Linux in Action

Chapter 1. Welcome to Linux

This chapter covers

• What makes Linux different
• Basic survival skills
• Getting help

This book turns technology training sideways. Although other books, courses, and online resources organize their content around skills, I’m going to use real-world projects as teaching tools. Each of the core skills and the functionality of Linux systems will be covered—and covered well—but only when needed for a project. When you’re done, you’ll have learned everything you would have from a traditional source, but you’ll also know how to perform more than a dozen vital and sophisticated administration tasks and be comfortable tackling dozens more.

The first two or three chapters will quickly guide you through your initial introduction ...