Re: [newbie] linux books

2005-02-28 Thread Rosemary McGillicuddy
Duncan Anderson wrote: Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: Thanks everyone for your suggestions. Will try get one or two from library first, then buy one. That is very wise, Rosemary. Not wanting to dampen anyone's enthusiasm, but all Computer books are out of date by the time they are published.

Re: [newbie] linux books

2005-02-28 Thread Rosemary McGillicuddy
riccardo wrote: On Thursday 24 February 2005 07:47 am, Duncan Anderson wrote: but all Computer books are out of date by the time they are published most are not page-turners/good bedtime reading . . . thus, a Google Search is more likely to turn up the goods :) best rgds

Re: [newbie] linux books

2005-02-24 Thread Duncan Anderson
Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: Thanks everyone for your suggestions. Will try get one or two from library first, then buy one. That is very wise, Rosemary. Not wanting to dampen anyone's enthusiasm, but all Computer books are out of date by the time they are published. The best up-to-date

Re: [newbie] linux books

2005-02-24 Thread riccardo
On Thursday 24 February 2005 07:47 am, Duncan Anderson wrote: but all Computer books are out of date by the time they are published most are not page-turners/good bedtime reading . . . thus, a Google Search is more likely to turn up the goods :) best rgds

Re: [newbie] linux books

2005-02-23 Thread Joris Hooijberg
I read O'reilly's Running Linux and Understanding the Linux Kernel (www.oreily.com) Joris On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:50:26 -0600, John Michael Schneiderman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Monday 21 February 2005 23:55, Aron Smith wrote: On Monday 21 February 2005 09:35 pm, Rosemary McGillicuddy

Re: [newbie] linux books

2005-02-23 Thread Rob Blomquist
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

Re: [newbie] linux books

2005-02-23 Thread Rosemary McGillicuddy
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

Re: [newbie] linux books

2005-02-23 Thread Ivica Bogdanovic
Dana Tue February 22 2005 06:33, Aron Smith je napisao: On Monday 21 February 2005 08:30 pm, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: Hi all Just wondering if there is any recommended texts suitable for beginners. I know there's heaps of stuff on the web, and I do download and print stuff. I like

Re: [newbie] linux books

2005-02-23 Thread Carroll Grigsby
On Wednesday 23 February 2005 09:57 am, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: whack Thanks everyone for your suggestions. Will try get one or two from library first, then buy one. Rosemary Rosemary: Check out O'Reilly's (www.oreilly.com) Safari which allows you to read various O'Reilly

Re: [newbie] linux books

2005-02-23 Thread Aron Smith
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

Re: [newbie] linux books

2005-02-22 Thread Carroll Grigsby
On Monday 21 February 2005 11:30 pm, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: Hi all Just wondering if there is any recommended texts suitable for beginners. I know there's heaps of stuff on the web, and I do download and print stuff. I like to have a written reference to follow when doing new things.

Re: [newbie] linux books

2005-02-22 Thread John Michael Schneiderman
On Monday 21 February 2005 23:55, Aron Smith wrote: On Monday 21 February 2005 09:35 pm, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: On Tuesday 22 Feb 2005 18:33, Aron Smith wrote: On Monday 21 February 2005 08:30 pm, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: Hi all Just wondering if there is any

[newbie] linux books

2005-02-21 Thread Rosemary McGillicuddy
Hi all Just wondering if there is any recommended texts suitable for beginners. I know there's heaps of stuff on the web, and I do download and print stuff. I like to have a written reference to follow when doing new things. Thanks Rosemary

Re: [newbie] linux books

2005-02-21 Thread Aron Smith
On Monday 21 February 2005 08:30 pm, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: Hi all Just wondering if there is any recommended texts suitable for beginners. I know there's heaps of stuff on the web, and I do download and print stuff. I like to have a written reference to follow when doing new things.

Re: [newbie] linux books

2005-02-21 Thread Rosemary McGillicuddy
On Tuesday 22 Feb 2005 18:33, Aron Smith wrote: On Monday 21 February 2005 08:30 pm, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: Hi all Just wondering if there is any recommended texts suitable for beginners. I know there's heaps of stuff on the web, and I do download and print stuff. I like to have

Re: [newbie] linux books

2005-02-21 Thread Aron Smith
On Monday 21 February 2005 09:35 pm, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: On Tuesday 22 Feb 2005 18:33, Aron Smith wrote: On Monday 21 February 2005 08:30 pm, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: Hi all Just wondering if there is any recommended texts suitable for beginners. I know there's heaps of

RE: Antwort: [newbie] Linux books in PDF

2000-03-03 Thread R.Ilker Gokhan
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Re: [newbie] linux books

2000-03-01 Thread Tony
www.emuse.net under docs section - Original Message - From: "Pittman, Merle" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 4:19 PM Subject: [newbie] linux books Anyone know where you can download some good linux books or docs. Preferably in PDF or

Re: [newbie] Linux books in PDF

2000-03-01 Thread Lane Lester
The McMillan Publishing Co. has a Mandrake 7 software with several big Linux books in PDF. It includes a tar.gz package with a reader. I haven't been able to bring it up. I would recommend you go to www.adobe.com and download Adobe Acrobat for Linux. Be sure to read the install directions

[newbie] linux books

2000-02-29 Thread Pittman, Merle
Anyone know where you can download some good linux books or docs. Preferably in PDF or PS format. I am mostly interested in Mandrake Linux, but anything would be worth have a look at. Merle Pittman TEL: (709) 724-7598 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] linux books

2000-02-29 Thread Tony
www.emuse.net in docs section on front page - Original Message - From: "Pittman, Merle" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 4:19 PM Subject: [newbie] linux books Anyone know where you can download some good linux books or docs. Prefera