Hi.

I have never used Linux before (or UNIX for that matter) and seeing as everyone keeps talking about it I thought I might give it a go. Plus a lot of the jobs I am going after require people who can use Linux without any problem.

I liked the idea of Knoppix as it boots and runs off a CD.

I have heard Linux has a very big learning curve and is not as "simple" as Windows. Are there any books or sites to help me get started? As I have no idea what a shell is or how to execute/install files in Linux (been told its not just click and run and you have to mess around with something called a shell).

My background is in computing I have a degree in Computer Science but all I learnt over there was programming in Java, VB, C#, ASP and .NET (wish I had taken those Linux modules now ).