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'''Don't afraid! You don't need to know everything from this page to be able to program bot!''' You only need to ''read'' (so, not to learn) documentation from "Before you start" and "System" sections. Material from this page will be used for other courses on Wikiversity. This page is based on [http://milosrancic.blogspot.com/2007/01/learning-gnulinux.html this document] (author of the document incorporated text here) and feel free to fix it and use it for other courses; this note should be removed after finishing process described in this paragraph.
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== Before you start ==
* Learn English up to the lever that you are able to read technical language. This is not so complex level of knowledge. If you are able to read this text, then you know English good enough. However, this note is important for the people who are not native speakers of English. So, if you want to translate this manual in your own language, keep this information as the first one.
* Read Eric Raymond's document [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/html_single/Unix-and-Internet-Fundamentals-HOWTO/ Unix and Internet Fundamentals].

== System ==

* When you come to this stage, find someone who knows how to install GNU/Linux operating system. The best way to find someone is to find your local Linux user group. Read [http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/User-Group-HOWTO.html LUG HOWTO] for more information. Keep in mind that GNU/Linux distributions are free and some of them, like [http://www.ubuntu.com/ Ubuntu], are shipping their distribution to your home for free.
* You are ready now to read the first book: [http://www.tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/html/index.html Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide].

== Toward advanced GNU/Linux usage ==

* My intention is to introduce you into the system core. The next document is [http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/From-PowerUp-To-Bash-Prompt-HOWTO.html From Power up to Bash Prompt]
* Learn to write scripts. Learn [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash bash]
** Read document [http://www.tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/index.html Bash Guide for Beginners]
** If you want to continue with bash, read the document [http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/index.html Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide]
* Learn how to make your own GNU/Linux distribution:
** Make your distro on floppy disc or on CD using the document [http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Bootdisk-HOWTO/index.html Bootdisk HOWTO]
*** Note that this document is partially outdated and there are some better tools instead of suggested inside of the document (GRUB instead of LILO; Busybox is very good tool now etc.). However, this document will give to you the basic knowledge of making your own distribution.
** If you want to continue with making your own distribution, try to study the document [http://www.tldp.org/LDP/lfs/LFS-BOOK-6.1.1-HTML/index.html Linux From Scratch]

== Reference guides and other documentation ==
There are a lot of documentation for GNU/Linux systems. I suggest you some sites and documents as the first step toward further learning.

* Keep with you [http://www.tldp.org/LDP/GNU-Linux-Tools-Summary/html/index.html GNU/Linux Command-Line Tools Summary].
* The main site for GNU/Linux documentation is [http://www.tldp.org/ The Linux Documentation Project]. This project has the next sections:
** [http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto HOWTO documents]
** [http://www.tldp.org/guides.html Guides]
** [http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#faq Frequently askec questions]
** [http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#man man pages]
** [http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#lg Linux Gazette].
* Visit this site periodically.

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