Which Linus is most popular to take on ?

[Batistabomb]

Guys presently iam a windows system administrator, iam planning to take some linux courses to work under linux as a linux admin, so which linux version should i take on an presently which is on more demand

[NucleusKore]

Tough one, Red Hat has a big share of the market now, so going for a course that will take you to RHEL makes sense. However, there are other good distro neutral certification exams you can study for like CompTIA Linux+™ Certification (http://certification.comptia.org/linux/default.aspx)

[Batistabomb]

i also listened , red hat has monopoly in the market

[NucleusKore]

Yes almost, and Novell is trying to increase their share. That was one of the reasons they signed that deal (dumb) with Microsoft.

I tried Ubuntu for sometime but was not too happy with it. I have installed CentOS now (its a RHEL clone), will start working on that in March, am a bit busy this month preparing for TOEFL.

[The Unknown]

Red Hat .... Most courses are available for Red Hat only.

[Zeeshan Quireshi]

Ubuntu now has a certification course too i think .

[MetalheadGautham]

In bangalore, Linux Training Acadamy has some good cources, and completing them will gain you the Red Hat Certified Linux Engineer title(CLE). But they are all red hat stuff. There are good distro neutral options available, but I don't know of any at present. I think its advicable to go for a neutral cource, then learn distro specific things like Red Hat, Debian and Slackware.

[NucleusKore]

There are good distro neutral options available, but I don't know of any at present. I think its advicable to go for a neutral cource, then learn distro specific things like Red Hat, Debian and Slackware.

I think you haven't read my post^^

[Hitboxx]

Yes get an official something from Redhat and do some unofficial homework on other types like Debian and Slackware.

You'll always stand out in the crowd when you have a better all round knowledge of things.

[praka123]

get LPIC,the course is cheaper(5K+) and is a general course covering networking,package management and most other aspects.It is respected world over and is formed by major Linux companies support.

But in India,LPI coaching is available only in few places;may be blore,hydbad,bombay etc. even,you can do a self study if u can get the LPIC preparation book.
with LPIC,u can get Ubuntu Certified Engineer certificate also by attending another paper :)
http://www.lpi.org
you have to write the exams in some prometric/pearsonvue authorised test centres
while RHCE exam costs upwards of Rs18000 last when I enquired. :-|

[MetalheadGautham]

get LPIC,the course is cheaper(5K+) and is a general course covering networking,package management and most other aspects.It is respected world over and is formed by major Linux companies support.

But in India,LPI coaching is available only in few places;may be blore,hydbad,bombay etc. even,you can do a self study if u can get the LPIC preparation book.
with LPIC,u can get Ubuntu Certified Engineer certificate also by attending another paper :)
http://www.lpi.org
you have to write the exams in some prometric/pearsonvue authorised test centres
while RHCE exam costs upwards of Rs18000 last when I enquired. :-|
Can I try the "Linux Training Center", in bangalore ? They are certified by RedHat, so have mostly redhat based sys administration, etc and (guess) ask us to install fedora, which I avoid due to RPM.

Can you tell me some place where I can buy a study book for the LPIC ? I want a real(not e) book that has illustrations, questions, answers, explanations, practice material, etc.

Does Aptech, Bangalore have this cource ?

[praka123]

^Linux Training Centre imho can help you,but I dont know how much they charge.Did u checked LPI website for coaching centre's?even online coaching may be available.
leave the thought of RHCE/RHCT as total expense if went "official" way of RH authorized coaching centre+exam fees=Rs28000+ :shock:

While anyways LPIC-I & LPIC-II means ur over by 10-12K.even LPIC-I is enough IMHO :)

Most of the ppl I found in Intl forums prepare for LPIC themselves :-|
LPIC text book is readily available here in Ernakulam(in Mindstorm bookstall).In B'lore this study book is available in most computer book shops OR/and gangaram's in MG Rd.
the book is LPI Linux Certification in a NutShell
http://www.amazon.com/LPI-Linux-Certification-Nutshell-OReilly/dp/0596005288/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201956236&sr=8-1
^is available in major bookshops.

there are many other books available like:

http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&tag=mozilla-20&index=blended&link_code=qs&field-keywords=LPI&sourceid=Mozilla-search

But first be prepared to dedicate ur 3 months for troubleshooting and distro swapping between Fedora,Debian,Slackware etc and be thorough with these package managements :)

[Batistabomb]

ok thanks for your ideas, is there any need to learn scripts, what is a shell and perl scripting ?

