From the course: Practical Linux for Network Engineers: Part 1

Which Linux distro should you learn? - Linux Tutorial

From the course: Practical Linux for Network Engineers: Part 1

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Which Linux distro should you learn?

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(upbeat music) - [David] Now, which version of Linux should you be using? There are many distributions of Linux out there and a lot of people will tell you use this distribution or distro or use that distribution or distro. Some people will tell you that Ubuntu is not good enough. As a Linux person, you shouldn't be using Ubuntu. You should be using Fedora or CentOS, or you should be using Red Hat or some other distribution. (upbeat music) I'm now gonna introduce some Linux distributions. Be aware that there are many, but for this course and for you if you're getting started with Linux, I would recommend that you use Ubuntu. We're using both Ubuntu server and Ubuntu desktop in this course, as well as an Ubuntu docker container running within GNS3. I think it's more important that you just to get started learn Linux and then you can move to other Linux distributions. When you started to learn to ride a bike, you didn't use a carbon fiber, $10,000 racing bike. You just started with a beat bicycle. The same is true I think for Linux or anything else. Just get started, get comfortable, learn the basics, and then you can learn all the other options available in Linux. We're gonna start with Ubuntu. It's an easy way to get started. It's one of the most popular Linux distributions out there and what's of great importance is it's free. You can learn Linux without paying anything, but be aware that there are two main trains of Linux. We've got Red Hat Linux and we've got Debian Linux. (upbeat music)

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