[plug] Can you recommend a book on learning Linux?

[Jon Miller]

My favorite is Hacking Linux

Jon
On Mon, 2003-09-08 at 19:51, John Clayton wrote:
> I like these ones
> 
> SAMS Linux Unleashed
> Oreilly  Running linux
>               Essential System Administration (Lots of cool little tricks)
>               Linux in a Nutshell
> 
> 
> >From: Leon Brooks <leon at brooks.fdns.net>
> >Reply-To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> >To: Perth Linux User Group <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
> >Subject: [plug] Can you recommend a book on learning Linux?
> >Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 16:47:04 +0800
> >
> >I've had three customers ask for same within the last week, and I
> >generally don't use books.
> >
> >The machine the most recent querant is using is a Mandrake 9.1 box which
> >is RPM-based and has a fairly modern KDE as the default WM, so I
> >suspect that a book starting there would be fairly apropos.
> >
> >Generally, expense is not a big problem but a book which is obsolete or
> >lacks relevancy (too computer-sciency and light on practical examples,
> >or too fluffy and up to the eyeballs in cute icons at the expense of
> >real content) is.
> >
> >What can you recommend?
> >
> >Cheers; Leon
> >
> 
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