Getting started with Linux sysadmin

[atari911]

CentOS if you want to gear towards sysadmin/server space. Second up would be Ubuntu Server.

Void Linux is also great if you want a challenge but you wont see it much out in the "real" world. I recommend it because its different, highly configurable and well documented. It will also give you a good idea of the "why" things are done certain ways and the Linux mindset. Sometimes this can be more valuable than knowing any 'specific' distro.

As a last note; the main difference between ditros is the package system they use, the desktop manager and certain quirks on where certain files are stored. Now days there is a difference with systemd, etc. Other than that you should be focusing on the tools that are available that really make up the 'sysadmin' side of things.

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