Subject: Re: A good reference beginner Linux Book (Please ADVICE)
From: Pablo Fernandez (spifflinux@yahoo.com)
Date: Sat Nov 25 2000 - 20:24:45 MST
Hi Patrick,
Thanks very much for your advice and info. I agree
with you, that Linux envolves many reading and web
surfing in order to get every day a little knowledge
and experience.
Have a nice weekend...
Regards.
Pablo
--- Patrick Callahan <pac1@tiac.net> wrote:
> Pablo Fernandez wrote:
>
> > Hi Linux users,
> >
> > I am wonderign which Linux Book could be the best
> > choice for me? Since I have little experience with
> > this new OS.
> >
> > I have been thinking in this options,
> >
> > * Running Linux
> > * Linux in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition (O'Reilly
> Nutshell)
> >
> > I would like to hear comments and other options. I
> > have recently bought Linux Complete from Sybex...
> It
> > lacks of many important information : (
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Pablo
> >
>
> I have both of these and they are quite useful
> reference books. I've
> found that no linux book by itself is really
> comprehensive on every
> topic. Much of what is published is actually
> reprints of publicly
> available documents on the net. Quite a bit is not
> very well written.
> There's not too much overall organization to any of
> it, mainly because
> of the way Linux was developed over time. We're not
> talking about the
> works of just a few people here. Linux and its
> associated utilities and
> programs have had many
>
> As you explore, you'll find quite a few other people
> in your same boat.
> There are people who will answer specific questions,
> but knowing what
> question to ask is frequently difficult especially
> for beginners.
>
> The standard answer you may get to any question you
> might ask is "read
> ____"
>
> Be prepared to read a lot of stuff you may not quite
> understand at
> first. If you don't understand all of it its ok,
> just try to remember
> the kind of answers you find in the document and
> where you got it from.
>
> Read enough of to know where it is and how to find
> it again when you
> need the specific kind of answers you find there.
>
> Its a good idea to keep a journal of what you try
> and notes about stuff
> in a notebook or binder.
>
> I suggest you check out "basic linux training"
>
> http://basiclinux.hypermart.net/
>
> Good Luck...
>
> -Pat
>
>
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