Re: [newbie] Book recommendations?
On Friday 27 August 2004 16:15, Peter Davis wrote: I know this is heresy, but I'd love to get recommendations for a book on becoming a Linux power user. It's heresy because I'm supposed to get everything I need from man pages, Google, or reading source code. However, frankly, I don't have the patience for that anymore. I like the orderly explanations that a good book can offer. Unfortunately, I'm finding that my *n*x experience (DEC Ultrix, SGI Irix, etc.) is too far in the past, and too dissimilar to Mandrake, to be helping me much. Thanks, -pd For a starting point 'urpmi rute' -- Regards: Hoyt Registered Linux User # 363264 http://counter.li.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Book recommendations?
On Friday 27 August 2004 23:15, Peter Davis wrote: I know this is heresy, but I'd love to get recommendations for a book on becoming a Linux power user. It's heresy because I'm supposed to get everything I need from man pages, Google, or reading source code. However, frankly, I don't have the patience for that anymore. I like the orderly explanations that a good book can offer. Unfortunately, I'm finding that my *n*x experience (DEC Ultrix, SGI Irix, etc.) is too far in the past, and too dissimilar to Mandrake, to be helping me much. Thanks, -pd Running Linux by Matt Welsh et. al. - O'Reilly Books Linux in a Nutshell by Ellen Siever et. al. - O'Reilly Books Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition by Paul Sheer - Prentice Hall HTH Kaj Haulrich. -- *sent from a 100% Microsoft-free workstation* * http://haulrich.net * *Running Linux (Mandrake 10.0) - kernel 2.6.7* Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Book recommendations?
On Friday 27 August 2004 09:57 pm, Peter Davis wrote: I know this is heresy, but I'd love to get recommendations for a book on becoming a Linux power user. It's heresy because I'm supposed to get everything I need from man pages, Google, or reading source code. However, frankly, I don't have the patience for that anymore. I like the orderly explanations that a good book can offer. Unfortunately, I'm finding that my *n*x experience (DEC Ultrix, SGI Irix, etc.) is too far in the past, and too dissimilar to Mandrake, to be helping me much. Thanks, -pd Hello Peter, I have two they are: How Linux Works What Every Superuser Should Know By Brian Ward and Linux Power Tools By Roderick W. Smith Both I think are really good. bj Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Book recommendations?
On Friday 27 August 2004 23:15, Peter Davis wrote: I know this is heresy, but I'd love to get recommendations for a book on becoming a Linux power user. It's heresy because I'm supposed to get everything I need from man pages, Google, or reading source code. However, frankly, I don't have the patience for that anymore. I like the orderly explanations that a good book can offer. Unfortunately, I'm finding that my *n*x experience (DEC Ultrix, SGI Irix, etc.) is too far in the past, and too dissimilar to Mandrake, to be helping me much. Thanks, -pd Running Linux by Matt Welsh et. al. - O'Reilly Books Linux in a Nutshell by Ellen Siever et. al. - O'Reilly Books Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition by Paul Sheer - Prentice Hall HTH Kaj Haulrich. I'm quite impressed with Linux Administration Handbook by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, et al. Its an excellent reference book. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Book recommendations?
On Friday 27 August 2004 06:39 pm, Kaj Haulrich wrote: On Friday 27 August 2004 23:15, Peter Davis wrote: I know this is heresy, but I'd love to get recommendations for a book on becoming a Linux power user. It's heresy because I'm supposed to get everything I need from man pages, Google, or reading source code. However, frankly, I don't have the patience for that anymore. I like the orderly explanations that a good book can offer. Unfortunately, I'm finding that my *n*x experience (DEC Ultrix, SGI Irix, etc.) is too far in the past, and too dissimilar to Mandrake, to be helping me much. Thanks, -pd Running Linux by Matt Welsh et. al. - O'Reilly Books Linux in a Nutshell by Ellen Siever et. al. - O'Reilly Books Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition by Paul Sheer - Prentice Hall HTH Kaj Haulrich. Peter: Yeah, like he said. But getting back to the command line, have you tried info? (Think man on steroids.) -- cmg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Book question.
i'm a big fan of books. first, i recently discover the linux cookbook do a google search, the whole text is available on the internet. it's great. second -- 'linux in a nutshell' from o'reilly. this book is the bomb. if you get no other, this is the one. it has most all the commands in alphebetical order. it also assumes you have an idea of what you are doing. it explains each command and all the opions for it, but assumes you know which command you are looking for. it also has section on KDE, GNOME, package managers, LILO and other things. third -- 'linux command instant reference' from Sybex. it's organized in sections, such as archiveing, text files, audio, etc, so if you know what you are trying to do you can just flip to that section. just my opinons i could be full of it =) adrian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Book question.
