[plug] Linux book recommendations

[Lucas]

The best book I have ever read on Linux is
"Linux: Installation, Configuration, Use (2nd ed 1999)" by Michael Kofler.
It contains Red Hat 6.0 on enclosed CD and gives details about variations on
the different flavors but it is pricey at about $90.

A close second is
"Linux Configuration & Installation (4th ed 1998) by Patrick Volkerding,
Kevin Reichard and Eric Foster-Johnson.
It contains Slackware 3.5 on the CD, it concentrates solely on slackware and
is getting a bit old now but it is clearly written and I find slackware far
more intuitive than either Red Hat or Caldera Open Linux.

Regards
Wendy


Mike Holland wrote:

> Looking for a beginners linux/unix book that isnt for idiots.
> Should be command-line oriented, and explain the theory, rather than lots
> of pretty screenshots of the GUI layers.
>
> Last I heard, the O'reilley "Running Linux" and "Linux in a nutshell"
> were considered good. Are there any newer or other books worth checking?
>
> Mike Holland  <mike at golden.wattle.id.au>
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