Re: [newbie] dummies books
On Sat, 2003-07-05 at 21:49, Michael wrote: On Saturday 05 July 2003 08:47 pm, walt wrote: I am not a big fan of the dummies books, but I was in a book store at the local mall today and saw redhat Linux 9.0 for dummies and it included 2 cd's. I didn't see one for mandrake. I own an old copy of Linux for dummies and found it a little helpful way back when. (of course I didn't have this list to depend on either LOL) Walt i'm glad you brought that up, because there's a discount store up here with TONS of dummies books. so my question is. are they even decent for a reference book? as in a quick desk reference book? i know there's a lot of other linux books out there, and i believe linux in a nutshell was said to be a great desk reference book. just curious, i need all the help i can get at this point! thanks. Mike The best book that I have found so far is The Rute Users Tutioral and Exposition BTW it is on your (.0 and 9.1 CDs or you can doenloadit from http://wwwacs.gantep.edu.tr/linux/rute/ also the hardcopy is remarkably inexpensive __ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] dummies books
On Saturday 05 July 2003 21:17, Todd Slater wrote: I'll go farther than saying I'm not a big fan--I despise them. Check out Linux Administration for Dummies, it's great. I have Using Linux, Linux in a Nutshell, Running Linux, Linux Desk Reference, Linux Essential Reference, etc. and I often find myself getting the answers I need from the Dummies book rather than these others that are usually considered superior. Powered by SuSE Linux 8.2 Professional KDE 3.1.1 KMail 1.5.1 This is a Microsoft-free computer Bryan S. Tyson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] dummies books
The best book that I have found so far is The Rute Users Tutioral and Exposition BTW it is on your (.0 and 9.1 CDs or you can doenloadit from http://wwwacs.gantep.edu.tr/linux/rute/ also the hardcopy is remarkably inexpensive I also like this book. Didn't know it was on the cd's! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] dummies books
On Sun, 2003-07-06 at 07:45, Eric Huff wrote: The best book that I have found so far is The Rute Users Tutioral and Exposition BTW it is on your (.0 and 9.1 CDs or you can doenloadit from http://wwwacs.gantep.edu.tr/linux/rute/ also the hardcopy is remarkably inexpensive I also like this book. Didn't know it was on the cd's! look for rute __ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] dummies books
I also like this book. Didn't know it was on the cd's! look for rute Already done! It's nice having it all in a searchable pdf, instead of the html that came with the book... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] dummies books
On Sunday 06 July 2003 12:47 am, walt wrote: I am not a big fan of the dummies books, but I was in a book store at the local mall today and saw redhat Linux 9.0 for dummies and it included 2 cd's. I didn't see one for mandrake. I own an old copy of Linux for dummies and found it a little helpful way back when. (of course I didn't have this list to depend on either LOL) Walt OK, Walt - what's your point ? Kaj Haulrich. -- Registered Linux user # 214073 at http://counter.li.org Powered by Linux - Mandrake 9.1 - kernel 2.4.21 Brought to you from a 100 % Micro$oft-free computer. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] dummies books
On Sat, 05 Jul 2003 20:47:27 -0400 walt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am not a big fan of the dummies books, but I was in a book store at the local mall today and saw redhat Linux 9.0 for dummies and it included 2 cd's. I didn't see one for mandrake. I own an old copy of Linux for dummies and found it a little helpful way back when. (of course I didn't have this list to depend on either LOL) Walt I'll go farther than saying I'm not a big fan--I despise them. But, also try local public/university libraries. While they frequently have the dummies books, they might also have books from better publishers. And it's free! (for now, anyway) Todd -- Reclaim the flag: http://www.pbs.org/now/commentary/moyers19.html Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] dummies books
On Saturday 05 July 2003 08:47 pm, walt wrote: I am not a big fan of the dummies books, but I was in a book store at the local mall today and saw redhat Linux 9.0 for dummies and it included 2 cd's. I didn't see one for mandrake. I own an old copy of Linux for dummies and found it a little helpful way back when. (of course I didn't have this list to depend on either LOL) Walt i'm glad you brought that up, because there's a discount store up here with TONS of dummies books. so my question is. are they even decent for a reference book? as in a quick desk reference book? i know there's a lot of other linux books out there, and i believe linux in a nutshell was said to be a great desk reference book. just curious, i need all the help i can get at this point! thanks. Mike Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Dummies Books Rock
I have to agree with you. It's the only thing that got me through the Cobol section of a programming languages survey course. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ty Mixon Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 1999 10:51 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Taking the plunge.. Dummies books rock! I love the irreverent tone they use. :)
Re: [newbie] Dummies Books Rock
DoC wrote: Hi, Err...not always. I agree some of them are quite good but some are..well...'error prone'. Eg the Perl 5 one isn't that good. Neither is the C/C++ one. There better ones avaliable on the market. For Perl books, stick with the O'Reilly series -- Learning Perl, Programming Perl, Advanced Perl Programming, Perl/Tk, and Perl Cookbook. They're written by smart Perl hackers and I've never been disappointed with 'em. I have to agree with you. It's the only thing that got me through the Cobol section of a programming languages survey course. Dummies books rock! I love the irreverent tone they use. :) -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corp. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
