On Wed, February 13, 2013 17:48, Bassem Sossan wrote: > Hello > > I've changed from Ms Windows 2008 R2 to CentOS 6 recently, and > there are many aspects to learn in relation to command line > ( Bash scripting, package system managing, file system and so on )... > > I need to apply as much as I can of Network Infrastructure knowledge > ( DNS, DHCP and Virtualization .... ) concepts using CentOS 6 > GUI... > > I know that I must learn dealing with linux using command tools > and that will come, but it has much more of time, so, Am I forced > as a learner to follow command line tools before going to GUI or I > can get a good knowledge and experience by implementing my skills > on GUI ? > > So sorry to pothering....
First, I am a *nix heretic. Second, I have been using one form of Redhat or another since v5.2 c.1999. For the past 11 years or so I have used Webmin (shielded through IPTables for those horrified at the security implications) to administer my servers, both local and remote. I simply could not get my job done in the time available without it or something much like it. The CLI of the underlying utilities is the final arbitrator of course and there 'man <utility_name>' is your ever-present friend (usually). Nonetheless, the syntax of even the most common *nix commands is often arcane and similar utilities frequently have such subtly different variations that ones mind is sometimes driven to distraction with the inconsistencies. A GUI, whether web based or not, at least clears away that problem for many routine tasks. In any case you will be forced to learn the cli for some utilities from the outset because there is no safe way of using them otherwise. And situations will arise where knowing how to creatively combine utilities with pipes on the command line will save a great deal of time and trouble. A GUI will never give you those opportunities. But for most day-to-day stuff a GUI saves a considerable amount of effort and prevents a great deal of error. Both of which for a newcomer to Linux are of great value. As others suggested, having a test server for experimentation is a really, really good idea. I tend to fire up guest instances on my kvm desktop for such 'proof of concept' trials but I suppose any crash-and-burn system would suffice. Good luck and welcome. Regards, -- *** E-Mail is NOT a SECURE channel *** James B. Byrne mailto:byrn...@harte-lyne.ca Harte & Lyne Limited http://www.harte-lyne.ca 9 Brockley Drive vox: +1 905 561 1241 Hamilton, Ontario fax: +1 905 561 0757 Canada L8E 3C3 _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
