On Tue, 14 Sep 1999 07:22:38 -0600, pippi5 wrote:
> Just go wandering about the redhat site, you'll find all the
> documentation your heart desires and all free and mostly in
> plain ascii text. Biggest problem I've had is in devoting
> enough time to read it all!
If only those docs searchible... IIRC there's also a project
called Linux Documentation Project somewhere (I forgot the
URL), it translated to many languages and mirrored on many
Linux websites worldwide.
A book is also a good start to learn Linux. Empowermentzone
has a zipped copy of MCP.com 's online book "Redhat Linux
Unleashed" (ISBN 0-672-30962-9). Download it from:
http://www.empowermentzone.com/redhat3.zip
Still, there's nothing beats practicing experience to learn
an OS. For the CLI -- if you have a lot of online time to
burn -- you can get a free RedHat Linux shell account from
Spunge.org (RedHat Ver. 5.x, Benji has problem upgrading it).
To get the application form, send a blank e-mail to
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. All required to use it is a telnet
client. Either Win9x's Hyperterm or DOS's NCSA Telnet
(available as Arachne APM) will work just fine.
However, there will be some significant delays if your ISP
is too far away from Spunge, and it also only CLI, no GUI at
all. The best option is off course installing your own copy
of Linux on your PC. This way you can log in as root and also
using X-Window. But if this not possible, perhaps you could
ask your nearest Linux user's group to help you setting up a
Linux-SurvPCs (either CLI or Xterm) community cybercafe? ;)
BTW, even widely advertised as easy peasy to learn, learning
Windows NT thoroughly is no picnic either. Otherwise, courses
like MCSE will never exist <g>.
--Eko
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