At first, any distro would do. All linux distributions adopt the bash shell uniformly and since bash is the focus of both exams (and especially on the 101 exam) any would do. Ubuntu is a popular choice as well as Fedora, OpenSUSE and Mint, chosen for their ease of installation and range of compliant hardware.
However, since you chose to go for a Linux certification, you are in essence preparing for the role of Linux system administrator. Hence, you should focus on server- oriented distro. Your choice in that field would be CentOS, Debian and OpenSUSE. On a side note, any Linux distribution can act also as a server OS, the only real difference is the additional packages needed to be installed. The only Linux distribution that I have seen so far that can't be turned into a production-level server is SLED (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop).
Beside choosing the distro, you should also choose your virtualization enviroment. That way you'll avoid possible installation problems caused by non- compliant hardware. If you choose dual boot scenario or have a spare box to make it Linux- only, I'd strongly urge you to check out if your hardware will work in Linux. That will save you a lot of headache down the road.
Hope this helps and good luck on your Linux journey!
At first, any distro would do. All linux distributions adopt the bash shell uniformly and since bash is the focus of both exams (and especially on the 101 exam) any would do. Ubuntu is a popular choice as well as Fedora, OpenSUSE and Mint, chosen for their ease of installation and range of compliant hardware.
However, since you chose to go for a Linux certification, you are in essence preparing for the role of Linux system administrator. Hence, you should focus on server- oriented distro. Your choice in that field would be CentOS, Debian and OpenSUSE. On a side note, any Linux distribution can act also as a server OS, the only real difference is the additional packages needed to be installed. The only Linux distribution that I have seen so far that can't be turned into a production-level server is SLED (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop).
Beside choosing the distro, you should also choose your virtualization enviroment. That way you'll avoid possible installation problems caused by non- compliant hardware. If you choose dual boot scenario or have a spare box to make it Linux- only, I'd strongly urge you to check out if your hardware will work in Linux. That will save you a lot of headache down the road.
Hope this helps and good luck on your Linux journey!
ok i will use virtualbox of course so the best distro for a new guy like me is Ubuntu Fedora, OpenSUSE or Mint i will choose ubuntu i think
At first, any distro would do. All linux distributions adopt the bash shell uniformly and since bash is the focus of both exams (and especially on the 101 exam) any would do. Ubuntu is a popular choice as well as Fedora, OpenSUSE and Mint, chosen for their ease of installation and range of compliant hardware.
However, since you chose to go for a Linux certification, you are in essence preparing for the role of Linux system administrator. Hence, you should focus on server- oriented distro. Your choice in that field would be CentOS, Debian and OpenSUSE. On a side note, any Linux distribution can act also as a server OS, the only real difference is the additional packages needed to be installed. The only Linux distribution that I have seen so far that can't be turned into a production-level server is SLED (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop).
Beside choosing the distro, you should also choose your virtualization enviroment. That way you'll avoid possible installation problems caused by non- compliant hardware. If you choose dual boot scenario or have a spare box to make it Linux- only, I'd strongly urge you to check out if your hardware will work in Linux. That will save you a lot of headache down the road.
Hope this helps and good luck on your Linux journey!
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However, since you chose to go for a Linux certification, you are in essence preparing for the role of Linux system administrator. Hence, you should focus on server- oriented distro. Your choice in that field would be CentOS, Debian and OpenSUSE. On a side note, any Linux distribution can act also as a server OS, the only real difference is the additional packages needed to be installed. The only Linux distribution that I have seen so far that can't be turned into a production-level server is SLED (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop).
Beside choosing the distro, you should also choose your virtualization enviroment. That way you'll avoid possible installation problems caused by non- compliant hardware. If you choose dual boot scenario or have a spare box to make it Linux- only, I'd strongly urge you to check out if your hardware will work in Linux. That will save you a lot of headache down the road.
Hope this helps and good luck on your Linux journey!
ok i will use virtualbox of course so the best distro for a new guy like me is Ubuntu Fedora, OpenSUSE or Mint i will choose ubuntu i think
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