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I have seen lot of questions like This small tutorial helps you to find out answer to this question.
1) Get the good Linux book
First you need to learn some basis of Linux such as what is Linux, How it is different than the Windows, How Linux works, Users ... etc Do we have Free Good Linux books around ? Yup we do have here is small but good list:

* Unix for the Beginning Mage a short book that teaches the very basics to learning the Linux as well as other UNIX like OS. Highly recommended. Download from http://dl.cyberciti.biz/?w=ubm

* LINUX: Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition- Rute is a technical reference and teaching tool for new GNU/Linux users as well as advanced administrators. Download from http://linux.2038bug.com/rute-home.html.

* Knowing Knoppix - a book for Knoppix beginners in PDF format. http://www.pjls16812.pwp.blueyonder....pix/index.html

2) Get subject-specific help
Along with this book, get very good and in depth coverage of Linux tutorial and how-tos from Linux Documentation project, Visit online http://tldp.org

3) Read Distribution docs
Your distribution itself has documentation. It can be found at distributions web site.
Debian Linux: http://www.debian.org/doc/
Gentoo Linux: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/index.xml
Fedora Linux: http://fedora.redhat.com/projects/docs/

But wait most of these documentation also installed in /usr/share/doc/ directory. Just browse them.

4) Learn to read man and info page
Are you stuck somewhere? Don't know which command to use. Try following commands:
whatis : display short descriptions of command.
man -k : Find out help/man pages according to keywords
man or info: Get more information on each command or API
5)Find out information using special Google search
Visit http://www.google.com/linux and type your problem to get answer. 90% of your problem will be solved by this method.

6)Join Linux & Opensource communities online, Linux forum such as this one. You can also join Linux User group located at Google (http://groups.google.co.in/grphp?hl=en&tab=wg&q=) and start posting or search for help. Please read How To Ask Questions The Smart Way - This guide will teach you how to ask questions in a way that is likely to get you answer visit http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

7)Purchase some good Linux books
Check out
http://www.techbooksforfree.com/ - Information on a large collection of Linux and programming books available online. Most of these books can be downloaded free of charge and http://www.maththinking.com/boat/unixBooksIndex.html

Practice Practice and Practice.

If anyone knows some other good resources please share will all of us

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And few more ...

Advanced Linux Programming (PDF): http://www.advancedlinuxprogramming.com/alp-folder

Debian GNU/Linux Desktop Survival Guide: http://www.togaware.com/linux/survivor/

Slackware Linux book Project: http://www.slackbook.org/

Thanks!

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Hey rockda!

I grabbed the Google link and downloaded the "Mage" book. Many thanks!

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Hey rockda! Here's a few courtesy of RichBarna at:

Mod link.

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thanks a lot for collecting all those urls. God bless Linux and you

I just called over to get another copy of The Mage: I lost it amidst....errr....not being a Mage. Thanks again for the links.

See you sometime!

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good. very useful

More books for learning Linux and OSS
O'Reilly Open Books Project

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