What is the best version of Linux to learn?

Hi,



I looking to get linux experience and was wondering which version of Linux is the best work with.

I plan to site the Linux exam LPIC-1. Any recommendations?What is the best version of Linux to learn?
http://www.lpi.org/eng/certification/the鈥?/a>

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Exam 101: Detailed Objectives
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102.4 Use Debian package management
102.5 Use RPM and YUM package management
"

For Debian: use Debian Stable.
For RPM and YUM: use CentOS.

Other than that, the test looks like it is fairly Distro-neutral. If it where me, I'd use CentOS and install Debian in a Virtual Machine to play with.What is the best version of Linux to learn?
My experience has been the best way to learn Linux is the Ubuntu Linux 10.04 LTS (Long Term Support). This release included the first Netbook Edition release with the Desktop version. Completely stable and secure and includes Long Term Support through to about year 2013 - others are not secured as LTS.

It has the easy interface and Linux operates like windows does - just some things are different names for this that and the other thing. You get used to it quickly like you would beginning to use Windows. If you know how to use a Windows PC already, then you will pick up using Linux in way less than half the time because you already know how to operate a computer.

Newer releases have a make over and a few improvements - but seem a tad advanced as far as computer navigation, getting around all the stuff and tasks. The newer releases are more streamlined in other words like the jump from say Windows XP to Windows Vista or 7.



Really, the Ubuntu 10.04 is the best and easiest I have seen to really know Linux like you do Windows. After that, you can try Upgrades to newer versions or simply just install one. I have tried Debian and Kubuntu and some others and they seem a bit advanced. Ubuntu 10.04 is straight forward and very easy to start using. No doubt as why they dedicated it as a Long Term Release - fully supported for the lifetime - a very stable secure Linux "flavor".



You can get it here

http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download

....and note the drop down window with latest version (11.04) and the Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.

Have fun, it is a very exciting operating system, explore !What is the best version of Linux to learn?
well since it talks about deb packages and rpm and yum package management

you'll half to install 3 so here is my advise..



go to www.pinguyos.com download that (deb based) and then when its installed open virtualbox (comes with it)

and download and install a RPM (like redhat) distro and YUM (open-suse) distro



mess with the other 2 distros in virtualbox when you feel comfortable enough using pinguy

pinguyos is great out of the box.. its designed to be "Good to go"

however since linux is most'ly just .conf files anyway you can edit and hack to your hearts

content!





www.distrowatch.com can give you a list of more RPM based distros YUM is just open-suse i think.



I use pinguy os my self its a DEB based distro (debian based)



best distro I have ever used!



.deb packges are the MOST popular so with a deb based distro you'll get the most amount

of linux software possible.. and with pinguyos you get lots of extra PPA's so thast means

its very easy to update software where in other distros its very difficult..

it even comes with wine to!

www.winehq.org where you can install some windows software in linux.
If your going to take the test and work with Linux as a profession I would STRONGLY suggest CentOS (Community ENTerprise Operating System). It's a binary clone of RedHat Enterprise Linux. It's RedHat with all the "Red Hats" removed. If follows the RH release cycles and 100% compatible. Add to that if you get Linux certified A LOT of companies also want follow up RH certifications. IMO it doesn't make sense to train on anything but the most widely used distribution out there. www.centos.org