Linux for Dummies?
Is there a good book out there to get me started with Linux? Something like Linux for Dummies? I'm an old DOS and Windows guy and I need to learn the basics. Even all the terminology is new. I'be been reading the manual that came with SuSE 9.0 and the Net and the Newsgroups, but I feel like I'm trying to piece it all together in the dark.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqsQuoted 16 lines · Dave & Kim Howe
Thanks Mike. I'll look into the Nutshell book.
Dave
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Quoted 4 lines · Dave
Is there a good book out there to get me started with Linux? Something like Linux for Dummies? I'm an old DOS and Windows guy and I need to learn the basics. Even all the terminology is new. I'be been reading the manual that came with SuSE 9.0 and the Net and the Newsgroups, but I feel like I'm trying to piece it all together in the dark.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
I can suggest LINUX IN A NUTSHELL by O'reilly. I have the 4th edition and it's a great reference for me in book form. The online howto's are a help, also man and info pages but
sometimes a little tough to understand for us newbies.
Sorry about that Dave I meant to send the reply to the list. I think I click too fast :-)
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Greetings:
One suggestion would be to access www.amazon.com; select "books" and enter linux in the search panel.. You'll be surprized at the amount of listings you get.. Then the problem is; which one or more??
Amazon lists many used books for give away prices, where they are an agent for other booksellers and individuals.. Linux In A Nutshell will give an almost complete listing of the commands, etc, but Running Linux by Matt Welsh, et al, might be a better selection for what you want.. And since Linux was derived from Unix - many other selections are available being forewarned that Linux is much better than any of the Unix machines I've messed with.. If you're not interested in the command line, the above books wont help a lot..
Linux should be called GNU/Linux because without the Free Software Foundation's work we might be up a creek. <grin>
HTH,
Hal - in Terra Alta, WV - Slackware GNU/Linux 9.0 (2.4.20)
Utrum Per Hebdomadem Perveniam
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Is there a good book out there to get me started with Linux? Something like Linux for Dummies? I'm an old DOS and Windows guy and I need to learn the basics. Even all the terminology is new. I'be been reading the manual that came with SuSE 9.0 and the Net and the Newsgroups, but I feel like I'm trying to piece it all together in the dark.
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Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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My first 2 books were Linux in 24 Hours and Discover Linux.
I still consult them every now and then, even so I have now Linux in a Nutshell and Running Linux.
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My first 2 books were "Linux in 24 Hours" and "Discover Linux".
I still consult them every now and then, even so I have now Linux in a Nutshell and Running Linux.
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My first 2 books were Linux in 24 Hours and Discover Linux.
I still consult them every now and then, even so I have now Linux in a Nutshell and Running Linux.
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Thanks... I'll look into them. Everyone's suggestions really help.
Dave
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