Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4288 mails)

[Joshua Lee <yid@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 19 May 2002 12:06 pm, neal mcdermott wrote:
> Does anyone else have any advice on files and manuals to start reading and
> places to start editing for someone making tentative steps to getting to
> know Linux better beyond the defaults?

Since Linux is a Unix clone, a few Unix books are good for learning lots of 
neat tricks. Most of what O'Reilly publishes on either Linux or Unix is 
pretty good; in particular the book "UNIX Power Tools" is very good; 
disregard the title, and the CD that comes with the book, because most of the 
GNU power tools it mentions are already included (with later versions) in a 
Linux distribution; and "UNIX Power Tools" is more about special features 
available from the command line and within tools like text editors than about 
new programs to a Linux user. Another book that's useful for novices is 
O'Reilly's "Running Linux". Though that book (1999) is a little dated in 
spots.
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