On Fri, 5 Feb 1999, Delbaere, Tim wrote:
Can anyone recommend some good book's for getting to grips with Linux?, and are there any C.A.D. Programs that run under Linux?
Thanks Tim Delbaere Well, I think it depends a bit on what you want to learn and why you use Linux as well. Are you into programming? Are you coming at it purely from a user standpoint? How much detail do you want?
I think there are a number of good beginner texts out there ( which you'll rapidly outgrow). Running Linux is a good starting Linux specific text. ( I'm sure we'll see it recommended several times.) Beginning Linux Programming is a good intro for programming Linux on intel. There are also some good basic Unix books that with some care can be applied to Linux ( keeping in mind, that some Unix commands and programs act slightly differently from their GNU counterparts, with the latter being an improvement or degradation depending on your viewpoint and taste. :-), in this regard, I would include the good, but somewhat dated Essential System Administration for the 'next level' of books, as it goes a bit beyond just learning basic commands to actually getting more familiar with scripting, and the details and philosophy of administering Linux and Unix systems. ( Unix System Administrator's Handbook, IMHO, right now is the clearly superior text, but omits specific mention of Linux and 'linuxisms', and costs about twice what Aesch' ESA does. ) One thing I'd recommend: Take some day when you have time and go to a book with a massive computer section and just look at what the various titles have to offer. There is new stuff coming out all the time, with a variety of focuses, you might want to 'expose' yourself to the market. I also think it's good not to underestimate the already existing FREE information like the LDP ( Note that S.u.S.E. includes alot of faqs and docs with the distribution ) and online man pages. I think you might be often surprised that with a little patience, a lot of questions, if addressed on an 'as needed' basis can still be found there. Not all, though, and some of the data is not 1000p to date. Welcome aboard, and happy Linuxing, -M - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>