Learn UNIX
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.
March 2nd, 2009 — News
I will have the first three modules of the Unix Foundations course ready in the next few weeks, and plan to open the Unix Tutorial Members area in exactly 2 weeks, on March 16th, 2009.
You can now join the Unix Tutorial waiting list to make sure you get an email when I open the registration.
February 3rd, 2009 — News
Hi again, here's some more Unix articles which you'll probably find interesting and useful
If you have any useful articles you'd like to share – just leave links in the comments area.
January 26th, 2009 — News
Having used this tip a few times myself, I'd like to share it with you: a very simple way to list all the drives in your Ubuntu system using their UUID's.
January 23rd, 2009 — News
Just updated the Unix Glossary section with the following definitions:
There's no way these will be final, and so I'll be updating them now and them so stay tuned. For example, the Unix definition is still not in the glossary, because I'm struggling with wording the paragraph for it. Will add next week, for sure!
January 22nd, 2009 — News
Now that I'm finally back into my usual posting and reading other blogs, I think it's a good time to restart the "Interesting Reads".
Here are the Unix articles you might like:
Enjoy these useful Linux tips! If you have any useful articles you'd like to share – just leave links in the comments area.
January 16th, 2009 — News
I've just created another section on Unix Tutorial – the Unix Glossary, which is a section I'm going to use for listing definitions to all the topics I briefly touch in my regular posts.
So far, there's only one item there – runlevel definition. Obviously, it's a work in progress, so I'll be updating definitions constantly and expanding the section as I post more.
The plan is to have a Unix Glossary section at the bottom of each post on Unix Tutorial, so that it gives you another chance to expand your understanding of Unix basics.
If you have any terms from Unix world which you'd like me to cover first, please head over to the Unix Glossary page and leave a comment there with your suggestions.
Let me know what you think about this, do you think it will help? If there's any other side of this blog you'd like changed or improved – just let me know. I'm using this blog as my own reference all the time, so I always appreciate your feedback as it makes life easier and Unix Tutorial better for everyone.
January 15th, 2009 — News
As I plan my goals for 2009, I'm thinking of making a few self-paced courses for all the readers of this blog.
I think it's about time some of the basics are covered in a format of a course, complete with structured material and examples and with some multiple-choices testing.
If you're interested in anything like this, please leave comments or contact me directly with your suggestions for course topics and desired structure. Also, if you're keen in becoming a member - join the Unix Tutorial waiting list right now!
So far, the most popular topics and therefore the first candidates for courses are the following:
Have you got an idea for a great Unix tutorial? Let me know and I'll see what I can do.