I know some Linux, but I am planning to start learning now. I will get it installed, read up to five or more books, go over whats on the Internet on certain topics, and so on. The goal here is to switch from managed to unmanaged hosting, pay less, and do everything by myself. This would include installing programs like
Smart Tube Pro, and other things that may be quite advanced (people on the hosting that I have could not do it, and had to transfer the ticket to 2nd level support).
With that, I would like to get an idea, how hard is it to learn all this. Install everything on Linux (server, mysql / php settings, and other things), fix whatever would be needed, and do it on a good and professional level too. This is a separate area of knowledge, there is a lot of programs, additions, and I am not sure what it takes to get familair with all that.
Is it a lot, or not really, how much does it take to learn all this and be good at hosting / linux / support / running unmanaged server?
Thanks.