Linux in the work place

elrasho · 30 Mar 2016 at 14:31

Why learn Linux? This is coming off a thread I was following in the careers section.

I spent some time looking for recent Laptops that will support running Ubuntu out of the box and I could only find a handful. I would have thought with Ubuntu being around for a long time it would be much more universal. So there musnt be many end users in the work environment using Linux as their OS.

So where is Linux used in the “industry”. I’m thinking most Sys Admin types will use it but anything else? Is there anywhere I can go to see where in business Linux is actually used?

elrasho · 31 Mar 2016 at 10:55

Thanks for the replies

I'm going to sit down and start the Linux Essentials course and see how I get on. For someone coming from no experience with Linux I've got a long way to go.

My end goal is to learn the stuff and maybe introduce what I've learnt to my work colleagues and implement it.

elrasho · 31 Mar 2016 at 15:17

Hey SKILL, can I ask what you do? Like what is your job?

elrasho · 15 Apr 2016 at 12:47

I would love to learn Linux Server Admin and then introduce this to my current workplace. We currently have a couple of Linux based servers, one is our Web firewall called SophosWeb. I'm keen to learn Linux but not sure how I would apply these skills to my current work place.

It would be amazing if I could propose a change to our network infrastructure based on the advantages Linux provides.