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[Tony Alfrey <tonyalfrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lew Wolfgang wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> I need to make a book recommendation to a friend to bring him 
> up-to-speed in the "Tao of Linux" as quickly as possible.  He has been 
> providing administrative support for about 160 Windows desktops/laptops 
> for about five-years, but now finds himself in the situation where his 
> future employment depends on his getting "certified" in Linux.  
> Certification in this case means passing both CompTIA Linux+ tests.  He 
> already has passed CompTIA's Security+.
>
> My friend does all his work from the Windows GUI and has very little 
> knowledge of the command-line environment.  He doesn't even know the 
> MS-Dos command-line environment and batch files very well.
>
> So I'm thinking he's going to have a rough time of it.  I hate to use 
> the word, but as you all know, Linux/UNIX and Windows have completely 
> different paradigms on many levels.  He's going to have to learn a new 
> philosophy as well as new concepts and commands.
>
> Can anyone suggest a path forward for a Windows Weenie?
>
> Thanks,
> Lew


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