[KLUG Members] Linux tutor.

[Nik R.]

I have been in corporate IT for 3 years.  When my contract was up I 
worked here as a favor to myself and a family member (there wasn't a lot 
out there anyway).  When the current IT guy retires I am going to be 
moving into his spot.  Some things I don't think are well explained are:

1.  How can I either get this to work for me like Windows, or get away 
from Windows theology all together.

2.  Advantages to taking a hit in the software department with the 
market being stolen by MS and what common software replaces that equivalent.

3.  (This is one I discovered on my own being an IT guy) How much you 
really need to learn basics in command line.

4.  I still don't understand scripts at all. 

I just need to learn the little "tricks" as Bruce put it.

Thanks for letting me bounce ideas off ya.

Adam Williams wrote:

>>I have attended a few meetings and some of you know me, some of you 
>>don't.  I am actually looking for someone who can tutor me in the beast 
>>called Linux.  As it sits now, I am in a getmeby job till I can get in 
>>the IT dept. here.  I have used linux for a little over a year and am by 
>>no means a power user, but I wanna be.  Anyone who can donate time or 
>>resources or can just give me an RTFM link on the web or something, I 
>>would appreciate it.  My biggest problem is I have used DOS/Windows 
>>since I was 12 (using and installing) and I don't think I am grasping 
>>some concepts that are probably elementary in Linux.  Thanks in advance 
>>to anyone who can help.
>>    
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>Hello.  I'm the program director.  We are currently working on revamped
>presentations for the newbie meetings aimed at people just like you.  If
>you want to send me any hints, questions or advice - particularly about
>things that you just don't get (you suspect because of your Win32
>perspective) then please do so.
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>Also don't forget we have a novice list - where you can ask anything you
>like without fearing any condescending tsk tsk from the resident
>uber-geeks.  People over there are usually quite ready to explain the
>elementary concepts those of us from a traditional computing background
>just take for granted.  And by building up the archive of that list you
>help people in your position who may come later.
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>And if you want to move to IT, get your name out there.  Don't be afraid
>to poke into various Open Source projects of interest to you, offer your
>opinions, maybe write a little documentation (if you can't write code). 
>Since your learning, your in the best position to provide the
>documentation - writing it will help both you and others.  And makeing
>your name google-able really helps your credibility with the types of
>employers you might actually WANT to work for.
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