Linux.org News, Tutorials and Articles · Linux Tutorials · You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Filters · Loading… · More useful commands · Rob · Jul 9, 2013 · More on linux.org

There are TONS actually Some good places to start: the Linux Handbook - https://linuxhandbook.com/ Linux Guide - A guide covering Linux including its multiple Desktop environments, Window managers, Tools, and Applications that will make you a better and more efficient Linux user. - https://github.com/mikeroyal/Linux-Guide 13 Free Training Courses to Learn Linux Online - https://itsfoss.com/free-linux-training-courses/ Introduction to Linux: A Hands on Guide by Machtelt Garrels - https://tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/intro-linux.pdf Learn Linux in 5 Days by JASON CANNON - https://www.linuxtrainingacademy.com/itsfoss-ll5d/ Linux Fundamentals by Paul Cobbaut - https://linux-training.be/linuxfun.pdf The Ultimate Linux Newbie Guide - https://linuxnewbieguide.org/ulngebook2017/ Linux Fundamentals - https://www.coursera.org/learn/linux-fundamentals Fundamentals of Linux (LFS300) - https://training.linuxfoundation.org/training/fundamentals-of-linux/ Linux Fundamentals - https://cloudacademy.com/course/linux-fundmentals-1346/ These are a few off the top of my head Just look around, Khan Academy, Udemy, Amazon, there are tons and tons and tons. A quick web search for "free Linux Books" turns up a LOT, some of the lists at the top of the search included over 200 books Now, without "free" as a qualifier, hard-line. Hitting Amazon you can find hundreds of books, that are only 99 cents, even without any sort of prime membership or kindle unlimited or whatever. While technically not free, $1 isn't much, but you know what you're comfortable paying better than I do. Just mentioning that it's an option, and there's a ton that aren't like $20 - $30 big hefty tomes. More on reddit.com

You mostly learn by using it, but there's a phrase people use for this kind of thing -- "deliberate practice". You need to be using Linux in a way that targets learning things. As long as you're just coasting along like, "I don't understand that, but it worked so whatever", you're not going to make a ton of progress. You can also read books, take online classes, whatever, and that can all be valuable. The one thing that won't work is just randomly hopping from one thing to another never getting any deeper than just "I did what this random web page told me to do and it worked". Why did it work? How does Gnome Keyring make it so that Minecraft remembers your login? What's happening under the covers that makes those two things somehow able to work together? Do that as you solve the next 10 of those types of things you run into. Then do it for another 10, and another. Look for opportunities to do things. Don't spend an hour and then reinstall -- fix Xorg. An hour isn't enough time to learn anything. You're quitting before you got to the part where you gained that hard-earned knowledge. More on reddit.com

Please take this as friendly advice - and not a suggestion due to the title of the book: Linux All-In-One For Dummies - by Richard Blum while online tutorials and video lessons can be great - there are times when having a good old fashioned reference/tutorial BOOK can't be beat. for some reason my simple post is on top - and there are MANY excellent pieces of advice below (I do appreciate the upvotes) - If I may, I'd like to suggest people scroll down and find JumpyJuu's post and his amazing Linux tutorial on GitHub -I've spent an hour perusing it and bookmarked it! TY for making it JumpJuu More on reddit.com