > <http://rute.2038bug.com/rute.html.gz>http://rute.2038bug.com/rute.html.gz > > There is a pdf download at the top left corner of the page. > > The LInux documentation has a ton of info on everything: > > <http://tldp.org/>http://tldp.org/ > > Check out the Linux Reality podcast. It's really good. There are about 100 > podcast about 1/2 hour long that give you basic startup tutorial on many > SysAdmin tasks. > > <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/linuxreality> > http://feeds2.feedburner.com/linuxreality > > This is the Linux System Administrator's Guide. It's a little outdated, but > there is nothing in this book that will not be good basic overall learning > of Linux. The following is a heavy duty and pretty comprehensive guide for > SysAdmins: > > <http://www.tldp.org/LDP/sag/html/index.html> > http://www.tldp.org/LDP/sag/html/index.html > > Here is an administrators guide that may be a little more light duty: > > <http://tldp.org/LDP/lame/LAME/linux-admin-made-easy/index.html> > http://tldp.org/LDP/lame/LAME/linux-admin-made-easy/index.html > > Here's a really good book on the Linux Kernel. It's 2.4, but much of it > still applies: > > <http://www.tldp.org/LDP/lki/index.html> > http://www.tldp.org/LDP/lki/index.html > > Here's a How To for Mail Server: > > <http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Mail-Administrator-HOWTO.html> > http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Mail-Administrator-HOWTO.html > > Here's a Printing HOWTO: > > <http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Printing-HOWTO/index.html> > http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Printing-HOWTO/index.html > > Here is a flilesystem Hierarchy Standard. If in case some day you want to > understand filesytem Hierarchy Standards: > > <http://www.pathname.com/fhs/>http://www.pathname.com/fhs/ > > Here's a network administrators guide: > > <http://www.tldp.org/LDP/nag2/index.html> > http://www.tldp.org/LDP/nag2/index.html > > Here's a little tutorial for building and Installing Software packages for > linux: > > <http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Software-Building-HOWTO.html> > http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Software-Building-HOWTO.html > > Here's a couple of links that were posted to the list recently for shell > scripting links, they will come in handy: > > > <http://houcemhachicha.blogspot.com/2010/07/my-top-ten-shellbash-tricks.html> > http://houcemhachicha.blogspot.com/2010/07/my-top-ten-shellbash-tricks.html > <http://www.shell-fu.org/>http://www.shell-fu.org/ > > and of course, here is the linux from scratch website where you will find a > wealth of information: > > > <http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/hints/downloads/files/essential_prereading.txt> > http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/hints/downloads/files/essential_prereading.txt > > my suggestion is that you download the LFS book pdf, and as you read > through it, go to all the reference material and learn about what you don't > understand as you go along. > > <http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/downloads/stable/> > http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/downloads/stable/ > <http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/download.html> > http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/download.html > > As others said before, start out small. Start with something that interests > you (especially a technology that is in high demand in the field) and > install it and work it and break it. You learn by breaking it and fixing it. > My suggestion is that you get a box with at least two HD's so you can > implement raid and run a virtual server in it, because virtual server is > pretty much essential for SysAdmin these days. Load and implement a mail > server as some have suggested, because every business network is gonna want > a mail server. Install a DNS, a Web server with all the essentials (MySQL, > Postgre, php, pearl,python, Apache, Tomcat, ) File Servers, Version Control, > Windows Networking (Samba, or etc.) and last but not least backups. With out > desiring to beat a dead horse, start out small and build on that, as some > have said before. Start out by installing a virtual server, and the four > things you should learn first are VS, Mail server, Web Server and Backup. > All these things have been said before, but I thought I should try to make > sure that the best starting point is clear. Run instances of Ubuntu, CentOS, > Debian and other production grade and tested OS servers of all types. Put > them on the net, try to secure them, but let them get hacked (not on > purpose, but if you put them on the net, your gonna get hacked) and find out > why by learning to read log files as some have suggested. Definitely learn > SSH, SSL and Certifications. > > Here is the Manual on securing a Debian Server: > > > <http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/ch-sec-services.en.html> > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/ch-sec-services.en.html > > of course the principals are pretty much apply across the board, but > different distros will have different ways of implementation. > > On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 7:10 PM, < <benjamin.har...@gmail.com> > benjamin.har...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I was looking at LPI. I sent you a Linkedin add request as friend. If >> anyone wants to add me on Linkedin feel free. >> <benjamin.har...@gmail.com><benjamin.har...@gmail.com> >> benjamin.har...@gmail.com >> No spam please. >> >> Sent from my iPod >> >> On Feb 16, 2011, at 7:01 PM, Joel Witherspoon <<joel.withersp...@gmail.com> >> joel.withersp...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Check out the LPI cert guides. I'm currently working as a Linux admin and >> their structure tends to fall into the same tasks that I do regularly. >> >> <http://www.lpi.org/> <http://www.lpi.org/>http://www.lpi.org/ >> >> Joel C. Witherspoon >> My profiles: [image: LinkedIn] <http://www.linkedin.com/in/jcwitherspoon> >> [image: >> Twitter] <http://www.twitter.com/joelwitherspoon> >> [image: Twitter] <http://twitter.com/joelwitherspoon> Latest tweet: Where >> can I go for solid tech industry and tech business news? CNN & MSNBC aren't >> cutting it. 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