Newbie in Egypt Looking to Break Into IT Professionally
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@Breffni-Potter
i love linux , and Networking , but as i said am unclear where to start -
@StrongBad Thanks , you are welcome ,
I study IT , will finish me bachelor next year ,
no certificates or training yet !
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@Minion-Queen i have Dell Laptop , core i7 , 8Gb Ram , i am running Windows and Linux ,
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@Barakat said:
i love linux , and Networking , but as i said am unclear where to start
Well, you are likely to always do best at what you enjoy. So Linux and Networking are good places to start. Networking I am not the expert, but the basic starting point is the CompTIA Network+ certification and most everyone agrees that after that the Cisco CCNA is a very good follow up certification.
Linux is easier. The Network+ is still very good to have, I actually recommend that as an entry level cert to anyone looking at an IT career. It's the base certification for the industry and covers stuff that everyone in IT and really, any computer power user, should know. So always good to have.
Linux you can install at home and start using in an home lab. I'm writing a book on Linux System Administration that would be a good starting point too since it is free and it is here in the community so that you can ask questions and follow along as other people work through it too.
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Do you have a good internet connection from home to work in a lab situation?
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Here is my book: "SAM on Linux Systems Administration"
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@Minion-Queen said:
Do you have a good internet connection from home to work in a lab situation?
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yes i can handle that
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@scottalanmiller You are Really a Great Man
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what about Security field ?!
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@scottalanmiller
Thank you too much , i will read about both Networking and Security
, then decide which one to dive intoand if i has any question i know the way
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Doing projects at home will be huge for you. Take your Linux systems and just build one thing after another. Web servers, databases, monitoring, logging, virtualization, etc.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Doing projects at home will be huge for you. Take your Linux systems and just build one thing after another. Web servers, databases, monitoring, logging, virtualization, etc.
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Ok , i can start with Fedora workstation or what ?!
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Start with CentOS 7 Minimal Install, no desktop.
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if you're looking at IT, I'd stick with traditional server style OSs - CentOS for example. Fedora is more for the desktop as I understand it.
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@Dashrender what about networking ?
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@Dashrender said:
Fedora is more for the desktop as I understand it.
Desktop or research. Well used by CentOS people to test features ahead of release. But mostly for engineers, not admins.
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@Dashrender said:
if you're looking at IT, I'd stick with traditional server style OSs - CentOS for example. Fedora is more for the desktop as I understand it.
The latest releases of Fedora include a Server-only install. However, I'd still recommend sticking with CentOS.
