--- On Thu, 4/14/11, Marc Shapiro <[email protected]> wrote: > On 04/12/11 09:15, Patrick Bartek > wrote: > > --- On Tue, 4/12/11, rishabh animesh<[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> I am new to Linux and Debian. Whats the best way > to start on things? > >> Currently I'm a Computer Science student and have > experience only with > >> algorithms! Comfortable with C/C++ but willing to > learn more to help me > >> get started with the OS mentioned above! > > > > The best way? Buy a non-distro specific text on > Linux, first, to > > establish a good foundation for additional > learning. Don't waste your > > time searching the web for information. There is > a lot of stuff out there, > > and it will just overwhelm and confuse you. I > suggest RUNNING LINUX > > (O'Reilly, pub.). I think the most current is > the 5th edition, which > > although is 5 years old is still a good place to > start. I have the 3rd > > Edition which is 12 years old and I still use it as a > reference. It was > > the first Linux book I purchased. > > That was my first Linux book, as well. But mine is > the 2nd Edition, copyright 1996.
FWIW: O'Reilly published a Special Edition book LEARNING DEBIAN GNU/LINUX (c. 1999). It was a very good introduction and step-by-step guide to installing and using Debian. I got it for free from the Debian booth at Las Vegas COMDEX 1999. This was the first year Linux had a major presence at COMDEX. Having the Linux people all in one exhibit hall greatly simplified my investigations of making the switch from the Amiga. I still have the book. However, ultimately, I chose Mandrake 7 as my first distro. Debian was not a distro for the noobie, either then or now. B -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