Sounds like you want to learn how to use your desktop environment efficiently first. If you use KDE, start with the KDE manuals and then move onto LSAG (Linux system Administrators Guide). This book is available for installation from your disks - it comes with the distribution. -Original Message- From: Javier de Lázaro Redruello [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 12:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:[newbie] Book question. I´ve got a simple question for you, guys: Wich book should I read to beguin learning MDK Linux? I want to learn all those easy things as making short cuts, installing software, etc. Thank YOU! File: message.footer ** This email and any files sent with it are intended only for the named recipient. If you are not the named recipient please telephone/email the sender immediately. You should not disclose the content or take/retain/distribute any copies. ** Norwich Union Life Pensions Limited Registered Office 2 Rougier Street York YO90 1UU Registered in England Number 3253947 A member of the Norwich Union Marketing Group which is regulated by the Personal Investment Authority. Member of the Association of British Insurers. For further Enquires 01603 622200 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Book question.
On Sunday 27 January 2002 14:58, Javier de Lázaro Redruello wrote: I´ve got a simple question for you, guys: Wich book should I read to beguin learning MDK Linux? I want to learn all those easy things as making short cuts, installing software, etc. On your mdk cds is a package called RUTE. It installs a truly excellent (IMHO) introduction to linux in pdf format, which you can read with xpdf or the Adobe Acrobat reader. Don't expect to finish it in a few hours: it is pretty big. And no one has ever claimed that it is for dummies You might have it installed already, in fact. Check if the file /usr/share/doc/rute0.X.X/rute.pdf exists on your system Apart from that, the best way to learn almost anything to do with a computer is to switch it on and start playing with it. Make mistakes, figure out how to fix your mistakes, lurk the newsgroups, browse the linux websites, if you don't understand a command then immediately type man commandname, and it is amazing how you start picking up on the tips and tricks. I'll allow one exception to that rule: When you go and learn a new programming language, a book helps you to find out what the major commands are! But generally, books are overrated. -- Michel Clasquin, D Litt et Phil (Unisa) [EMAIL PROTECTED]/unisa.ac.za http://www.geocities.com/clasqm This message was posted from a Microsoft-free PC All in all, you're just another brick in the wall- Pink Floyd Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Book recommendations
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Santa just asked me what I want for Christmas. A Linux reference book, of course. But which book? Dennis Myers has already recommended O'Reilly's Linux in a Nutshell. Any other recommendations? - Linux Newbie Administrator Guide by: Stan and Peter Klimas http://sunsite.dk/linux-newbie/ - An Introduction to Linux Systems Administration 3rd Edition by: David Jones and Bruce Jamieson http://infocom.cqu.edu.au/85321/ or try searching at http://www.google.com/ - Linux: Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition by: Paul Sheer http://rute.sourceforge.net/ - The Linux Cookbook by: Michael Stutz http://www.dsl.org/ - Securing and Optimizing Linux: Red Hat Edition Version 1.3 by: Gerhard Mourani http://www.linuxdoc.org/guides.html - Oreilly Open Book Projects http://www.oreilly.com/openbook/ HTH. Good luck! =) P.S. Can you point me to a complete URL where can I download a good book on Perl for free? Thanks in advance. __ www.edsamail.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Book recommendations
On Tuesday 27 November 2001 05:07 pm, you wrote: Santa just asked me what I want for Christmas. A Linux reference book, of course. But which book? Dennis Myers has already recommended O'Reilly's Linux in a Nutshell. Any other recommendations? Stuff along the lines of Linux in a Nutshell or references to other aspects of Linux? Running Linux, also from O'Reilly, is also a good general reference for Linux. If you plan to do any networking the Linux Network Administrators Guide pretty much covers it all. Also from O'Reilly (also available for free at www.linuxdoc.org if you don't mind an electronic version). I've found, generally speaking, you can't go wrong with O'Reilly. Matt _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Book recommendations
