> Just a brief question. Do you guys think it is necessary to buy a debian > specific book on linux or just a linux book in general? Do regular linux > books cover topics like dselect? I live in a very small community and will > need to buy online, so I can't browse. > > Thanks, Jeff >
If you can browse the web then I believe that you can find a reasonably good online versions of both Linux and Debian specific books. As far as I know most regular linux books do not covers topics like dselect, but books that have some more details about specific Linux distro probably do cover it. BTW: If dselect is what you are currently most interested in then I would read the debian FAQ and the dselect article that can be found on debian CDs where the various diskette images are found.