Learning Linux
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@Dashrender said:
I got my CentOS server up and running last week with Mediawiki. Scott's instructions were very straight forward and I mostly understood what I was doing.
I've managed to end and add a few extensions to MW so far. not to bad - favorite part, when I update a main file just refresh the browser and the changes are there.
CentOS is, in general, quite easy to get started with. Very well documented, heavily used by IT Pros in the enterprise so the Internet is full of good info and no "extra" stuff to make things harder than they have to be.
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Check out the linuxacademy.com
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After a lots of thing happened for the past 8 months i just realized that, i shouldn't let the stress at work stops me from dreaming what i want.
Like learning other stuff ( Linux,Html5, and etc) which is not applicable in our current environment.
And as per the great @scottalanmiller i can still learn/update other IT stuff even I'm not working in IT, I just really need to give my dedication in learning. -
I have playing with it for a while now, but I have generally found it is the sitting around and pulling your hair our that gets you to know it better. All the new commands can be over whelming at first. Learning it depends on your best method of learning personally. Books were helpful but frequently out of date. Online videos and tutorials were nice, when they worked. I also find when you get stuck that stopping, walking away, coming back and reading documentation over can help. Learning to search specific terms and running them to ground helps. Pick a project and practice it a few times. For example, just install Linux all the way through, then do it again and try different settings. Do it many times so you become comfortable with the process and you get used to seeing commands. Don't be worried about having all the commands memorized. If they are important, toss them in a WIKI or a text file for reference. Once you have the basics down, pick a project like setting up a web server. Complete it start to finish and load a page. Make up some content and update the site. Now back up your data. If the web server does not have a database, maybe setup a SQL server. Back up the SQL server. Delete the test database and then restore it. The problem I have after this is all of the debate about a best practices for certain services. What should be on or off by default - etc. It is very difficult to cover everything, and a lot of the documentation does not give you the finer details.
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@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
Doing a project, like making a wiki, is a great way to learn because you have a goal and something to actually strive towards. Otherwise you install Linux, look at it and.... what else?
this had always been my problem, I've installed them before and just sat. There staring at it.
We've all been there.
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Yeah i already set up my Wiki Page, but i removed the set up because I'm working on making the ELK Server
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Set up VirtualBox or Hyper-V so that you can have both. Memory requirements for LAMP are tiny.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Set up VirtualBox or Hyper-V so that you can have both. Memory requirements for LAMP are tiny.
Hmm I'm currently using the Server of @Ambarishrh -
It's been a long time for this thread. But since it was originally posted I have been working on SAM's Guide to Linux Administration.
