Josh, Over the years I have found the best way to learn is to use the texts as references and design a project that will actually force me to learn the skills I am studying. For instance, you might try setting up Apache. then setup a web space. then a virtual web space. Then install Mysql. Setup a Mysql database. Connect some PHP pages to the database. Setup IPtables. You get the idea. Its much more fun to work on a project that involves the skills you want to learn. reading hundreds of pages with no context is boring! Luke > Hello all, > > I am a 16 year old enthusiast and since right now is summer break > for me > I have been trying to hit the books. I am working on "Linux power > tools" as well as some books on Debian/GNU. I have 7 distros > (Knoppix, > Slackware, Red Hat, Debian, Suse, Slack, Telemetry box) and have > successfully installed every one and played with the desktop > environments, setting up SAMBA, trying to compile .tar.gz files and > just > messing around with stuff like the MOTD, Emacs, and vim. However, I > am > still a teenager so I have been slacking off and not getting near as > much done as I have planned. My question is: Since you are admins > and > deal with reading not only the man pages but tons of other texts > every > day, how do you motivate yourself to sit down and just read it all, > even > when reading for hours and sometimes going through dozens of code > examples ?? Thanks for answering some of the previous questions I > have > posted on this board and I also must thank the whole open source > community for being there, this whole world has been so enlightening > for > me. To break out of the Windows/MAC world and experience the breath > of > fresh air and interoperability the linux/open source world brings is > such an enlightening experience. > > Thanks, > Josh > - > : 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
