Re: [newbie] Book recommendations?

2004-08-28 Thread Hoyt Bailey
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

Re: [newbie] Book recommendations?

2004-08-27 Thread Carroll Grigsby
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, Go

Re: [newbie] Book recommendations?

2004-08-27 Thread cervixcouch
> 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

Re: [newbie] Book recommendations?

2004-08-27 Thread BJ Tracy
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 ha

[newbie] Book recommendations?

2004-08-27 Thread Peter Davis
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 exp

Re: [newbie] Book recommendations?

2004-08-27 Thread Kaj Haulrich
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

[newbie] Book recommendations?

2004-08-27 Thread Peter Davis
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 exp

Re: [newbie] Book question.

2002-01-28 Thread Skippipix
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

Re: [newbie] Book question.

2002-01-27 Thread Michel Clasquin
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

RE: [newbie] Book question.

2002-01-27 Thread FLYNN, Steve
. -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

Re: [newbie] Book recommendations

2001-11-30 Thread Mandrake Newbie
[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:/

Re: [newbie] Book recommendations

2001-11-27 Thread tek1
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 recommendations

2001-11-27 Thread hardcorepush
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

Re: [newbie] Book recommendations

2001-11-27 Thread Dennis Myers
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'R

Re: [newbie] Book recommendations

2001-11-27 Thread Matt Greer
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"

[newbie] Book recommendations

2001-11-27 Thread Warren Post
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 -- http://www.srcopan.vze.com/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mand

Re: [newbie] Book for 7.1

2000-12-02 Thread Pcnews
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

Re: [newbie] Book?

1999-03-10 Thread Sam Bonham
ning 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 >

RE: [newbie] Book?

1999-03-09 Thread Bill Moshier
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

Re: [newbie] Book?

1999-03-04 Thread Steve Philp
"Shawn M. Pierce" wrote: > > 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 You might find "Running Linux" a good choice. It's published by O'Rei