Right, I will be brutally honest, no idea how Linux works or how to run it.
I have come in here in search for help!
I recently started a new job in which I will be trained up in software (in general) across the board in all types of software. I am a skilled/trained hardware technician/engineer but have never ventured into the software side of things.
As you would expect, I have the basics of how software works and all that jazz. But, if you asked me to build a webiste in HTML I wouldn't have a monkeys where to start! Just to give you a idea on my software knowledge. However, if you asked me to change the comm chips on a EPOS system board... Blindfold me lol.
So, this new job as I said, will be teaching me about server software software configuration and installation to a AD to blackberry setup... So a wide variety which has really got me excited.
Started 3 days ago and I already showed them a few things regarding hardware which is great. But now I really want to start teaching my self basics on what they will be teaching me so I can at least understand what they are showing me.
All in all, I wish to install Linux on a partition on this machine at home just to get started. But, as usual I have no idea where to start with it, let alone if I can actually dual boot with Linux (along side win 7).
So, any advice, links, references and general terminology explanation, just anything would be grateful! Explain it like you would to a child lol.
I really hope I haven't intruded in this section with something asked often and causing a pain to anyone in asking or this help. If so, please say so and I will ask a Mod to delete this thread.
Again, I am over the moon this company is teaching me the side of IT I have always backed away from, love to better my knowledge and I hope by doing the basics at home, it will help in my new job to ease my training.
ags
P.S. Thanks
I have come in here in search for help!
I recently started a new job in which I will be trained up in software (in general) across the board in all types of software. I am a skilled/trained hardware technician/engineer but have never ventured into the software side of things.
As you would expect, I have the basics of how software works and all that jazz. But, if you asked me to build a webiste in HTML I wouldn't have a monkeys where to start! Just to give you a idea on my software knowledge. However, if you asked me to change the comm chips on a EPOS system board... Blindfold me lol.
So, this new job as I said, will be teaching me about server software software configuration and installation to a AD to blackberry setup... So a wide variety which has really got me excited.
Started 3 days ago and I already showed them a few things regarding hardware which is great. But now I really want to start teaching my self basics on what they will be teaching me so I can at least understand what they are showing me.
All in all, I wish to install Linux on a partition on this machine at home just to get started. But, as usual I have no idea where to start with it, let alone if I can actually dual boot with Linux (along side win 7).
So, any advice, links, references and general terminology explanation, just anything would be grateful! Explain it like you would to a child lol.
I really hope I haven't intruded in this section with something asked often and causing a pain to anyone in asking or this help. If so, please say so and I will ask a Mod to delete this thread.
Again, I am over the moon this company is teaching me the side of IT I have always backed away from, love to better my knowledge and I hope by doing the basics at home, it will help in my new job to ease my training.
ags
P.S. Thanks