Creating such a guide would be difficult since the Linux ecosystem is so large. Here is a good blog post by one of the developers of Mono. http://tirania.org/

Creating such a guide would be difficult since the Linux ecosystem is so large. Here is a good blog post by one of the developers of Mono. http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2011/Sep-06.html http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2011/Sep-06.html You might be better off running Linux in a VM so that you don't have to ditch Windows completely. The command line is a better way to learn Linux as opposed to the GUI. How much have you really learned about Windows via the GUI? First focus on getting the basics down. Even the basics can get not so basic once you get deeper into the command line tools. Bookmark some good cheatsheets for commands and then make a point to pick up something new in a few areas every day. For example, you can pick up Vim in a couple of weeks but mastery is a lifetime journey. The way to get better with Vim is to spend time every day learning something different and incorporating that into your workflow. Otherwise you will never get far from being a beginner. Many Linux tools are like that. Don't worry about getting crazy with building your environment with Arch or Gentoo until you have become strong with the basics. Also wait until you have a lot of time on your hands. It's not an easy journey. Better to start with something that you can be productive with right away.