Good Books for Linux ?

[armageddon08]

Hi Everyone.

Could you people suggest me some good books for learning linux? They could be distro-specific or generalised. I know the basics so I want books which cover not just the basics but also advanced concepts, such as system administration, bash shell scripting and the like.

Thanks. :)

[MikeTheC]

This one by Rickford Grant is an excellent "getting started" reference:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/513BYRpVQ7L._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA240_SH20_OU01_.jpg (http://www.amazon.com/Ubuntu-Non-Geeks-Pain-Free-Project-Based-Get-Things-Done/dp/1593271808/ref=pd_bbs_sr_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1230522786&sr=8-5)

[armageddon08]

Good.....but I want something which covers everything from "getting started" to "breaking and fixing" i.e. from beginner to advanced levels.

[handy]

I would think that you really should be able to find everything you need on the web, & not have to buy/borrow any books at all.

There are many good resources for Linux in general, Linux specifics & Bash courses ranging from beginner to advanced.

Let Scroogle be your friend? :-)

[armageddon08]

I would think that you really should be able to find everything you need on the web, & not have to buy/borrow any books at all.

There are many good resources for Linux in general, Linux specifics & Bash courses ranging from beginner to advanced.

Let Scroogle be your friend? :-)

That's true but it does not really correspond to a serious way of learning things.

[Rokurosv]

I have the following:

The Unix Programming Enviroment
The Art of Unix Programming
Wiley's The Linux Bible
Oreilly's Practical Unix and Internet Security

The first one covers a lot of stuff from the basic commands to how the X server actually works and other stuff. I haven't finished the last 2 yet but they're good.

Books can only get you so farm after a while you start learning stuff on your own as you troubleshoot and configure stuff, for example when I first began using Linux, instaling the Nvidia driver seemed imposible, now it's a breeze, and I can configure most of the xorg files by hand.

Also the Internet is your friend, there are thousands of sites full with info about Linux and Ubuntu.

[handy]

That's true but it does not really correspond to a serious way of learning things.

Why do you think that?

If you need you can print out what you need. Some have the entire contents available in printable form &/or .pdf.

[sujoy]

read the bash manpage, print it or whatever.
and read the manpages of grep, sed, awk, find, etc

this ought to keep you occupied for sometime by which you will see that you can understand almost all the shell scripts. :)

[kevdog]

Tell me more about Scrooge please!! I am unfamiliar with that!

[armageddon08]

Tell me more about Scrooge please!! I am unfamiliar with that!

I think Scroogle meant "Search Google"..

[armageddon08]

I have the following:

The Unix Programming Enviroment
The Art of Unix Programming
Wiley's The Linux Bible
Oreilly's Practical Unix and Internet Security

The first one covers a lot of stuff from the basic commands to how the X server actually works and other stuff. I haven't finished the last 2 yet but they're good.

Books can only get you so farm after a while you start learning stuff on your own as you troubleshoot and configure stuff, for example when I first began using Linux, instaling the Nvidia driver seemed imposible, now it's a breeze, and I can configure most of the xorg files by hand.

Also the Internet is your friend, there are thousands of sites full with info about Linux and Ubuntu.

Thanks for the recommendations buddy.... :)

[armageddon08]

Why do you think that?

If you need you can print out what you need. Some have the entire contents available in printable form &/or .pdf.

Yup....you are right. So, far whatever I've learnt about Linux/Ubuntu has all been through the internet, google and you guys here at the community. Of course, I'll keep on learning by the net, but at the same time I'll be reading a book to strengthen up my concepts. :)

[Greyed]

That's true but it does not really correspond to a serious way of learning things.

Of course not. But then the serious way of learning things often is quite lacking.



sudo aptitude install rutebook


Not entirely up-to-date but it is an excellent beginner-to-sysadmin overview, much of which is still applicable today.

[MikeTheC]

@Armageddon08

Ok, no problem, but in the future it would be useful if you more adequately or completely explained what your present knowledge and experience levels are, and what you believe the goal state of your ambitions and journeys may be.

[handy]

Tell me more about Scrooge please!! I am unfamiliar with that!

Scroogle uses the Google search engine but protects your privacy.

https://ssl.scroogle.org/scrapen8.html

http://www.scroogle.org/

You can add it to your Firefox search menu as well, here is one of the ways:

http://jeffwinkler.net/2006/08/11/firefox-search-plugins-scroogle-pythondocs-javablogs/

[handy]

Yup....you are right. So, far whatever I've learnt about Linux/Ubuntu has all been through the internet, google and you guys here at the community. Of course, I'll keep on learning by the net, but at the same time I'll be reading a book to strengthen up my concepts. :)

That's cool. :-)

[BWF89]

I just ordered the Linux Bible 2009 and and the Linux Pocket Guide. Should hopefully come sometime this week.

Has anyone here read Linux In a Nutshell? If yes, how is it?

[cardinals_fan]

Programming Perl

Why? Because it's hilarious.