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tseliot
December 19th, 2005, 04:54 PM
Hi, I have a lot to learn about Linux and I would like to know the title of a good book about Linux (the command line, hardware listing, etc.).
Anyhow, do you think the following book is good enough for a beginner?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0596009305/qid=1135006447/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_11_1/202-2635705-1699831
Thanks in advance
prizrak
December 19th, 2005, 05:09 PM
I hear "Running Linux" is good to learn about it. Personally I just break everything, then google on how to fix it :)
spdl
December 19th, 2005, 05:14 PM
That appears to be a good book. I like the publisher.
I bought the Debian Linux 3.1 "sarge" Bible when it first came out a few months ago. I had preordered it for awhile. It's a good book, but i'm not sure if it's a beginner's book.
matthew
December 19th, 2005, 05:24 PM
Hi, I have a lot to learn about Linux and I would like to know the title of a good book about Linux (the command line, hardware listing, etc.).
Anyhow, do you think the following book is good enough for a beginner?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0596009305/qid=1135006447/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_11_1/202-2635705-1699831
Thanks in advanceThat is an excellent book, but it is more of a reference, not really a teaching manual. I recommend "Running Linux" by the same publisher as the best first book I have seen.
arctic
December 19th, 2005, 05:40 PM
Why don't you simply print the RUTE Linux handbook? http://www.chongluo.com/books/rute/
KingBahamut
December 19th, 2005, 05:45 PM
I have an O'Reilly attatchment myself.
I think any book written by that pub house is golden.
tseliot
December 19th, 2005, 05:47 PM
Ok, thanks. I think I'll start with Linux in a nutshell (I need commands and I have an overloaded memory:p in my brain). Then when I have more money I'll buy "Running Linux".
tseliot
December 19th, 2005, 05:49 PM
Why don't you simply print the RUTE Linux handbook? http://www.chongluo.com/books/rute/
WOW! Thanks :)
tseliot
December 19th, 2005, 07:23 PM
UPDATE: a christmas present by my parents:
"Running Linux" + "A Practical Guide to Linux Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming" + a book about Functional grammar (ok this one is for my studies at the university
matthew
December 19th, 2005, 07:39 PM
UPDATE: a christmas present by my parents:
"Running Linux" + "A Practical Guide to Linux Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming" + a book about Functional grammar (ok this one is for my studies at the universityFabulous. You will find the both beneficial.
tseliot
December 19th, 2005, 08:05 PM
Yes, I have some projects on my mind... :D
tseliot
December 19th, 2005, 08:08 PM
EDIT: Oops, double post :(
TeeAhr1
December 19th, 2005, 09:33 PM
The Linux Cookbook 2nd Ed. came out pretty recently, heard it's good. It's by No Starch, whom I greatly respect.
Here's the Linux Newbie Administrator Guide (http://linux-newbie.sunsite.dk/), which includes a handy print-friendly version. Really, before you go ******* away your money, hit the torrent search sites for Linux books, google around a little. There's so many free books out there. I say this because I asked the same question a month ago, and was given the same answer, and it turned out to be the best advice I could have gotten.
Not to say "don't spend your money on a book," but do see what free resources are available to you.
tseliot
December 19th, 2005, 09:48 PM
The Linux Cookbook 2nd Ed. came out pretty recently, heard it's good. It's by No Starch, whom I greatly respect.
Here's the Linux Newbie Administrator Guide (http://linux-newbie.sunsite.dk/), which includes a handy print-friendly version. Really, before you go ******* away your money, hit the torrent search sites for Linux books, google around a little. There's so many free books out there. I say this because I asked the same question a month ago, and was given the same answer, and it turned out to be the best advice I could have gotten.
Not to say "don't spend your money on a book," but do see what free resources are available to you.
Thanks for the book, I see your point but I'm looking for books (with many pages) I can read also when I'm in bed and I don't want to print too many pages.
TeeAhr1
December 20th, 2005, 05:16 AM
Thanks for the book, I see your point but I'm looking for books (with many pages) I can read also when I'm in bed and I don't want to print too many pages.
I hear you. I guess not everyone has a printing job they can abuse ;) Really, you should see my *nix shelf, it's growing every day. I don't even grasp half of what I've got (for instance, Understanding the Linux Kernel and Understanding the Linux Virtual Memory Manager), but hopefully I'll grow into them!
Happy holidays!
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