Hello everyone! Newbie here!

[ThePandemic82]

Hi there,

First off let me say that I love the Linux experience, philosophy and the community. I WAS a die hard Windows-Gamer. Gaming was pretty much the only reason why I was using Windows. Well, as you know, things change. Now, I have been using Linux for about a month and I'm loving it. Being a Computer Science major, I should have been using this the whole time!

The reason why I wanted to start using Linux is for it's depth and customization. I wanted an Operating System that screams "POWER!"

If you could give me some tips on how to master linux (I am currently using Fedora 9), I would appreciate it!


Thanks,

-Nathan

[jayd512]

Hi, Nathan! Welcome to LinunxForums!

For beginners, check out this link: 68 Linux Related Free E-books | LinuxHaxor.net

Plenty of good reading there! Other than that, just keep plugging away at it, remember that you have a friend in <Linux> - Google Search, and post if you have any questions or issues!

Again, Welcome!

[asahi]

Hi every body.
I'm a newbie,too. I want to become a programmer or a software engineer. So I must have a profound understanding of Linux operating system. Now, I'm using UBUNTU 8.
Thanks

[questio verum]

Welcome to Linuxforums, Nathan.

You've already taken the first step in mastering linux by joining LFO. The linux documentation that's been around forever comes in the form of the linux man pages, available from the command line in terminal by typing the word man, followed by the name of the command. Ex: man fsck will give you the man page for the fsck command. There are lots of html formatted man pages on the web. There are How-To's and Articles here on LFO. O'Reilly publishes some very good books on Linux, and some distros have very active user communities which publish various support materials, including downloadable video presentations (both free, and for-fee). You might check around and see if there's a Linux Users Group (LUG) in your area. Most LUG's periodically host 'install-fests' where you can get plenty of first-hand advice and information in an informal, friendly environment. And of course you are invited to ask questions on any of the forums here at LFO. Lastly, don't forget that most powerful tool... Google search.

qv

[ThePandemic82]

Thanks for all the tips and replies! I appreciate it.


Thanks,

-Nathan

[Roxoff]

If you could give me some tips on how to master linux (I am currently using Fedora 9), I would appreciate it!

I'm not sure if there is such a thing as mastering Linux. You can certainly understand it a lot, but I'm constantly finding things I didn't know how to do.

I only have one tip for helping you learn Linux quickly - its this: don't ask any questions... answer them. You learn a lot more about the OS by resolving someone else's issues than you do if you ask questions about what you're working on yourself.

[rokytnji]

Howdy and welcome all and well said by all.