Learn UNIX
January 21st, 2010 — News
Hi everyone, and thanks for staying with Unix Tutorial for so long! My first weeks of the 2010 have been pretty busy, but I've been quietly upgrading the blog engine and components of the Unix Tutorial Members Area to get things ready for the long-awaited second module of the Introduction to Unix course.
If you're an existing member and have a topic which you think belongs to the Operating Systems Basics module, please leave a comment.
December 17th, 2009 — News
If you have a Facebook account and would like to get in touch with other visitors of this blog to discuss Unix, here's a great way to get started: join the Unix Tutorial Facebook page!
See you all there, and feel free to share your suggestions – either here or on the wall of the Unix Tutorial page.
October 16th, 2009 — News
Since it's Blog Action Day 2009 today, I'd like to remind all the readers of my blog how climate change can be prevented by following really simple rules.
Since Unix Tutorial is a technical blog, I'll try and stay as technical as possible within the topic.
Old servers required a much bigger commitment in the past: not only did they cost a fortune, but they also needed a lot of space and required a lot of power. These days, 1u or 2u server solution can easily outperform a computing system which used to take a whole cabinet in your datacentre. And since the cost of supporting old hardware only increases with each year, it makes a lot of sense to simply but a new server to replace the old infrastructure.
October 2nd, 2009 — News
Hi everyone, it seems to be really long since my last technical post here – too much stuff happening at work, plus I'm studying for a CCNA exam.
If you're in need of quick help – drop me a message on Twitter – I'm UnixTutorial there. I can't promise a prompt reply, but at least this way you'll have some interactivity.
I see how many people leave questions in comments to my posts, and I don't always have the time to reply – so feel free to send me an email if you really need my help.
August 14th, 2009 — News, Unix
Hi everyone!
I'm back from my holidays, and it's time to open the Unix Tutorial members area for new registrations once again!
If you're still looking for a reason to become a member – please read the Becoming a Unix Tutorial member post.
This time around, new users will receive a life-time access to just one course, the Unix foundations one. This is going to be a constantly updated and expanded course so I'm sure you'll benefit from revisiting it now and then. New courses added at a later stage will never be available for free: I plan to make them very specialized and will charge for access – more on this later.
Wait no more – here's your chance to join: Unix Tutorial members sign-up. I don't have nearly as much time to further develop the course, but please take time to leave a comment to this post or update a thread on the Unix Tutorial members discussion board about what exactly you're interested in.
May 6th, 2009 — News
I'm finally getting ready to start publishing some tips with screenshots, so today it's just a humble screenshot tour of my fresh Ubuntu 9.04 install.
Let me know if you struggle with any graphics desktop functionality, and I'll try my best to help and show it with screenshots.
By the way: I really like one of the new community themes which come with Ubuntu 9.04, it's called the Dust theme.
May 5th, 2009 — News
Next batch of Unix-related news, this week it's just about announcing all the new releases of various distros.
April 21st, 2009 — News
Hi all! New posts are coming, but you'll have to wait a bit longer. Here's a few interesting reads you might explore in the meantime:
March 18th, 2009 — News
Hi all, and thanks for a great interest in the Unix Tutorial membership!
In just 2 days, more than 50 of you have joined, so I'm confident we'll have great time sharing Unix knowledge in the next few months.
I've got the first few modules of material posted already – they're really simple but that's the whole idea as I target beginners of all levels with my introductory course. I'll be posting more modules in the coming days, and there's already a curriculum posted on forums for people to discuss.
Unfortunately, I'm also seeing a lot of interest from spammers – because the membership is free, no credit card or Paypal transactions are involved, and this means anyone can register and start spamming the protected forums.
Given the above situation, and also because I'm going away for a few weeks rather soon, I have just decided to close the first wave of enrollments earlier than originally planned: Unix Tutorial enrollment will be closed down this Friday, midnight GMT.
If you know someone who's eager to get started with Unix, please tell them about Unix Tutorial membership so that they can get onboard before the enrollment is over. I'm looking for genuinely interested people prepared to commit some of their time, so if it's just about someone hoping to get a placeholder for accessing premium content in the future – please refrain from signing up at this time.
That's it for the moment! Thanks again for your interest, I'll do my best to make sure you learn plenty of new Unix tricks and gain immediately applicable knowledge from the Unix Tutorial members section.
March 16th, 2009 — News
Finally, the first enrollment period is open for the Unix Tutorial membership! I plan to have registration open for 3 weeks, after which it will be closed for a few months so that I can work with the first group of members and take all their feedback as we learn Unix basics together.
If you think you know enough about Unix Tutorial membership, then wait no more and proceed straight to the Unix Tutorial Sign Up page. For everyone else, there's a bit more information below.
As you've probably seen, I'm trying to encourage as many people as possible to start using Unix-like operating systems. So far, I've been doing this by sharing tips and how-to guides on various Unix challenges I've come across in my 10+ years of system administration. While this had proved to be very popular, I would like to take it all one step further by publishing a few courses on various Unix topics.
Structure makes learning much easier, and I hope to involve even more people by providing a thorough learning plan for each level of Unix learners: beginners, intermediate users and advanced users which plan to use or manage Unix professionally.
