Well, I'd like to chime in without the rantings of the 'haughty linux wizards'. Eve, the course sounds likes it will point you in the right direction. And some people need courses as a basis to get them started in the the learning process. The course description of topics to be covered seems to be a good foundation and progression, but as suggested earlier make sure you play around alot. Somehow get a spare machine (even an old clunker) and put RedHat on it. If you have access to a bunch of spare machine, use them all. I wouldn't recommend dual booting a machine since I garuntee you'll be blowing up you OS on the quest for knowledge several times along the way. Someone earlier suggested Knoppix and I'd recommend against that suggestion. Knoppix is Debian based and there is just enough of a difference at the administration level between Debian and Redhat for the beginner(as you claim to be) to get very frustrated. If you cannot get any spare machines at all, then your last resort is knoppix. Learn the basics with the system you'll be using most (Redhat) and then when the neccessary, sprout out. Play and read alot. If you get stuck, Google can almost always help, even with the toughest of questions. Messages boards can be useful, but be aware that there are a lot of arrogant linux users out there. Just ignore them and listen to the good guys. Good luck and have fun. > > I'd like to get opinions on possibly taking a linux/unix course. We run > a Red Hat 9 linux server in a small business, and I come from a > primarily windows environment (though I do use a little Unix on Mac OS > X). I was debating taking a unix/linux course at a local community > college. We also own "Red Hat Linux Networking and System > Administration", but obviously I need the time to read this book. I > don't have the luxury of playing with our server to learn and get > hands-on feel. > > So based on this course description...is it worth it? How in-depth do > community college courses of this nature go? Is there another, perhaps > better way to go about learning what I need to know? > > > CIT-220 Unix Operating System > ------------------------------ > Section AW60 R > 06:15PM-09:20PM > (3 credits) > Dates: 01/26/04 - 05/01/04 > Prerequisite(s): PREREQUISITES: CIT111, CIT115 > This course introduces students to the UNIX and LINUX operating systems. > Lecture and classroom labs using a UNIX/LINUX operating system > environment cover the following topics: internal design concepts, > command line > interface, text editing, shell scripting, and file maintenance tools. > Additional topics include tools and facilities used in administering a > small network including user account management, file system > permissions, printer management, system monitoring, backup/restore of > files, and other administrative tools. > > > Thanks, > Eve > > > - > : send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" > in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
