:As the saying goes "'''necessity is the mother parent of invention'''". When you set up a Linux computer lab, you may be required to provide (or train users) support for that system. One advantage of providing (volunteering) support is that '''users will ask you questions which will encourage you to automate or fix problems, instead of you having to think ahead of what tasks to automate.''' There is simply no better experience (other than working in IT for a company)...