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Learn Linux for Free

By Sean Michael Kerner on January 26, 2010 9:31 AM

From the 'So What Else is New?' files:

The Linux Foundation (the people that employ Linus Torvalds) today announced new free training sessions for Linux. The sessions that they've listed as free at this point are on some basic topics like Linux performance tuning and troubleshooting.

Then there are a few more developer focused topics like how to contribute to Linux and how to use Git. No this isn't quite Linux for dummies, but hey it's free.

Considering the current economy, free is always a good thing right?

Then again, Linux education, at a basic level has always been free -- that's how I learned. Any Linux user - and i don't care which distro you use - has a built in learning mechanism that no other OS can match. It's called the 'man' command and though it's not perfect, it's a decent start.

Simply type in 'man' ahead of whatever command you're trying to use and understand and you'll get a basic manual page of how the command works. Education is something that is built into Linux by default.

The Linux Foundation effort is a bit broader but might be a good starting place for some topics.

"The Linux Foundation's Training Program connects developers and users with the rock-stars of Linux in a vendor-neutral forum to expand the talent pool for Linux," said Jim Zemlin, executive director at the Linux Foundation in a statement. "All industry research points to the fact that demand for Linux talent is outpacing the supply. Our training program helps this by providing highly-technical training that provides job seekers with the skills they need to both grow their careers and advance the increasingly competitive Linux platform."

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