my linux skills are ok (recently passed my rhce) but I really suck on the programming end. I am aware that a real linux guru knows shell programming well and needs to know at least one other scripting language...from what I can tell mostly perl, perhaps some python.

Can I assume that bash is available for the n900 along with associated programs (sed awk etc) that are external but would be needed to learn shell scripting? can I further assume that I can download perl and python through apt-get and have a "real" linux computer in my pocket? thanks for listening...I know I cannot do these things on android...I can give up voice navigation for learning the basics on programming on a phone sized device...