[beagleboard] Absolute Beginner needs advice

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Don -

I think I need a good tutorial on Linux Ubuntu and one on Python .
Preferably free but if there is a particularly
good book or online course I could maybe pay if its not too expensive .

IMHO, for learning Unix (including Linux) you should first learn the
bash shell. e.g. with "Learning the bash Shell" O'Reilly or one of the
thousands online resources. Open a terminal emulator and there you
are.
bash resembles a bit the good old DOS terminal, but very soon you will
realize it's power.

HTH
Dieter

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May I suggest linux from scratch. It is how I learned. Granted I am no expert but it was very helpful to build linux from scratch. And for the most part I can hold my own.

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Check out CodeAcademy[1] for learning Python.

–Mark

[1] http://www.codecademy.com

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Thanks for that Daniel.
I just downloaded it . and it looks very useful
Don