On Wednesday 23 February 2005 06:57 am, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: > Rob Blomquist wrote: > >>>Linux Etudes is also good but very basic > >> > >>For very beginners there's Linux For Non-Geeks by Rickford Grant. It's > >>based off of Fedora, but much of the information can be gained from it. > >>It's written in a very informal style. For a more in depth, but not too > >> in depth, I liked Linux Administration: A beginner's Guide by Steven > >> Graham and Steve Shah. It gives a few Red Hat information, though they > >> confesses to love and use Mandrake, but what I love is that he also > >> shows how to administer using the actual configuration files. > > > >My personal favorites that have not been mentioned are > > > >Linux+: In Depth > >An excellent book on using linux as an administrator, with not much > > mention of the graphical side. > > > >Multitool Linux- Practical Uses for Open Source Software > >A great book on how to use the tools in Linux to do what we want to do > > from managing and dealing with graphic images, networking, sound, remote > > CD burning, and more.... Its my most recent find, and I am quite excited. > > > >Linux! I Didn't Know You Could Do That > >An older beginner minded text that covers the basics. > > > >The Complete Reference to Linux, 5th Ed. > >5th ed covers the 2.4 kernel, and its based on RH 8.2, but there is alot > > of good information there. It deals with Linux with more of a server > > mentaility, but is a good reference on the nuts and bolts. > > > >One thing for sure, is to not worry about getting stuff that is a little > > older say for the 2.4 kernel, as program names don't change and their > > root usages stay the same, so in an older book you will learn the basics, > > and in a man page you will learn the details. > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >____________________________________________________ > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > >Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com > >____________________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for your suggestions. Will try get one or two from > library first, then buy one. You will over the next few years buy a *lot* of books ;-) > > Rosemary
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