Re: [newbie] question for the experts
Alan Shoemaker wrote: Josephok, you're on, the next time I'm in Cleveland. But I will pop one out of the fridge the next time I hear the old upright sucking up carpet fuzz :-) Alan "Joseph S. Gardner" wrote: Alan Shoemaker wrote: JosephI'll bet you mean 'Linux Complete' published by Sybex. It carries a $19.95 price in big characters on the cover but is usually available for well under $15. I agree with your assessment of it and the O'Reilly books as well. BINGO, you win the prize. You get to buy me a beer. 8-) -- Joseph S. Gardner You use your's for carpet fuzz?? I use mine for pest control - spiders, mice, cats, small dogs and children. I even used mine for an Ex-wife (told her she had to actually use one) EVIL GRIN. Caio, -- Joseph S. Gardner Senior Designer / Technical Support Kirby Co., Cleveland, OH [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux is like a wigwam... No windows, no gates. Apache inside
Re: [newbie] question for the experts
Bill Kinsey wrote: I have a fairly simple question. I'm very new to linux, mandrake being my first dist. What reading resources would the experts recomend? I'm purchasing Linux for Dummies tomorrow but what else might be of assistance. I've found Running Linux - 3rd Edition, Linux in a Nutshell - 2nd Edition, Linux Network Administrators Guide by O'Reilly to be pretty good however I would stay away from Linux in a Nutshell for a while - VERY in-depth but generally way over my head for a newbie/novice. There is another book out there but the name escapes me at the present but it is a great general linux how-to book, it's about 3 inches thick by 5 in. by 7 in. with an reddish/orange cover and runs about $13-U.S. It seems to be merly a reprint of most of the "net published" linux how-to's (or a redirect thereof) but it does a wonderful job of cross indexing topics and subjects. Good luck, -- Joseph S. Gardner Senior Designer / Technical Support Kirby Co., Cleveland, OH [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux is like a wigwam... No windows, no gates. Apache inside
RE: [newbie] question for the experts
On 08-Mar-2000 Bill Kinsey wrote: I have a fairly simple question. I'm very new to linux, mandrake being my first dist. What reading resources would the experts recomend? I'm purchasing Linux for Dummies tomorrow but what else might be of assistance. I found 'Running Linux' by Welsh et al. quite a good help. Have a look at http://www.mandrakeuser.org/resource/reslinux.html for more. Regards tom -- "No fun, no gain" Thomas 'tom' Berger, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (home), [EMAIL PROTECTED] (work) http://www.mandrakeuser.org, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] question for the experts
Alan Shoemaker wrote: JosephI'll bet you mean 'Linux Complete' published by Sybex. It carries a $19.95 price in big characters on the cover but is usually available for well under $15. I agree with your assessment of it and the O'Reilly books as well. Alan BINGO, you win the prize. You get to buy me a beer. 8-) -- Joseph S. Gardner Senior Designer / Technical Support Kirby Co., Cleveland, OH [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux is like a wigwam... No windows, no gates. Apache inside
Re: [newbie] question for the experts
Josephok, you're on, the next time I'm in Cleveland. But I will pop one out of the fridge the next time I hear the old upright sucking up carpet fuzz :-) Alan "Joseph S. Gardner" wrote: Alan Shoemaker wrote: JosephI'll bet you mean 'Linux Complete' published by Sybex. It carries a $19.95 price in big characters on the cover but is usually available for well under $15. I agree with your assessment of it and the O'Reilly books as well. Alan BINGO, you win the prize. You get to buy me a beer. 8-) -- Joseph S. Gardner Senior Designer / Technical Support Kirby Co., Cleveland, OH [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux is like a wigwam... No windows, no gates. Apache inside
Re: [newbie] question for the experts
Bill Kinsey wrote: I have a fairly simple question. I'm very new to linux, mandrake being my first dist. What reading resources would the experts recomend? I'm purchasing Linux for Dummies tomorrow but what else might be of assistance. I'm no expert, but I learn alot from the HOW-TO's for linux... and other linux info I can find on the web sites also...
RE: [newbie] question for the experts
I've been fortunate enough to work with someone I will, for the time being, dub a linux guru, and he recommended three books from O'Reilly and Associates: Running Linux - 3rd Edition Linux in a Nutshell - 2nd Edition Linux Network Administrators Guide - Mostly for when you get around to having to support it in a production environment if you do that sort of thing for work. I have found all of them to be excellent. Some of the info is a little dated, and they don't pertain to any specific distro, but they are filled with great information. I got them at www.fatbrain.com Not too expensive either...I think I got all three for about $30.00... -Original Message- From: Bill Kinsey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 7:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] question for the experts I have a fairly simple question. I'm very new to linux, mandrake being my first dist. What reading resources would the experts recomend? I'm purchasing Linux for Dummies tomorrow but what else might be of assistance.
