[Grell]

Experience is the best teacher. Books are great to learn from but ultimately using the OS is how you will learn. I suggest grabbing Ubuntu and just screwing around and getting used to that. The more interested and immersed you are into learning about Linux, the more you will learn. Consider it like Linux boot camp. And if you get stuck forums or IRC are the best way to get unstuck (after you have tried to solve the problem yourself). Good luck, and don't give up.