ok
I have nothing but time on my hands so if I can stick to it you may be hearing from me more
If I get frustrated you wont
this could get interesting lol
Sounds good. I am here to help. Finish that and then get back to me. Next step is basic bash shell scripting (
http://wiki.bash-hackers.org/scripting/tutoriallist). After that, I suggest a good, more efficient scripting language, like Python (
http://www.codecademy.com/en/tracks/python).
At this point, you'll want to make choice, do you want to make a fuck-ton of money or use your powers for evil? Money, go learn Ruby on Rails (
http://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-rails) and go find a job at $100/hour.
If you are hell-bent to be a real hacker, you'll need to dive deep into C programming (
http://www.learn-c.org/). That's the programming language of the Linux core and where the real exploits lie.
Let me know how you are making out.