Linux and Unix Help!!

[beagle]

I am totally new to Linux and Unix. I have experience with the "easy" systems (Windows and Mac), but Linux and Unix are totally new to me (Sorry if I sound like a total n00b)
So if anyone has any experience with these systems, please give me some pointers.
Thanks!

[neurophobic]

If you get one of the three "easymode" distros of linux (ubuntu[debian?], fedora, suse), then most things will be intuitive or work very similarly to windows/mac.

Getting used to the command line enviroment will take some time and playing around, but every single linux distrobution has massive community support, forums, wikis, and blogs that will provide you with information on almost anything you want to do. When it comes to running linux, the term "google it" is a way of life... you will find answers.

Best suggestion i can give is to just play with the system, get used to the differences, break it.. fix it.. break it.. fix it, etc. Just dive into the deep end..

[beagle]

Thank you so much. Very grateful.

[thedotmaster]

Learn UNIX.
Simple as.
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Teaching/Unix/

[beagle]

Wow.
Thank you so much for the link. That's basically all you need to know.
Thanks so much!!!

[thedotmaster]

That's basically all you need to know.

It's not, unfortunately. There's more complicated stuff, and that doesn't tell you about the other features outside command, but still it is very good.

[beagle]

It's not, unfortunately

Dang it.

[thedotmaster]

Dang it.

It takes many years to become decent with computers. It will be at least 5 years, perhaps more, before you are a good hacker.