Re: Thinking about devoting a serious part of my life to linux...
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On 09/03/07 22:13, blues wrote:
> I would really love to become a good sys admin; linux is very
> interesting to me as a popular alternative to the crap business model
> of MS.....i like the idea of using free software to monitor and
> protect a network, and I hope to make a career out of it...does anyone
> have any tips as to what i should concentrate on?
Install Linux on your computer and use it as your one and only OS.
Live it, breathe it, love it, learn it.
Install fetchmail and postfix. Use it as a relay host to send email
from your box to your ISP. Do other "SA" stuff on your PC.
> Is debian a good
> distro to learn if I want to one day run a corporate network?
No. Most corporations use Red Hat or SuSE.
You'll also need a network to practice on. That means 3 or 4 really
cheap used computers all networked together. One should run Windows XP.
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day.
Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!
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