Linux could improve Computer Skills
Since I switched to GNU/Linux, I always believed that I could improve my programming skills by using this open source Operating System. I’m still believing this beliefs until now. However, after nearly two years of using GNU/Linux, my programming skills doesn’t even increase a bit. But my creativity seems to be improved and I have gotten a lot of inspirations from using GNU/Linux Operating System.
I came across an article from DaniWeb today that talks about how is Linux a good teacher. It advises me to always use command line in order to actually improve my programming skills with Linux. I remembered that when I was a Fedora user, I always used command line to install new software packages. However, after I have switched to Kubuntu, I had used less and less command line. Mainly because the package installation command is different from Fedora. After I read the article, I have decided that I need to begin to use command line frequently in order to learn from multiple Linux distros as well as to improve my programming skills.
Since I heard about the existence of Linux three years ago, I have searched around online to find a suitable Linux distro to begin my programming skills improvement. However, because of my inexperience of GNU/Linux, I chose to using Fedora as my first Linux distro. I continued to search for the Linux distros for improve my programing skills while using Fedora as my main OS. The following Linux distros I’ve found so far that I think it’s useful to begin with:
- LFS (Linux From Scratch)
- Arch Linux
- BSDs (FreeBSD, OpenBSD, etc)
Currently, I’m trying to install Arch Linux on my netbook by following the tutorials on its official website. I also plan to finishing reading the LFS ebook and apply the technique in the book to my test desktop machine. In addition, I will also try to download, test, and learn various BSD distros in VirtualBox.