I could be wrong and am very interested in what other are saying on this topic, but I have been using CentOS 4.3 for my servers in my test environment. It's based on Redhat Enterprise 4 and would be a distro I'd recommend if your interested in obtaining Redhat experience (SUSE and Redhat have the largest enterprise install base from what I've read). http://www.centos.org I picked up an issue of Linux Format at a Borders or Barnes and Nobles and may still have a DVD with the full install and some other stuff. Save yourself a download and it's a great magazine. Check it out and see if it's worth it to ya. I know any distro may be used as a server, but if you check out job listings you will see a lot of "Redhat Admin" type listings. At least spend a little time on a RedHat Distro (Fedora and CentOS are what I think of). I agree with the Ubuntu talks as it's a nice little distro. I'd say to try the 6.06 install and if that doesn't work try the 5.10, but I really like running the new stuff. On 8/14/06, Tipsy-in_Chicago Tipsy <tipsy_in_chicago at yahoo.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > I am an absolute newbie to the world of Linux. I am interested in > developing linux administrative skills. > > Is self learning the best route? If so, any books that will be helpful? > > I am also open to taking classes. > > Kindly, get back to me with the best approach. > > > Thanks > > KT > > > ------------------------------ > Do you Yahoo!? > Get on board. You're invited<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt@791/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/handraisers>to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta. > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20060814/9d828026/attachment.htm