For the price, (under $20) the APC Handbook is as good as any, although it
is quite limited 
in scope they throw in three CD-ROMS with 3 different distros and quite a
lot of application 
software.  It is what it claims to be---just a leg up without frills.

Len Bird

>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@golden.wattle.id.au>
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