Recommended Ubuntu books?

[starbase1]

I was wondering if others had any personal recommendations for Ubuntu books. There are a mlimited range (to say the least) in the bookshops I can reach for browsing!

To be a bit more specific, the ones I have seen tend to fall into two camps. One set is aimed at people who require a deep technical knowledge, and the others tend to spend most of their pages talking about the basics of all the bundled applications, (generally comparing them with ******* equivalents).

I'm looking for someting more about how to get the most out of the OS as a user. Things like getting your head around the file system and how it handles drives.

Any recommendations?
Nick

[gjtoth]

When I first started with Ubuntu, I picked up a copy of "Hacking Ubuntu", by Neal Krawetz, available on Amazon. It's fairly good for getting down & dirty BUT, as with most books of this ilk, the distro they are writing for has, in most cases, been updated making some of the the information obsolete. Still a good book for checking things out, speeding things up, etc.

[hibliss]

Ubuntu Kung Fu (http://www.pragprog.com/titles/ktuk/ubuntu-kung-fu)

[the8thstar]

I second Ubuntu Kung Fu. Very good read, easy and up to the point. Linux Bible is a very good one too, more detailed and very complete.

[kpkeerthi]

A Practical Guide to Ubuntu Linux (Versions 8.10 and 8.04) (2nd Edition) by Mark G. Sobell (http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Guide-Ubuntu-Linux-Versions/dp/0137003889/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248958337&sr=1-1)

Ubuntu Hacks: Tips & Tools for Exploring, Using, and Tuning Linux (http://www.amazon.com/Ubuntu-Hacks-Tools-Exploring-Tuning/dp/0596527209/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248958391&sr=1-8) (Dated but still very useful)

[starbase1]

Ubuntu Kung Fu (http://www.pragprog.com/titles/ktuk/ubuntu-kung-fu)

That does look interesting, with more than a few handy sounding sections in the contents - though it does not seem to say what version is covered?

[i.r.id10t]

Just got a desk copy of "Ubuntu Linux Toolbox" to evaluate for using in my class. ISBN is 978-0-470-08293-5

[scouser73]

You could download these free e-books on Ubuntu: Free Ubuntu e-books (http://www.ubuntugeek.com/free-ubuntu-linux-e-books.html).

[hibliss]

That does look interesting, with more than a few handy sounding sections in the contents - though it does not seem to say what version is covered?

It was writeen for 8.04 LTS, and was updated for 8.10, but 95%+ of the tips and tricks still apply. Definitely a great reference, I actually read it cover to cover, along with his beginners guide.

[arcdrag]

Ubuntu Kung Fu (http://www.pragprog.com/titles/ktuk/ubuntu-kung-fu)

If nothing else, that book is worth if for the cover.

[starbase1]

It was writeen for 8.04 LTS, and was updated for 8.10, but 95%+ of the tips and tricks still apply. Definitely a great reference, I actually read it cover to cover, along with his beginners guide.

Not many tech books that you read cover to cover in my experience! Added to my next amazon oreder, thanks.

[HappinessNow]

You could download these free e-books on Ubuntu: Free Ubuntu e-books (http://www.ubuntugeek.com/free-ubuntu-linux-e-books.html).

+1 Open Source eBooks would be nice.

[pme 72]

Ubuntu Linux for Non-Geeks by Rickford Grant got me started.