Hey, Welcome to the list.
Here are a few tips which I found useful personally: * Try a variety of distributions, they all do things a little different, if you are using Linux server side, maybe try a RHEL based distro like Fedora or Rocky Linux, and then Debian/Ubuntu. This helps with a broader knowledge of Linux, which might help in the future if you are looking for work, or your organisation chooses to migrate to another distro. * Archwiki [1] is an amazing source of information, not just for Arch Linux, but Linux in general. It documents lots of different server side software too, such as database setup etc. Debian also has their own wiki [2], however its not as extensive. * Attend meetups or Linux events, learning from others is by far the best way to learn. Most of the issues you will encounter likely has been solved by someone else. I believe there will be one called in September which you should see onlist at some point, I ran one last weekend. There is a Linux meetup in Wimbledon [3] every 4th Wednesday of the month (which isn't always the last Wednesday) from 7pm onwards, we are usually there until closing time. This is not ran by me. Late Night Linux has also called a piss up next to London Bridge Station, on 5th September [4], I don't know much about it however. Any further meetups will be announced on the mailing list, so as long as you are subscribed and check your email you should see them. I will likely call one in October. * Join Linux channels to ask questions, Debian has an IRC channel over on Libera.chat, #debian there is also the #linux channel there as well which is for more general Linux discussions (I will warn you though, some of the people there aren't the friendliest, don't take it personally though) * Deploy some services. A vps from say mythic beasts [5], or bitfolk [6] won't run you up much money, and a small vps is more than enough to deploy an email server, a git platform (if you have code/configs you want to store in git), Matrix/XMPP server (XMPP is lighter, both provide you an instant messaging experience). * If you want to take the step, running Linux on an old or spare laptop is by far the best way to get comfortable with it, and the more you learn the more you will find yourself resorting to the terminal instead of using some GUI application. Hope these tips help! Take care, -- Polarian Jabber/XMPP: [email protected] [1] https://wiki.archlinux.org/ [2] https://wiki.debian.org/ [3] https://www.meetup.com/londonlinux/events/316013577/ [4] https://mastodon.social/@latenightlinux/116987391734196237 [5] https://www.mythic-beasts.com/ [6] https://bitfolk.com/ -- GLLUG mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug
