From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from p3plsmtpa01-05.prod.phx3.secureserver.net (p3plsmtpa01-05.prod.phx3.secureserver.net [72.167.82.85]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with SMTP id 62C30C1A1EE for ; Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:18:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 24585 invoked from network); 16 Mar 2010 06:18:12 -0000 Received: from unknown (71.79.174.78) by p3plsmtpa01-05.prod.phx3.secureserver.net (72.167.82.85) with ESMTP; 16 Mar 2010 06:18:12 -0000 From: "JP Jamous" To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" References: <5C8594CADEB048AD8D64A59A0C614E54@math.wisc.edu> Subject: RE: Linux Introduction Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:19:09 -0400 Organization: Jepelsy llc. Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: AcrEpY0iL9xiZGclQ/6vdvfpip9DzAAKp/Ug X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 In-Reply-To: X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:18:16 -0000 Thank you so much for your responses. I have been a Windows platform administrator for the last 12 years. Is there a certain book or site recommended to learn the shell commands? -----Original Message----- From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Jason White Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 9:11 PM To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Linux Introduction John G. Heim wrote: >I think you've gotten a lot of good advice in this thread. The only >thing I'd add is that if you are getting into linux with the goal of >ultimately finding a job as a linux systems administrator, you should >eventually work toward learning the command line and you should >ultimately end up using either fedora or debian (or both). Knowing the shell very well is a prerequisite to being a competent and effective Linux user, and even more so for anyone who wants to administer systems for other people, professionally or otherwise. Speakup would be a good starting point, since it has very few dependencies and can run even when large parts of the system are unavailable - precisely the situations in which an administrator's skills are put to the test. I would suggest learning to use the shell and Linux tools as a user first, proceeding thereafter to acquire administrative skills. _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup