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Our last poll asked readers of this blog the question:
How do you keep remote users out in emergency?
Thanks to everyone, total 789 people responded to the poll. Results are as follows:
- 47% admin prefer to take down eth0 using ifconfog eth0 down
- 29% admin prefer to deny access to all using iptables
- 14% admin prefer to use old good /etc/nologin file using touch /etc/nologin
- 10% admin prefer to turn off both ftpd & sshd service
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New poll: The best way to Learn Linux...
I am interested to see, how all of you started to learn Linux. What is the best way to learn Linux? Did you enrolled in class or just grabbed Linux and start using everyday. Sure search engine, online forums, chat room and Linux documentation projects helps but just imagine somebody want to learn Linux and have no idea where to begin…
Hope this poll will throw out some light 
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~ Last updated on: August 24, 2006
One really great way to learn Linux is to take a kernel and build a distribution from scratch. Write your own rc scripts, choose what packages you want and build them out, write configuration files for everything. For extra credit, reimplement standard utilities from /bin.
Allen,
I agree with LFS is good if you want to go and learn almost every aspect of Linux. But LFS is not a cup of tea for everyone.
If anyone not familiar with LFS go here => http://www.linuxfromscratch.org
Appreciate your post.
Another great way for people to learn is with LiveCDs.
Based on my own experience. grab a copy of the most user friendly linux distribution which is closely similar to its counter part which is windows and explore!
if you want to go more advance then use google to and have a research.
- use search engine read about how to install
- install latest Ubuntu or distro you like
- read newsgroups regularly to learn lots of stuff
- use search engine to solve problems, configure
- get library books to supplement online reading
- take class as last resort
I agree with Mike, I have followed his list of steps with the sole variant of buying instead of lending books. I can only add that virtualization now make experimenting less costly in terms of time and frustration.
My advice is similar to the others.
I started learning Linux last October. I installed Kubuntu and started using it. I read a lot online and tried various things to learn more. Eventually I got a couple of old P3 boxes and learned to multiboot with Grub and NTLDR, tried most of the major variations and spent time learning some of the command line stuff. Having the old boxes was great because if anything broke I could always start over. I did learn how to fix a lot of things along the way. My next step is to build a distribution with LFS.
Bottom line is to read a lot and do more.
John