Think unix
the linux cookbook
rute
Aaron
Fig ('RL Cassidy') wrote:
Hi,
I've just started using Linux, Mandrake 9.2 I have 'Kiss the Blue Screen
of Death Goodbye' on order from Wal-Mart.com for $22+change including SH.
And I was wondering what would be a good reference/study book in addition to
Op vrijdag 26 december 2003 03:04, schreef Fig ('RL Cassidy'):
Does any one have any experience with these or any other good book? All
opinions are welcome, I can't wait to totally get rid of M$. Thanks in
advance for any/all assistance.
hey Richard,
have you looked at rute? (LINUX Rute
Thanks Dennis M, Bill, Michael and Randy Kramer for your valuable
suggestions about books and links for newbies. ( list is summarised
below).
Fortunatelly, we can count on this list.
Best regards.
Filipe Dutra
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This is a list of resources that I've found.
http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Wikilearn/LinuxResources
I haven't tried all of them. Most recently, I refound the Mandrake 8.2
Reference Manual
(http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/doc/82/en/ref.html/foreword.html) and
it looks like it's worth a read.
Dear experts
Could you give me a little help answering the add below ??? (It can
interest others newbies)
Linux home-user (not IT professional but above dummy in
computer level), myself, that recently installed Mandrake 8.2 (2
cds pack), with no time for formal course, with some initial
On Tuesday 02 July 2002 09:22 pm, you wrote:
Dear experts
Could you give me a little help answering the add below ??? (It can
interest others newbies)
Linux home-user (not IT professional but above dummy in computer level),
myself, that recently installed Mandrake 8.2 (2 cd's pack), with
On Tue, 02 Jul 2002 22:22:29 -0300
Filipe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dear experts
Could you give me a little help answering the add below ??? (It can
interest others newbies)
Linux home-user (not IT professional but above dummy in computer
level), myself, that recently installed
On Wed, 03 Jul 2002 13:27, Dennis Myers wrote:
On Tuesday 02 July 2002 09:22 pm, you wrote:
Dear experts
Could you give me a little help answering the add below ??? (It can
interest others newbies)
Linux home-user (not IT professional but above dummy in computer
level), myself,
I favor www.booksonline.com . Go to their Computer and Information Science
area.
Dan B
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From: "Charles Muller" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 5:42 AM
Subject: [newbie] Books on Mandrake
Dear Newbies,
I
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Subject: [newbie] Books?
When I go to the bookstore to look for books to read and/or
use for reference material all I can find is for other
distributions. Will these help at all with my Mandrake 8.0
or can anyone suggest books
When I go to the bookstore to look for books to
read and/or use for reference material all I can find is for other
distributions. Will these help at all with my Mandrake 8.0 or can anyone
suggest books specifically for Mandrake?
any of the O'Reily books.
specifically:
Linux in a Nutshell (3rd edition look out, the bookstore i went to had 2nd 3rd
edition mixed on the shelf)
Running Linux
both of those are good for the newbie the nutshell book will be useable for a long
time as it covers all the command line commands
On Mon, 25 Dec 2000, Pankaj Sethi wrote:
On Sun, 24 Dec 2000, back focus wrote:
I assume that you shall be adminitering it as well, for that I'll recommend
Linux Adminsitration, A beginner's guide by Steve Shah
It starts with the basic and explains everything without making many assumptions
Craig,
There is a ton of real good information right on the system and its written
with the newbie in mind. Give it a shot and see if it's not what you're
looking for.
On Monday 25 December 2000 05:57, you wrote:
Howdy folks.
I figure that I'll be getting some gift certificates
from the
Howdy folks.
I figure that I'll be getting some gift certificates
from the bookstore this Christmas.
I am a complete newbie to linux. I installed
Mandrake 7.2 this weekend, and except for a minor
issue with ppp, it went on without a hitch.
Now, I want to learn to use my new toy. Could
On Sun, 24 Dec 2000, back focus wrote:
I assume that you shall be adminitering it as well, for that I'll recommend
Linux Adminsitration, A beginner's guide by Steve Shah
It starts with the basic and explains everything without making many assumptions about
the background except for one in
O'Reilly and associates has all kinds of great Linux related books.
http://linux.oreilly.com/
back focus wrote:
Could any
suggest some good books to learn linux with?
