Questions about Linux

[Grozdimir]

Hello everyone,

I have a few questions regarding Linux. But before that little about myself so you can get the big picture.

I have a diploma in Bachelor Degree in ICT(Software development), I have also basic to advanced knowledge in programming languages like HTML, CSS, C#, SQL etc. After I graduated from university I tried to find a job, but without success. So for 1 whole year on every interview I went they were bringing up "you have no previous experience". Anyway what happened happened... I want to focus now on the present.

How do I start with Linux? In general I know if you want to master Linux you need to master the terminal. I already started using Ubuntu, also watching tutorials to make myself comfortable and I really really like it, but what's next ? I want to pursuit a career as a Linux Administrator or something familiar. Where I how should I do it ? First learn by myself, later on take a course with a certificate?

I would be very nice if someone with more experience not only in Linux but in general about IT give me a few tips.

 

[jbaker22]

https://www.linux.com/community/forums/getting-started-with-linux/how-to-become-a-linux-system-administrator/limit/20/offset/0

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I'm on the same quest. First I tried some books. I collected as many as 24 of them (my entire shelve above a computer). Eventually I found that pdf documentation that comes with Centos (same as red hat) is better than any book I tried. It is very well written with clear instructions. I can follow their guidance even on subjects that I do not understand completely.
The real problem is the basics, not the advanced stuff. In every document they assume that you know some "minimal" Linux. The best training for this that I found is by unix academy DVDs for beginners. It is far from been Hollywood presentation, but it teaches you the right stuff in one week. I was following every lesson and example on the video for a week and it pays back as I passed first two unix academy exams. Now I can do all the essential stuff in command line and I'm reading red hat documentation. Next step for me is to pass two other exams with unix academy and than I'll be learning for Solaris certification.

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Also check out teklinux on youtube. Wendel is good at his job.

 

[Grozdimir]

Thank you for your answer. I am also huge fan of TekSyndicate and TekLinux and waiting for new videos about Linux. What do you mean by "minimal" knowledge of Linux ?

 

[jbaker22]

I don't know, that is a Quote post from brunewarren at the link below.
https://www.linux.com/community/forums/getting-started-with-linux/how-to-become-a-linux-system-administrator/limit/20/offset/0

 

[MU_Engineer]

Hello everyone,

I have a few questions regarding Linux. But before that little about myself so you can get the big picture.

I have a diploma in Bachelor Degree in ICT(Software development), I have also basic to advanced knowledge in programming languages like HTML, CSS, C#, SQL etc. After I graduated from university I tried to find a job, but without success. So for 1 whole year on every interview I went they were bringing up "you have no previous experience". Anyway what happened happened... I want to focus now on the present.

Unfortunately this is the state of the American economy overall, and it's not just in IT and software. There is so much consolidation that the few giant firms that control nearly all of the market want a very high return on investment, despite the overall economy being poor. They do this in a number of ways but one big one is in trying to reduce personnel costs as much as possible. They only want people who can immediately start working at 110% capacity without one second or one cent spent on any kind of training. They want somebody with 10-20 years of experience and a boatload of very up to date and varied certs that they paid for out of their own pocket, and the employers want to pay them "new grad right out of college" wages. They don't want actual new grads since they'd have to spend a small amount of time and/or money in bringing them up to speed. They'd prefer unpaid college interns or overseas employees for those jobs since they are cheaper. They will also whine about there being a lack of "suitably qualified college grads," mainly because the "suitable qualification" is to have 5-10 years of industry experience, which is impossible as you were in college! They then whine to their bought and paid for politicians to allow yet more H1Bs to try to depress wages further by further inflating the supply of workers.

How do I start with Linux? In general I know if you want to master Linux you need to master the terminal. I already started using Ubuntu, also watching tutorials to make myself comfortable and I really really like it, but what's next ? I want to pursuit a career as a Linux Administrator or something familiar. Where I how should I do it ? First learn by myself, later on take a course with a certificate?

I would be very nice if someone with more experience not only in Linux but in general about IT give me a few tips.

Personally I would go into something that is difficult or impossible to outsource and is not as much of a "commodity" position as a sysadmin. That would mean some kind of management, PR, legal, or especially a corporate compliance type of job. In the IT/computer field you would do well to get in with anything relating to the absolutely terrible electronic medical records systems. Doctors and hospitals are forced to continually pay huge sums of money for them by the feds and there is a lot of money and jobs in the field as a result- it is a mandated market and margins are much higher than for many other segments of IT. Anything with security or HIPAA or other compliance with these systems is an absolute gold mine for vendors and contractors in that field. Being something like a Health Information Management manager (or director of HIM/IT security) for a hospital or any EMR security contractor would be a good job.