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1) Get computer 2) Install Gentoo 3) Set up ssh / webserver / mail server / irc / etc... 4) Buy domain and point to your server 5) Successfully run your own
by n17r4m 11y ago
1) Get computer
2) Install Gentoo
3) Set up ssh / webserver / mail server / irc / etc...
4) Buy domain and point to your server
5) Successfully run your own site/blog/wiki for a while, have it do neat stuff, write about and share your experiences of learning to be a sysadmin
6) While under oath, swear by the SysAdmins creed.
7) ???
8) Profit.
- cmstoken 11y agoI'd recommend Ubuntu -- especially if you're just starting out.
- nudpiedo 11y agoI would recommend gentoo. Especially if you don't want to be a consumer but someone who cares (aka sysadmin). There is always time to move back to debian world.
- npaquin 11y agoAs a Linux sysadmin of 17+ years (and now a CIO), this is the best advice posted to this thread. After you complete this I'd suggest Linux From Scratch (http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/ http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/) as it'll teach you about the inner workings of a Linux system, which is vital if you want to be a really good sysadmin (a good troubleshooter understands the internals). I would hire someone for an entry level position if they went through this process and if they could explain things at a deep level as that would show me that they have the potential to take it to the next level.