Regards,
Anthony
On 18/04/00, at 22:46, Michael Holt [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
On the contrary, I've used quite a few 'xxx for dummies' books, and they
give you a great start on a topic in simple language (not everyone has a
computer science degree).
I agree as well. There is a good one called The Complete
Michael Holt wrote:
On the contrary, I've used quite a few 'xxx for dummies' books, and they
give you a great start on a topic in simple language (not everyone has a
computer science degree). I do agree that O'Reilly books are great to.
Personally, I like to go down to the local Barnes
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Subject: Re(2): [newbie] Books
On 18/04/00, at 22:46, Michael Holt [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
On the contrary, I've used quite a few 'xxx for dummies' books, and they
give you a great
Hey Mike,
Lighten up a bit, eh? As far as having the money for books; no, I'm not
rich and yes, I've also checked pretty good books out from my local library.
Remember, there's usually more than just one path to any given point - what
might seem the straight path to one person, may seem like
that you
have the proper card, etc. (That doesn't cost anything unless you lose it.)
Drew Jackman
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From: "Michael Holt" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: [newbie] Books
that you
have the proper card, etc. (That doesn't cost anything unless you lose it.)
Drew Jackman
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From: "Michael Holt" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2000 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: [new
Can anyone direct me to any good books
covering all areas of Linux, including networking, maintenence, troubleshooting,
history, using, etc? This would be very helpful. I already have read
Linux for Dummies. Howtos can end up being very dificult to read and there
are very few. Thanks :)
Dreja Julag wrote:
Can
anyone direct me to any good books covering all areas of Linux, including
networking, maintenence, troubleshooting, history, using, etc? This
would be very helpful. I already have read Linux for Dummies.
Howtos can end up being very dificult to read and there are very
On the contrary, I've used quite a few 'xxx for dummies' books, and they
give you a great start on a topic in simple language (not everyone has a
computer science degree). I do agree that O'Reilly books are great to.
Personally, I like to go down to the local Barnes Noble (or
equivalent) and
Running Linux by Matt Welsh/et al from O'Reilly. If you did a poll I
believe that this book would be the most recommended. It's available at
most book stores, such as Barnes Noble, and of course from on line
purveyors like amazon.
Russell
Philomena wrote:
Hi all,
Can anyone recommend a
"Philomena" == Philomena [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Philomena Hi all, Can anyone recommend a few good startup Linux
Philomena books ? There are too many out there now to start
Philomena sampling. Any help would be appreciated.
_Running Linux_ by Matt Welsh (and another?) from
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I hated Unix for Dummies! It was the only Unix book in my town
and I needed
to look up some commands. After being told I was to stupid to learn the
command I was interested in and that I should go find a Unix Guru
and offer
him pizza, it hit th
Hi all,
Can anyone recommend a few good startup Linux books ? There are too many
out there now to start sampling. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
philomena
sy start.
You should give "Linux for Dummies" or "Unix for Dummies" a try.
DJ.
Switzerland, Europe
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"Using Linux" from QUE is good, and I also have "Linux Complete" from SYBEX
printed in 1999 it has great Networking/IPChain's info...and a summary of
command-line commands, as well as alot of other useful setup info. All for
$20.00 US or less, also check the bargain bin's for slightly older
an easy start.
You should give "Linux for Dummies" or "Unix for Dummies" a try.
DJ.
Switzerland, Europe
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Also, check out mandrakeuser.org and linuxnewbie.org. They both have
lots of information and walkthroughs to help you.
Lance Borden wrote:
Andrew Scotchmer wrote:
Firstly thanks to all for your help and does anyone know of any good
books on linux and the KDE. The ones I've got don't
Andrew Scotchmer wrote:
Firstly thanks to all for your help and does anyone know of any good
books on linux and the KDE. The ones I've got don't seem to cover
much and theres no user group in my area.