[gary4gar]

LPI do not have much test centers:|
so right now RHEL is only choice for me:(
damm, i do not like RPM:x
jetking may be a option

ok thanks for your ideas, is there any need to learn scripts, what is a shell and perl scripting ?
Most courses cover shell scripts, as they are helpfull in automation of your boring task.

[utsav]

Suse also has some courses for it

[praka123]

@gary:RHCE afaik does not cover shell scripting :p they simply show a example or 2 and goes on!while LPI is what a real good certification to be !
you can prepare for LPI in ur house,and with help from LPI forum,mailing lists. :) a bit dedication,that's all needed.exams can be taken from major instituted in ur city.

[gary4gar]

@gary:RHCE afaik does not cover shell scripting :p they simply show a example or 2 and goes on!while LPI is what a real good certification to be !
you can prepare for LPI in ur house,and with help from LPI forum,mailing lists. :) a bit dedication,that's all needed.exams can be taken from major instituted in ur city.
i can't see they have any test centers of thier & and also you need a pratical experiance as well esp networking, and as we all you networking can not be done with a single System, you need a well equipped lab for pratice

[praka123]

@gary:
Hey Thomson Prometric/Pearsonvue centres are all over India.infact all major Institutes apply for this.
For eg;
prometric centres in India:
http://www.register.prometric.com/Centers.asp?Page=1

search here u can find many centreS(6-7 centres in jaipur):
http://www.register.prometric.com/Centers.asp?Page=10
http://www.register.prometric.com/Centers.asp?Page=11



pearsonvue centres in ur city:

GT Computer Hardware Engineering College Ltd Bhagwati Plaza,Sindhu Nagar,
Power House Road, Jaipur +91-141-2306511

RAM NETWORK SYSTEMS INFOTECH 91-A Gandhi Path Vaishali Nagar Jaipur. Jaipur +91-141-4003413 Sunita Institute of Hardware Technology 204-205, II Floor, Ganesham Tower
Amrapali Road Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur 91-141-510-7250


pearsonvue centres:
http://vss.vue.com/VSSReports/ActiveIndiaTestingCenters.cfm

and LPI coaching centres are there in dehli and pune :
New Delhi Koenig (http://www.koenig-solutions.com/) 45007488
Pune August Solutions Pvt Ltd (http://www.augusttechnologies.com/) +91 9922417481
http://www.lpi.org/latp_search/

[The Unknown]

@praka seems like u r against RH products ?

[praka123]

^no @unknown.I really likes the stability of RHEL .infact I had my training completed for RHCE 1.5 yrs back and I was a fedora user too.if Online update thing is fixed in fedora,I can verywell say Fedora is the best.even Gnome version carried in Fedora is *better* than Ubuntu I feel!

I felt RHCE is a networking course very much centralized on RedHat Linux.
While LPI covers whole Linux arena and ofcourse is a better certification for that matter as it is not only a networking certification but also a all-rounder one :p

[gary4gar]

you need a pratical experiance as well esp networking, and as we all you networking can not be done with a single System, you need a well equipped lab for pratice
what do you say on this?

[praka123]

^get a free ssh account and play :p

[gary4gar]

^get a free ssh account and play :p
huh??
how about the router config,LAN cables,cards & switches, etc?

[mediator]

ok thanks for your ideas, is there any need to learn scripts, what is a shell and perl scripting ?

Shell scripting is considered as a huge advantage! RHCE is one of the many things a company seeks in a personal aspiring for an Admin post in a Linux department. It is certainly an advantage. But all that the companies see is the knowledge and that if u have anything that shows u r good in ur skills like a certificate!

It can be awards given to u in colg fests in Linux programming/shell scripting or anything that tells the world that u r good. But most importantly is the fact how good u r "practically"!!

There r many RHCE guyz I know, who don't even know about "yum" or simple ftp installations. Its like doing B.Tech and not knowing how to install windows!! I hope u understand. Its all practical at the end.


if Online update thing is fixed in fedora,I can verywell say Fedora is the best.even Gnome version carried in Fedora is *better* than Ubuntu I feel!

I dunno about 6 and 7, but in 8 i.e werewolf, it has been improved dramatically almost like in Ubuntu. :)

[praka123]

@gary:sure,u need another computer.you have to get a lab to work with(In Kochi,I can go to a Institute's Linux Lab) paying the lab fee may be.