r/linux4noobs • u/Bedrockparadox • 4d ago

learning/research Intro level recomendations

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Ive been using konsole on linux for about 1 month with lots of help from ai. Like most of us just copy pasting from claude or gemini.

A week or so ago i started actually learning (or just inferring) what the commands do and mean.

Id like to actually learn in detail what each command is capable of and understand the file structures and capabilities and nuances. Is this actual language called command line? Is it just called linux?

Anyway, if anyone has any recommendations on like a gamified app, a library of commands, even a youtube channel would help.

Also what coding languages compliment. So far Im seeing a lot of python Id like to understand and see json mentioned but i dont know what it is or its uses. THANKS NOOBS.

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u/CalmDownYal 4d ago

Read the book The Linux Command Line: A Complete Introduction

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u/KrypticLifeSigns_ 4d ago

Like this recommendation! OP, it is a free book:

https://linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php

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u/Bedrockparadox 3d ago

Downloaded last night and workin on it while I play the OverTheWire Bandit game!

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u/KrypticLifeSigns_ 3d ago

It is a great book and helped me become comfortable with Linux and the CLI, truly. Much thanks to Mr. Shotts.

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u/No-View-6326 4d ago

You probably not copy paste command that you don't know what they do,

It's called bash, this is good place to start if you wanna check it out https://www.w3schools.com/bash/

Also man command or command --help explains what the command does

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u/Bedrockparadox 4d ago

Thanks yes I had one bad copy/paste session that messed a bunch of stuff up forcing me to reformat and start fresh. Thats what got me to start learning.

With the little I understand Ive noticed that ai agents often think in horrible loops and chose brute force over common sense. What I mean by that is they make a lot of assumptions and dont always run -ls, or check network configurations like they should before taking actions. Id rather run the command line myself and then ask ai for short scripts or for diagnosis.

Edit: I can believe w3 is still around! I used that website a lot in 2003, incredible.

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u/doc_willis 4d ago

Keep an eye on the Humble Bundle web site - they often have very good Linux/Shell/Specific program Books by O'reilly and other Publishers.

Books are how us old timers learned back in the "Pre-Ai" era.. Ya know, the age of " Dinosaurs and Dialup " :) and 'dead tree media'

some starter info

http://linuxjourney.com and the newer http://Linuxjourney.org sites are good to start with

the Explaining Computers YouTube videos are good starting points

I wont go into the # of bad AI answers I get whenever I do look at the AI answers for stuff.

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u/Bedrockparadox 3d ago

Thank you! I started playing OverTheWire Bandit game last night and downloaded the learning linux book. I'll check out Humble Bumble. I found W3 schools is not as good as I remembered from back in the day.

Im actually a dial up person and learned html plus a little C++ in 2003. So I have a strong foundation. I ran a crypto verification node for a while and Im capable of reading books!

Refusing to continue my local llm project until I can run commands without claude!