I have been using Linux as my daily driver for quite some time (around 5-6 years) and usually manage to get whatever needs to be done. However, I now wish to learn it in a more structured manner, which includes understanding utilities and the workings of Linux. What resources should I look out for?
If you’re a near absolute beginner then Linux Journey is a good place to start.
If by chance you understand German this is an excellent beginner course: https://www.math.uni-bielefeld.de/~frettloe/teach/unix20.html otherwise I would grab a book; but I have no specific book to recommend. However, to name some I found interesting after a quick search:
- How Linux Works: What Every Super-User Should Know
- The Linux Command Line
Danke dir
https://doc.opensuse.org/documentation/leap/startup/book-startup_en.pdf
The best pdf imo
https://fr.linuxfromscratch.org/view/lfs-stable/
To know what the standard packages do
I would look for something interactive e.g LFS but in containers (or VM or WASM VM) with checkpoints with instructions, something risk free yet hands on.
Not for books.
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I would agree, and IMO the most important aspect that makes arch good for learning is the amazing wiki
The book that got me started was “friheden til at vælge Linux” (Freedom to choose Linux), at the time it was available in other languages, but I can only find the Danish version online:
https://linuxbog.dk/ (last updated in 2020)When I started my LPIC I bought the “LPIC-1 in depth”., it’s a bit dry but very thorough.
https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/
here’s latest generated document
https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/downloads/development/LFS-BOOK-r12.3-98-NOCHUNKS.htmlWhen I switched to webdev, I dropped $20 on a system admin Linux course on Udemy. I highly recommended this approach.
Highly recommend this wargame challenge from over the wire. It makes you think and also feels like hacking. Youre just using linux commands to find passwords but the skills transfer to heaps of usage across systems. It can be a little beginner-ish though.
https://www.lpi.org/our-certifications/lpic-1-overview/
Free PDFs, touches on the topics and actually shows you the commands, gives you exercises + further info. It will never be an end-all-be-all but it’s a start if you’re looking to learn something. It really all depends on what you’re trying to get out of it I figure. If you’re trying to be a sysadmin, then everybody else will have a different answer.
There is a great cheat sheet made by Ubuntu.
