On 03/02/2011 04:02 PM, 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?
http://www.amazon.com/Linux-System-Administration-Users-Guide/dp/0201719347/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1299107313&sr=8-5 This will net get your friend to pass the exam, but it is an easing into the new subject step.
Thanks, Lew
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