Thinking of switching to Linux? Are you already in the process of migrating? Chat about your progress here.
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Hey Jay!!
Take a bow for the methodology you maintain to pass the knowledge you have. I recently started my Linux journey reading your book, blogs, videos, to acquire the skills that will help me professionally. At times I see myself jumping from one video/article/page to another (perhaps I already studied) as I get confused with few things. Do you have any tip for me?
I had an old laptop with i7 processor, 16 GB ram and 1 tb + 256gb SSDs whcih I made a dedicated ubuntu server 20.04 following your book āMastering Ubuntu Serverā and I admit I enjoy that book. So my progress is to navigate through ubuntu, connecting to the server from another local machine that has similar (or more powerful processor) with Ubuntu VM and also another spare old laptop that has windows but I use PuTTY to connect from it. Apart from general navigation, creating/updating/deleting etc of directories and all, I can now connect from Ubuntu VM - create users, assign groups change permissions, started to script a bit too. I know there is no shortcut or ācan-I-learn-all-in-a-nightā trickā¦ I take at least 2 hours everyday after work and study.
There are few more questions and Iām not sure if I should ask in this thread.
Thanks!!!
Iām not @jay by any stretch, but from what you have listed, this is very similar to how many of us started, myself included.
I distro-hopped quite a bit and found that to be a good process to learn the differences in some of the many distroās out there.
Most of my interest in Linux is on the server side. All of the training I do in my home lab helps me at work. I do run Linux on all of computers, though, so Iām a Linux desktop user as well.
@Jayās VIM youtube series is very good and Iād recommend that if you have not already gone it.
Jay, I have been flirting with changing to Linux. My system is a Dell studio 17. Canāt upgrade to windows 11, no tpm, no virtual ect. like mint, couldnāt load as a dual boot had no wifi had no access to ethernet. I am 78 retired network analysis with att. Could you suggest a good distribution to start with.
Hi Mac,
I suggest to try Linux Mint. I am also a Windows user for years and has the same as you about moving to Win11. What I did was install Linux Mint as a vm with VMware installed in Windows. If it feels okay (take your time with it)you could do a multiboot so Windows and Linux are installed on the primary disk and you can choose the OS after you start your computer. Finally if it feels okay and you can move you can delete Windows and install Linux as the only OS. I can say: I never go to Windows again. 
Linux Mint is made for Windows users who will get over, they try to give you the Windows feeling on it.