[Dorset] Linux Course

2010-04-02 Thread Juan Reyes
Hello all,
I'm a novice user of Linux, and I'm thinking to do a course with the Open 
University called T155. Reading the course content I believe it would give me a 
good foundation about Linux. Although I have few doubts about this course;
Is this a good course to understand linux?
Is it worth taking the CompTIA Linux+ certification, once the course has 
finished?
http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/t155.htm
Thank you very much for you help
Kind regards

Juan Reyes

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Re: [Dorset] Linux Course

2010-04-02 Thread John Cooper
On 02/04/10 22:09, Juan Reyes wrote:
> Hello all,
> I'm a novice user of Linux, and I'm thinking to do a course with the Open 
> University called T155. Reading the course content I believe it would give me 
> a good foundation about Linux. Although I have few doubts about this course;
> Is this a good course to understand linux?
> Is it worth taking the CompTIA Linux+ certification, once the course has 
> finished?
> http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/t155.htm
> Thank you very much for you help
> Kind regards
> 
> Juan Reyes
> 
OU courses are generally very good and this one can be used towards
getting a BSc, however if you just want to learn Linux I would just buy
a good beginners book with a CD. Search on Amazon and check out the
reviews. If you get stuck, ask on this LUG, as that is what they are
for. I've just bought a book on LPIC-1 which covers 101 and 102 exams
which might be worth taking to get a qualification.

John.

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