On Tuesday 27 November 2001 17:07, you wrote: Santa just asked me what I want for Christmas. A Linux reference book, of course. But which book? Dennis Myers has already recommended O'Reilly's Linux in a Nutshell. Any other recommendations? Ho, ho, ho... Warren Yea, one other one, O'Reilly's Running Linux, third addition. I use it alot. Even understand some of it. Hohoho : ) -- Dennis M. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Book recommendations
Those books will help you run linux. Ive done some reading about the community. Check The Cathedral and the Bazzare, The Joy of Linux, Linus' Bio is great. Hackers by Steven Levy should come with every computer sold. rob On Tue, 27 Nov 2001 18:45:29 -0600 Dennis Myers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 27 November 2001 17:07, you wrote: Santa just asked me what I want for Christmas. A Linux reference book, of course. But which book? Dennis Myers has already recommended O'Reilly's Linux in a Nutshell. Any other recommendations? Ho, ho, ho... Warren Yea, one other one, O'Reilly's Running Linux, third addition. I use it alot. Even understand some of it. Hohoho : ) -- Dennis M. msg82831/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Book recommendations
also check out: linux: the complete reference, 4th ed. by mcgraw hill. go to amazon, do a search for linux books and check out the users reviews... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Book for 7.1
At 08:59 AM 12/2/2000 +0100, you wrote: On Sat, 2 Dec 2000, Pcnews wrote: I have installed 7.2 from disks from CheapBytes to see if I liked Mandrake. One reason I ordered 7.2 was it was compatible with my HighPoint ATA/100 controller chip only to find X would not work with my ATI Rage Fury Maxx 64 meg card. Back to my question. The closest book I've found for Mandrake is for 7.1 is the difference between 7.1 and 7.2 so great that a 7.1 book would be of little use to me? I am sure that the book will get you going on most topics. Otherwise you can find a wealth of info at http://mandrakeuser.org and http://www.linux-mandrake.com. They have great stuff. :) Paul Thank you I already have these marked!
Re: [newbie] Book?
The "Idiot" book was a big surprize to me. I saw it today discounted at 12.50. With the KDE, dialup coverage, essential system tasks including basics of customing the kernel I couldn't lose. Running Linux is good. Sam Bill Moshier wrote: I've found the "Running Linux" by Matt Welsh is an excellent book to both learn linux with, and to use as a reference when the usual problems arise. Bill -Original Message- From: Paul A. Bernicchi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 1999 6:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Book? I would recommend "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Linux" -- I don't have a ISBN or anything, but it's a very well-written book. Unfortunately, it concentrates on the Caldera distribution, but there are very few differences between that and Mandrake; and focuses mainly on KDE and basic commandline functions. It is part of the "Complete Idiots" series (a la '... for Dummies'). Even comes with StarOffice (as well as Caldera OpenLinux 1.3, which you can forget about) g Paul - Original Message - From: Shawn M. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Pierce To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 1999 7:39 PM Subject: [newbie] Book? What book does everybody recommend for running Red Hat/Mandrake, that also is more general to Linux as a whole. I just started learning this, and I need to find a good book. Shawn Pierce
RE: [newbie] Book?
I've found the "Running Linux" by Matt Welsh is an excellent book to both learn linux with, and to use as a reference when the usual problems arise. Bill -Original Message- From: Paul A. Bernicchi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 1999 6:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Book? I would recommend "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Linux" -- I don't have a ISBN or anything, but it's a very well-written book. Unfortunately, it concentrates on the Caldera distribution, but there are very few differences between that and Mandrake; and focuses mainly on KDE and basic commandline functions. It is part of the "Complete Idiots" series (a la '... for Dummies'). Even comes with StarOffice (as well as Caldera OpenLinux 1.3, which you can forget about) g Paul - Original Message - From: Shawn M. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Pierce To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 1999 7:39 PM Subject: [newbie] Book? What book does everybody recommend for running Red Hat/Mandrake, that also is more general to Linux as a whole. I just started learning this, and I need to find a good book. Shawn Pierce
