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Learning More About Linux?

teh moges asks: "From an administrator point of view, I know a lot about Microsoft Windows: where files are stored, where settings are, which registry keys to edit, how to change drivers, and so on. I made the initial switch to Linux a year ago. I now feel capable enough with using Linux, from an end user's point of view, so that when things go wrong, I can fix them. I now want to become even more familiar with Linux. Are there any great resources, such as websites, wikis or books for someone that wants to find out exactly how Linux works and how to fix and modify it?"

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  1. Re:heres a few by Kandenshi · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    huh? You got my hopes up, but that looks like a normal Debian/Ubuntu tips page to me.

    I was hoping for boobies =(

    Perhaps you made a typo of your own? Or have some sort of naughty malware on your computer?

  2. Re:Linux from Scratch by cobbaut · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    LFS is overrated for learning, cause you basically spend two days compiling stuff.

    A lot of bookstores however have very good Linux books, use those as a start and continue with manpages and google.
    The Linux Documentation Project is at tldp.org.

    It also helps to install different distro's in vmware to play with.
    System Administration of Red Hat servers is different from Ubuntu/Debian...

    http://www.redhat.com/docs/ is not too bad, but does contain errors :(
    (docs.sun.com can also be useful, even for linux)

    --
    European Linux user, living in Antwerp