Looking for a linux/unix mentor

[TerniT]

First of all i'm not sure is this the right section of the forum to post a request like this, i wont mind a mod moving it, but here it goes.

My adventure with linux started around 10 years ago with some Red Hat based distro. Since then i really wanted to learn the ins and outs of linux/unix as it something i had interest in. Unfortunetly back then my 19600bps modem with pre paid connection time, shared with family plus a learning disability was not enough to research everything i needed to understand the system. I took the easy way and followed the herd into the "Windows canyon". Now after those all years of ignorance and mindless clicking i seem to have trouble finding my way back to the free plains of Linux/Unix.

Is there anyone out there who would guide me for a while and help me understand Linux/Unix and show me the way out of the "Windows canyon" as it seems i'm to deep in it to get out myself.

[ibutho]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

Is there a Linux User Group near where you are? If so, I suggest you get in touch with them, attend a meeting and get face to face help.

[josephmills]

Hi there and Welcome to the forums !!

I would like to point out a system like that there there is all ready it is called the ubuntu beginners team
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BeginnersTeam

if you like I also have a website that is under construction but there is a hole ubuntu training sections that has all the VTC training videos a bit old but will help I am also making my own training videos which should be done by dec.
http://ourshare.tk/?videoscategory=ubuntu-training

there is also other places on irc to get help

launchpad is also a great place to get help

I would also look for local groups and LUG and FOSS

hope that this helps
Joseph


ps let me know area of focus that you would like to study thanks again

[jvance492]

Learn the commands

Start with a fresh install of ubuntu and get familiar with file permissions, and sudo

learn the man command

"man sudo"

This will tell you all the options of sudo.

Don't know a command? Geuss! It will try to find the command for you.

This is a great forum to search for answers to your questions.

The best practice is practice.

[uRock]

Moved to the Community Cafe.

[josephmills]

Learn the commands

Start with a fresh install of ubuntu and get familiar with file permissions, and sudo

learn the man command

"man sudo"

This will tell you all the options of sudo.

Don't know a command? Geuss! It will try to find the command for you.

This is a great forum to search for answers to your questions.

The best practice is practice.

to find all the man pages we use the command

apropos all

check it out with the command

man apropos

[jvance492]

http://linux.about.com/od/ubuntu_doc/a/ubudg24t1.htm

[MG&TL]

LinuxCommand.org

I'd love it if something like this did happen, but probably your best bet, as mentioned, is a LUG or the beginners' team.

Maybe you should set something more direct than beginners' team up. Like an online LUG. I would be happy to give email lessons, if only I knew anything myself. I daresay there will be like-minded people, there always is. Just a thought.

Actually, if you want to give me email in PM, I have nothing better to do oftentimes, I can take you through ABSOLUTE basics. No further. And you would probably learn faster from a website. It depends what you want to know. But there's always human support on the forum.

[TerniT]

Thanks for the comments lads. Really helpful. I'm gona start asap and try learn something. Found a LUG in my area which is great. I never knew those existed. Now its time to read those manuals and hope i'll understand them.

Thanks again.

[MG&TL]

Often the manual can be a bit cryptic. Some commands have a more user-friendly and brief --help option.

command --help

IMO, anyways. If something's manual looks huge, see if it has a --help option, and come back to the manpage when you have the gist. No point in wearing out your head on ALL the options of the copy command.