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Are there any Linux distros aimed specifically at being Linux tutorials?
Are there any Linux distributions that come pre-loaded with hands-on, guided tutorials or other learning software aimed at teaching a new user how to work with Linux?
I'm aware that some distros are ...
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Practical tasks to learn shell scripting
I'm looking for some common problems in unix system administration and ways that shell scripting can solve them. Completely for self-educational purposes. Also I'd like to know how would you go about ...
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Online grep exercises?
Are there any online grep tutorials that would feature some online tool for performing exercises? For example, having some predefined text sample and being told what patterns to find and so forth? It ...
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Useful Linux Podcasts
I'm always looking for podcasts that can help me keep up with operating systems and development. That said, I typically listen to the Linux Outlaws podcast, but was wondering if there are other ...
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Are free shell accounts safe?
I am trying to identify how safe the free shell accounts provided by the likes of shellmix.com are. I have never used one myself but want to suggest it to someone interested in learning shell ...
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Where is best place to find sources of standard linux command line tools?
Into: I like learning by reading sources. But it's tiring of searching them across internet splited on many many different project sites. I'd love to see central browsable repo with sources of many ...
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Openstack for home cloud hosting
I am experimenting with a couple of technologies that I soon may have to use at work. So for now, I was thinking about duplicating the environment which I may have to create for my office at home so ...
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Help me choose the right distribution for learning and hosting web apps
I'm coming to Linux from the Windows world, and I want to learns the ins and outs of the system in order to make it my primary day to day work and hosting environment.
I'm pretty much a complete ...
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Advanced usage/command of shell [duplicate]
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Is there any book , Tutorial on very very advanced shell scripting
Is there a way/book to learn advanced usage of shell by practice? I find that most shell programming ...
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A short tutorial on how a linux distro is organized and supposed to work
I need a tutorial , preferably with pics/diagrams to get oriented to how a typical Linux distro. is organized and used (including the basic software installation work flow). It shouldn't be a 500 ...
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How do find the LDAP connection details that the Solaris box uses to authenticate users?
The Solaris box is configured to use LDAP and has no local user accounts.
This is the output of the nsswitch.conf file:
bash-3.2$ less /etc/nsswitch.conf
passwd: files [NOTFOUND=continue] ldap
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how can 'init' and 'service' command can cross normal-user life?
i'm just moved to linux world in ubuntu 10.10. i'm using it for normal life, internet and social networks, multimedia enterainement like musics and movie, a bit of coding with c and python..
i've ...
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Fprintd - How to customize
I'm making a system based on web technologies, which means that my interaction with hardware is very limited (keyboard/mouse).
I would like to modify/write some code/driver that makes my fingerprint ...
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Sources to learn about performing certain tasks on command line?
Can someone transform it into community wiki please? I guess I've got no privileges for that.
Let's list practical sources for learning about performing certain tasks on *nix command line.
E.g. I ...
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How to Gain a Better Understanding of a Linux System [duplicate]
I recently passed from Ubuntu to Slackware, and I know to do some basic operations on my system, e.g. archives handling, network configuration, audio configuration, video configuration, basic scripts ...
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Resources to learn Linux? [duplicate]
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Good Introductory resources for linux
I have no experience with any Linux operating system and I just put Ubuntu on my MacBook Pro.
What would you professionals ...
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New to unix, Where should i start? [duplicate]
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Beginning to learn Unix and Linux
I was working with .net for the past few years and now i am put into a project that has unix. I really dont know unix. where should i ...
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How to get comfortable in linux as an ex-windows user? [closed]
I've been using linux full time for about 8 years. Now and then I help someone else migrate from windows to linux. Because I don't often use windows, I often find myself forgetting some of the ...
