[Ale-study] Linux system administrator

[Jim Kinney]

All applications need documentation. That's a manual on how to use it.
RedHat has some pretty good documentation for most of their stuff (see
here:
https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/and
click any of the links that you see). Fedora, since they are generally
an upstream superset of RedHat (and get some help for RedHat) also are
putting up their docs (see here:
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/index.html and select Fedora and a
release number on the left).

Those are great resources. But they can be hard to follow unless al the
terminology is very well known. Enter the community. Writing a "How-To" for
a topic that includes specific steps from a complete example is very
useful. Once you have something written, test it using your exact commands.
Once it all works, post it! HowtoForge is a good place. If you improve the
docs for a specific distribution, send their docs team your updates. They
will love you forever :-)


On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 10:56 AM, B. Robert <buzibar at gmail.com> wrote:

> Tx Jim, more info on the last part please about "documentation"
>
>
> On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 10:10 AM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Getting started now is both easier and harder than when I started in
>> professionally in 1997. Many people start with a CS degree. But many others
>> start by finding something that interests them that needs doing and joining
>> a project.
>>
>> I took the crash course. Literally. The windows system kept crashing so I
>> dumped it and loaded Linux (RedHat 4.1 to be exact). I had been tinkering
>> with it for a while but this time, I never reloaded windows back on the
>> box. For me, learning how to do everything in Linux meant not having any
>> choice about it. The newsgroups were my prime source of conversation and
>> help. Then I found ALE.
>>
>> In order to get resume credit for Linux knowledge, I got lucky. Because I
>> had spent early time tinkering, I put Linux use on my resume. It was a
>> factor in getting that first job that Linux use was expected. From then on,
>> I always had gear at home I would hack on doing new things while doing the
>> "tried and true" stable stuff at the job. Each new skill I learned on my
>> own gear, I added to my resume. Many of those turned into a referenceable
>> skill used at work over time.
>>
>> One area that Linux need SERIOUS HELP in is documentation. Being able to
>> write clear "how-to" manuals based on actually _doing_ it is vital. When
>> the programmers write documentation, it shows and that's not always a good
>> thing. Teaching others how to do something really forces the learning of it
>> on the teacher :-)
>>
>>
>> On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 9:41 AM, B. Robert <buzibar at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I moved here 2 years ago and looking to start a new career in IT,  I
>>> work 2 jobs to support my family and looking to do Linux system
>>> administration
>>> It would be tough to enroll in a main stream college program and my
>>> background has not been strong in computers as i am a High school.
>>>
>>> I need some advice on how to go about this, from a professional point of
>>> view or experience from someone who has been through the same.
>>>
>>> Looking forward for any guidance
>>>
>>> Robert
>>>
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>>
>>
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>> James P. Kinney III
>>
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>> gain at one end you lose at the other. It's like feeding a dog on his own
>> tail. It won't fatten the dog.
>> - Speech 11/23/1900 Mark Twain
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James P. Kinney III

Every time you stop a school, you will have to build a jail. What you gain
at one end you lose at the other. It's like feeding a dog on his own tail.
It won't fatten the dog.
- Speech 11/23/1900 Mark Twain


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