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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Your probably just better off installing
what ever packages you want to toy around and just play with them, most
configuration files are straight forward and well commented. There&#8217;s also
a couple of quick DOS to UNIX guide&#8217;s on the web, I&#8217;ve noticed that
a lot of these linux courses only cater for Redhat, hopefully after time you
will move onto something a little better </span></font><font size=2 color=navy
face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:navy'>J</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> eg.. Debian</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Oh..and if you get really stuck trying to
make something work, there&#8217;s always webmin which is handy for getting a
nice configuration interface for pretty much every daemon/service on your
system.</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>-Daniel Hooper</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original
Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Alan Byrne
[mailto:alan@burnsie.com.au] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, 22 November 2002 11:53
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> linux list<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Lias] RE: Linux courses</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span class=EmailStyle19><font
size=2 color=navy face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Oh, and I live in
Sydney, around the Parramatta area.</span></font></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span class=EmailStyle19><font
size=2 color=navy face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span class=EmailStyle19><font
size=2 color=navy face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Cheers,</span></font></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span class=EmailStyle19><font
size=2 color=navy face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span class=EmailStyle19><font
size=2 color=navy face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Alan</span></font></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>-----Original
Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Alan Byrne
[mailto:alan.byrne@burnsie.com.au]<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, 22 November 2002
1:27 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> linux list<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Linux courses</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Hello
everybody,</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>I&#8217;ve
been running redhat for about 3 weeks and I am very impressed with it.&nbsp;
But the problem is, I have no idea what I am doing.&nbsp; I have a very strong
windows background, but when it comes to Linux I am absolutely lost.</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>My
question is:&nbsp; Does anyone know where I can learn how to use linux?&nbsp; I
want to learn how to do hardcore things like setting up apache, squid and use
scripts.&nbsp; Are there courses available that will start off with the basics
and end with in the advanced stuff?&nbsp; Or a combination of courses?&nbsp; I&#8217;m
not very good when it comes to learning from a book or from an online
curriculum, instructor led would be best.</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Thanks
in advance,</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Alan
Byrne</span></font></p>

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