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I'm 25, worked as a pizza driver for 5 years.
inb4 why; it's easy and the highest-paying skill-less job in my area.
I want a one-year plan to get me from a complete idiot to having a job working with Linux. I want to administer, or something similar. Preferably work away from users, but I wouldn't mind it too much.
I know a little bit about Linux, I've installed it on about half a dozen machines, I've installed Arch before with a tutorial, and I've dabbled with Mint, Debian, and Fedora. And I've avoided Ubuntu because it seems gross.
I know the basics of moving around the command line, and if I can look things up while I work I can install pretty much any program from the command line, and update, search in folders, etc.
I have some CBTNuggets tutorials torrented, I have a subscription to Linux Academy, and I'm ready to start studying those and taking notes.
I like computers, I like feeling like a wizard, but I've found conflicting advice on what to study. Do I go for a RHCE and RHCSA? Or Linux+ to start? What would best prepare me for a job?
I can't go to college since I already did and dropped out; I fell for the liberal arts degree meme when I was young and dumb. My mistake, and I'm paying for it.
Where to start, what certs to get, what can I accomplish with such a delayed start.
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>>58983920
Op here.
Forgot to mention that I do have a A+ cert, for what that's worth. Probably not much.
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>>58983940
In my experience, you go from helpdesk to admin to maybe Linux admin if you're good at it. Not pleb to Linux admin.
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There aren't many jobs for people with little experience in the Linux world. The safe option would be contacting a job agency and follow what course they have for Linux administration.
Not trying to be demotivating but certs are better suited as an argument for a salary raise. Experience is what really counts, even hobby project's count, especially if you can show uptime.
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RHCSA and RHCE are very worthwhile studying for. +9000 for these.
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>>58983920
> And I've avoided Ubuntu because it seems gross.
Remember: no prejudice. Every distro have its place.
> Where to start
In my case something like that was enough to get an entry-level job slightly below median wage without certs. Nobody is going to throw a novice like you to a production cluster.
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>>58984091
>There aren't many jobs for people with little experience in the Linux world.
Every new technology related position filled with trainees.
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Helpdesk > Jr. Sys Admin is fairly simple. RHEL, CentOS, Debian etc.
I can't recommend linuxacademy.com enough. Love their lab and server setup.
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>>58984429
>linuxacademy.com
is it free?
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>>58986361
3 months free if you do something that easily googleable. Don't be lazy.
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