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I heard that this year would belong to linux. I have to teach myself linux in ASAP ← this line is not a joke I'm desktop linux user with 8 year experience, but I was never learning linux. I were just using it, and it made me pass trough job interview. Now I have 6 day to become someone who can be called admin, or I would be faired after 1 month. Could you recommand me any good but as short as possible tutorial book? I know some basics, and I don't need huge descriptions for dummies to understand things. I looked for linux in 24 hours but there were one really old book, so I hadn't check it. I would be really grateful if you would help me in choosing good tut/book.

>>6513 You used it for 8 years, by using it you surely gathered enough knowledge to do your job. if you insist that you have not enough knowledge here is a short list (however nobody will rip off your head for checking the man pages for commands that are used rarely) -difference between kernel and userspace -basic usage of package managers(apt+dpkg is probably enough,you need to be able to search,install,remove,purge and hold packages and also add other repositories ) -user management (useradd,passwd..) -directory and group management(chmod,chown...) - basic idea about the security concept of linux (user/ admin, what is su and sudo) -directory structure of the distro you are going to administrate(where lies what) -how to use man (help pages) -how to use the terminal(basic commands like cd,ls...) -how do i get basic info about my pc and it's interfaces (top,lspci,ip...) -how to connect to another linux machine via ssh/serial/network and how do i use a terminal multiplexer -systemd (How do i start/stop/disable.. services,network config) I hope i haven't forget anything. For starting, you could install arch and try to get it running, if you'r stuck, check their wiki. You can say what you want about their linux distribution concept, but the wiki is damn good for learning about linux.

>>6513 install gentoo

>>6521 >basic usage of package managers(apt+dpkg is probably enough Would amend this to dnf+rpm since Corporate Situations oftentimes use redhat stuff Also, If you just download a few practice exams (do it over Tor or something if you're either smart or a pussy) for the CompTIA Linux+ then you might be OK, just study those and then all the questions you get wrong, don't just look up the answers to the specific question; but actually do a bit of research in the connected field So if you get the question wrong about "what device node number is /dev/hdb3" then instead of just looking up "linux ide device number" actually maybe spend 25 minutes looking into what udev+mknod does Or if you get the question wrong asking "how du install software packe on FedoraTip™ distribution" then instead of just looking up "fedore install RPM file .rpm from comend line" actually spend 18 minutes (and a few practice sessions, since it's infinitely more possible to remember stuff you've done than stuff you've studied) just doing package management and experimenting with various tasks