where do i..?

[flintstone]

ok, ive got myself RedHat 7, installed it, ogled at the amazing desktops. but after satisfying the visual aesthetic, where do i go from here? where can i learn abt the internals of the linux? are the man pages the only answer? i prefer a more interactive approach..is there one out there?
maybe the jetsons of this world can help me with this? :confused:

[dodgetrucs]

Let your imagination flow, and know no bounds. Have fun, explore, touch, feel.... ok its sounding like.... umm I'm gonna shutup now...
Linux is produced, manufactured, and run by the users. Maybe you wanna run some services and gain some knowlege of server side applications, maybe an FTP server, set up telnet, ssh, run a few IRC bots, and ircd, spend an afternoon collecting and compiling all the dependencies for Evolution, just play with it :)
I think thats what you meant by where to go from here.... if not, ignore me

[X_Entity]

Your best bet is to download some of the free guides from www.linuxdoc.org (http://www.linuxdoc.org) then go buy a really big book on linux. Join a user group in your area or start one if there isn't one. Re-compile the kernel once or twice and see how it goes. There are details on how in the NHFs here or in some of the guides on linuxdoc. The man pages are a great resource but they aren't exactly good reading so I would suggest a big linux book.
I personally bought Mastering Redhat Linux
which has helped me with all my distros

a lot of people would recommend Running Linux 3rd edition by oreilly
not a book I have read but it gets a lot of praise.

Apart from that Linux is something you just sort of pick up as you go. There is loads to learn and explore and so many resources available that I couldn't begin to list them all.

Above all have fun with it

[Ryeker]

Find uses for using Linux. Find a good word processor that you like (StarOffice, AbiWord, etc). Install that. Get your printer (if any) to work. There, now you have a word processing system. Figure out how to install a sound system, like XMMS to play audio/MP3 files. You'll need to setup your sound card and install XMMS. There, now you can listen to music while you type. When you are feeling a little more educated, learn how to recompile your kernel. Learn how to update your system. Learn how to secure your system. There's a lot to do. Just have to be focused and start doing something. This is how I learned Linux (though I did it a bit differently; I went the server route).