[Wolves] LPIC?
Knowlesands at aol.com
Knowlesands at aol.com
Mon Jun 2 23:42:46 BST 2008
Hi Lee,
In answer to your questions may I say this :-
As a Linux user of about 3 yrs standing, Suse 9.1 onwards I would
say LP1 101 and LP1 102 are definitely worth getting for study. At almost 76
and studying them for my own interest only the study guides including the
LNAG (Linux Newbie Administrator Guide) by Stan,Peter and Marie Klamas
available for free download as PDF files are found at The Linux Documentation
Project, all well worth having. They average 175 pages each and between them contain
all the info a Linux user could need.
Were I younger, after a bit more study I would get the
qualifications you mention and from that solid base find employment in the Linux field.
My answer is they are absolutely worth the time taken to study,
They are definitely not expensive and very very relevant. Whichever distro you
adopt the basics are the same and with a GUI interface it just gets easier
and easier for the beginner. Try asking a Windows user any technical question
or ask for help then join a LUG to see the difference. With Linux this
present time reminds me of when I was an Atari enthusiast in 1982 onwards. I gave
up on Linux about ten years ago but how pleasantly surprised I was when I
tried Knoppix 3.3 ? as a live CD and sorted out my failed Windows 95 setup.
In September as a member of SLUG I shall be at the Hamfest at
Enginuity Coalbrookdale again extolling the virtues of Linux with our freebie
CD's and literature to nervous Windows users, explaining yes thay can install
Ubuntu 8.04 alongside Windows using WUBI with no fear of ruining their
beloved Windows setup. Last year our youngest enquirer was a boy of about 12 and a
man the same age as I am now 76. It reminds me of that old toast "may you
live as long as you want to and want to as long as you live".
With best wishes to all at Wolves LUG
Peter
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