Hi Tom(s/Tom/Thomas/?), I wouldn't try and learn "everything" there's far too much out there and you'll never need 99% of it. A lot of it is only there for minority cases. BSD slices instead of "normal" partitions? Only useful when you can't use normal partitions.
Instead I'd try and deepen what you know. Say you're looking at bash scripts to do something simple. Have _good_ look at the man page to figure out what other things you can do in bash. When you're installing Linux, try using fdisk (instead of diskdruid or whatever) and learn what all the commands do. Figure out the boot sequence of a PC to understand all the options of LILO or grub. Not only will everything make more sense but learning new, related things will be easier. Quite often the language used in projects reflects the nomenclature of the underlying technology. A few years ago I had an ISA PNP sound card I wanted to use under Linux, but it came with a configuration file under DOS. There was no documentation on what each of the fields meant, but because I'd played with isapnp under Linux, it was obvious the DOS coders had just dumped the PNP structure into the file. Using this, I could get the settings for the sound card and use it under Linux. So I would suggest you learn more about the stuff you already know, that way you'll find learning new things easier. [my .02 Euros worth] Cheers, Paul. On Fri, 1 Mar 2002, Thomas McLaughlin wrote: > I have been using Linux for a few years now, both at home > and at work for such things as DNS, intranet server, samba > file servers and now my desktop PC. However, with the good > desktop config tools available, it means apps can be installed > and configured fast but I do not know what's going on behind the > scenes. There are also other aspects of Linux which I may never > need to use or have the time to investigate within our company e.g. > BSD style printing, configuring raw partitons on disks. > So what is the best way to learn what I am missing? > Should I just get a big "everything about linux" book or have a look > at one of the linux certification books which should contain the most > important and common things a sysadmin should know about linux? > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk > http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paul Millar yo-yo, n. : Particle Physics Theory Group Something that is occasionally Department of Physics and Astronomy up but normally down. University of Glasgow, (see also Computer) Glasgow G12 8QQ, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Scotland +44 (0)141 330 4717 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------