Secondly I can't seem to download anything (icq) from the net, or
rather I can but I keep
Over the past few days I have read some posts concerning what books to
buy.
I too asked that question a few weeks ago and got some very good input.
So I went out with my trusty plastic and picked up a few books, sat down
and read them.
Here are the two I use most often to solve my linux
On Wed, 22 Dec 1999, jeff wrote:
posted for fear of being laughed at.. I don't think these people will do
that. I know I have made a few simple posts, and all I received was
allot of help.
ah. . .you must have missed that whole Subj:[newbie]Kernel thing that just
transpired. . .
I would like to thank all of you for your input on the books to buy. I
received the two books yesterday afternoon. Well I was up late reading.
From all the input I chose Running Linux 3rd Edition. Matt Walsh
and Linux in a Nutshell. 2nd Edition. Ellen Siever.
I really link the Nutshell book, I
On Tue, 23 Nov 1999, you wrote:
I really link the Nutshell book, I still need to read Running Linux,
which I will over the holidays.
Dunno if yer interested in technical theory of linux, but if so, check out The
Linux Kernel Book as well as The Design of the UNIX Operating System.
If yer
Hello.
Now that I have most of my little problems under control. I guess I need
to settle down and read a few good books.
I'm very use to using dos commands, so this makes me a bit confused at
times when it comes to linux.
So I guess I need to read a book or two on the commands in linux. What
Boy ... u are going to get a lot mails with differing opinions with a mail
like that ... Running Linux by Matt Welsh or Matt Walsh seems to be pretty
popular.
On Fri, Nov 12, 1999 at 07:18:05AM -0800, jeff wrote:
Hello.
Now that I have most of my little problems under control. I guess I
Dear Jeff:
Get "Using Linux" by Bill Ball. In my opinion, tt's one of the best
all-around introduction to Linux. And reasonably priced ($30)
Benjamin
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Dear Jeff:
Get "Using Linux" by Bill Ball. In my opinion, tt's one of the best
all-around introduction to Linux. And reasonably priced ($30)
Benjamin
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Sher's Russian Web
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"Linux in a Nutshell 2nd Edition" published by O'Reilly.
It has a good overview of command line examples.
Also the Macmillan Linux-Mandrake distributions have several E Books
Which are several thousand pages of reading.
William Bouterse
Juneau, Alaska
I like "Using Linux Fourth Edition" by Jack Tackett, Jr. and Steven Burnett
Published by QUE
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From: Ken Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 6:37 AM
Subject: RE: [newbie] Books
Have to disagree with you here. 'U
Mark Ramsey wrote:
I like "Using Linux Fourth Edition" by Jack Tackett, Jr. and Steven Burnett
Published by QUE
just my 3 cents worth,
I use O'Reilly's "Running Linux 3rd edition"--
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/runux3/ ,
and also Walnut Creeks " Linux The Complete Reference "--
Mark Ramsey wrote:
I like "Using Linux Fourth Edition" by Jack Tackett, Jr. and Steven
Burnett
Published by QUE
just my 3 cents worth,
I use O'Reilly's "Running Linux 3rd edition"--
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/runux3/ ,
and also Walnut Creeks " Linux The Complete Reference "--
Mark Ramsey wrote:
I like "Using Linux Fourth Edition" by Jack Tackett, Jr. and Steven Burnett
Published by QUE
just my 3 cents worth,
I use O'Reilly's "Running Linux 3rd edition"--
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/runux3/ ,
and also Walnut Creeks " Linux The Complete Reference "--
On Fri, 12 Nov 1999, you wrote:
Have to disagree with you here. 'Using Linux' by Bill Ball has to be
one of the most incomplete books I have read. It ranks right up there
with any of the Sams learn anything in 24hrs/days books.
I think one would be far better off to purchase a book like
Of John Aldrich
Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 5:22 PM
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Subject: RE: [newbie] Books
On Fri, 12 Nov 1999, you wrote:
Have to disagree with you here. 'Using Linux' by Bill Ball has to be
one of the most incomplete books I have read. It ranks right up there
with any of the
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