Where To Start Learing Linux Logic?

Hey all.
I am just getting my feet wet with my new version of oepnSUSE 10.2. I am competently savvy in the Windows world, building my own computers and networking a home office. This seems to be getting me in trouble in Linux; I know enough to cowboy ahead on my own, and have twice now buggered things up to the point where I have just given up and reinstalled!

Here is my question: Where should I go to read up on BASICS pertaining to SUSE? I don't even know enough to read most of these forums or guides available online. I don't have the basic background knowledge to understand repositories, RPM, shells, etc, etc...

I need a noob primer! Any suggestions?

KT

Hey all.
I am just getting my feet wet with my new version of oepnSUSE 10.2. I am competently savvy in the Windows world, building my own computers and networking a home office. This seems to be getting me in trouble in Linux; I know enough to cowboy ahead on my own, and have twice now buggered things up to the point where I have just given up and reinstalled!

Here is my question: Where should I go to read up on BASICS pertaining to SUSE? I don't even know enough to read most of these forums or guides available online. I don't have the basic background knowledge to understand repositories, RPM, shells, etc, etc...

I need a noob primer! Any suggestions?

KT
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Just put "linux primer" in a search engine & browse

http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/y2k/...mer/primer.html
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/DOS-Win-to-Linux-HOWTO.html

The problem iin gettin advice on introductions from us is that only you know how simple you need it to be. So if you google-up or yahoo-up 47000 responses you're sure to get something that suits within the top 200.

I found my local news stands very good. They have are magazines like linux format, linux journal, linux magazine, linux user on the news stands, issued monthly. They're good reading because the authors know how to talk to the public. I absorbed a sort of an ambience over time which changed over time to knowledge. From reading newsy articles. The net's full of these newsy articles> search on "linux news".

This is just my thoughts. Others may have an entirely different viewpoint.

But the best way is to wonder about something, try it out, muck it up, then come here and ask about it. Or ask from the outset if it's a real puzzle. But ask. And in 2 months time come back and answer other similar questions.

have a great time
John

This is the first book you should read.

http://rute.2038bug.com/

Are you a Wizard or a Muggle

Thanks for the tip WP, great book.

Thank you for the input. The rute manual looks good, and I will also check out the local Borders periodical section. I am in no hurry, which seems like a good speed considering the depth of this environment.

KT

This is the first book you should read.

http://rute.2038bug.com/
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Thanks- very useful, good book

Thanks- very useful, good book
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I found this to be very useful when starting out: http://www.linux.org/lessons/

Have fun

can never go wrong with the "For Dummies" books either. there's Linux for Dummies as well as SUSE Linux 10 For Dummies. either one will definitely help u out

The online stuff is great, but why not pick up the sybex book on linux+. I'm only on chapter 2, but it seems to be a great introduction to linux. Plus, after you're done with it you can sit the linux+ exam.

I know when I first started using Suse. I bought a boxed set.
It contained the users guide and the Administration guide and both had very good reference.
I also used the this forum and google as learning tools .

BTW good book links.