Linux Path?

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Hi everyone,

Is there a recommended way to approach ITPro's Linux courses? We switched software vendors at work and now knowing Linux (RedHat) is a big plus. Eventually, I would also like go for the Linux+ Cert. I previewed the "Linux for Beginners" course and I understand most of that content. So I decided to jump right into the Linux+ course, however there are some concepts and terms that Don an Daniel are explaining that are really new to me and I'm wondering if I should have looked at a few of the other courses before jumping right into the Cert course.

Any help or advice would be appreciated.

You might consider taking a look at some of the resources under "Technical Skills." There are several Linux-related resources in there.

Thanks Jeremy! I found those courses and started with the Power User course, so far it seems like this is the "bridge" I needed.

I installed CentOS 7 and Ubuntu 16.04. servers. You need to know and have both. I did WordPress on both. This forced me to learn LAMP: Linux, Apache, MySQL (MariaDB) and PHP. I built a repository for the latest MariaDB. I installed the latest PHP. I can now play with Yum and Apt-Get. Installing partitions and network is different on both. I upgraded them to IPv6 for Cisco CCNP. I would do all the Linux+ and various Linux sections in other parts of the course list. From what I understand, you need to really know vi for the Linux+ exams.

One thing to note is that Linux+ is in the process of being changed by CompTIA. The change occurs in April 2019...so you have about 6 weeks or so weeks from today to take the exam under the current content; otherwise, you'll need to fill in the gaps with the new material on the new exam.

I bought the CompTIA Linux+ books and Practice Exams. I used Sybex and Kaplan when I took and failed the 103 exam. The CompTIA books are much more complete. Their practice exam blows away Kaplan. I won't use the Kaplan exams ever again.