What is the best way to learn Linux operating system?

I have always used Microsoft and desire to learn Linux. I am a programmer by occupation, but everything is done via Windows.

Also, which is the best Linux Distribution?What is the best way to learn Linux operating system?
Ubuntu is a great way to go. It is free, and they will even send you free CD's if you can't download it for some reason (if you are asking a question here, I assume you are already online). For me, the best part of Ubuntu is the community. There is a great community of people from around the world, that are very polite and always happy to help answer any questions that you may have: http://www.ubuntuforums.org



Even though Ubuntu is currently on version 5.1 (Breezy Badger), http://ubuntuguide.org which was written for version 5.04 (Warty Warthog), is still a great guide that is very helpful as well.



The Synaptic Package Manager makes it VERY easy to install additional programs, and most of them are free.



There is a live CD (which runs from the CD, but is slower), if you would like to try it without having to install it to your hard drive first:

http://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu-iso鈥?/a>



Give it a try, I am sure that you will like it. I installed Ubuntu as a dual-boot about 7 months ago, and I finally removed Windows about 4 months ago. I am here to stay.What is the best way to learn Linux operating system?
The best way is to download a version of Linux and start using it. The Linux homepage (http://www.linux.org/) has a lot of good info, a link to free training, downloads, etc.



As for which flavor of Linux is best - if you ask 7 Linux users, you'll probably get 7, maybe even 8 different answers. I personally like Red Hat, and that's what we use at work (US Navy), but everyone has their own preferences. I suggest downloading one of them, try it out, then download another and another until you find one you really like. Lotsa Luck.What is the best way to learn Linux operating system?
Learning by doing.

don't mess up with question, "which distro i've to use". U can pick what ever u want. Then if u have question, a lot of forum will answer the question for u.
The best Linux distro?? This question will different on every people. According to me LinuxMandrake is the best distro i know. It easy to install and configure. But i recomended using Lindows to anyone who never use Linux before. It looks like Windows very much and asy to install.

You can go to http://distrowatch.com/ to check the suitable Linux distros for you.