[Courses] Courses wanted: basic Linux skills

[Aneesha Govil]

>I'm _using_ these things, I just don't understand them. I want to
>understand them, to get past the copy and paste stage. I want to be
>able to do it myself.

I agree with that! I am at the same stage and it can be terribly
frustrating. It would help if there is a course about this.

Thanks and regards,
Aneesha


On 3/17/06, Clytie Siddall <clytie at riverland.net.au> wrote:
>
> Some months ago (I'm working my way through the Free Software Tools
> course in the archive), Vaida posted this request:
>
> >  Hi, I would be interested to write some courses for this mailling
> > list
> > (since some of the courses here really helped me). I work as a network
> > administrator and I know BSD/Linux systems pretty well. Also I develop
> > programs (mostly in C) and I'm familiar with networking, security,
> > firewalls, emulators, kernel programming, dns, I can show you,
> > amongst other
> > needs, how to create a server for your own needs or just a
> > workstation.
> > Please reply with course requests.
>
> I don't know if it's still current.
>
> If the Linux commands course isn't still running, I'd certainly be
> interested in a course in basic Linux use, how to set up and use your
> shell (bash, in my case), system configuration (locales, language,
> man, common config tasks), using cron to automate common tasks,
> common Linux commands, that sort of thing.
>
> I'm _using_ these things, I just don't understand them. I want to
> understand them, to get past the copy and paste stage. I want to be
> able to do it myself.
>
> For example, I run Mac OSX 10.4.5, which has a BSD base. I use my
> shell continually, to run gettext commands, for cvs/svn and/or ssh,
> I'm running a project for translating manpages, so I'm interested in
> man config., I'd certainly benefit from understanding how to navigate
> my system better, how installing programs actually works, options for
> different tasks.
>
> Many thanks to anyone willing to run this type of course. :)
>
> from Clytie (vi-VN, Vietnamese free-software translation team / nhóm
> Việt hóa phần mềm tự do)
> http://groups-beta.google.com/group/vi-VN
>
>
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