Is mastering Linux useful in establishing your IT career? Or is it secondary?
2007-11-20 17:30:22 · 5 answers · asked by Goldhill 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Technology
If you're going to be working with servers in IT, it's helpful, because a substantial amount of server work is done on Linux. Since many sys admin positions require server and desktop work, it would be helpful, but if you're going to be a DB admin or a developer, it's less critical to know a particular OS platform.
2007-11-20 17:33:52 · answer #1 · answered by Spartacus! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends. If your going into a line of work where knowledge of Unix-Based Systems is necessary { supercomputing, large servers, IT } then yes, being able to deal with Unix/Linux is a necessity.
But, if you are going to be developing standard applications, fixing PC's, working on small time networking and servers you should master windows with Linux being something you can use in your back pocket.
2007-11-21 15:19:24 · answer #2 · answered by Ch 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This depends on the company you work for. Some companies use Windows, others Mac, and others use Linux. At the company I work for, we use a variety of platforms, and OSs. We have SUNs, VAX's, Windows, Macs, and Linux. So the IT people need to know how to handle all types.
2007-11-21 01:36:55 · answer #3 · answered by Vicente 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
probably secondary but its useful to have the knowledge of how to use it im not to great at it but if i was i would probably use it instead of microsoft. you do things with linux that you just cant do with windows when you get to using it more you will see what i mean.
2007-11-21 01:32:30 · answer #4 · answered by Dustin J 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you don't know ANY unix-commands, learn it. If you do, then it depends on what you will be working with - I would still recommend learning it because it could turn up anywhere.
2007-11-26 04:21:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