On Wed, 22 Mar 2000, Bob wrote:
On Tue, 21 Mar 2000, Philomena wrote:
Hi all,
I'm just starting out and was wondering can anyone recommend a few good startup Linux books ? There are so many out there now to start sampling - search for Linux on Amazon or BN returns over 300 titles. Any help would be appreciated.
Well for total beginners, there is "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Linux," by Manuel Ricart, published by QUE. It's where i started as a rank beginner.
IMHO that book overstates the intelligence of its target audience. Really, if you are even CONTEMPLATING installing Linux yourself, you have demonstrated too much technical savvy for that book. "Linux for Dummies" is a better book for starting out with. It's for beginners and also suitable for those who are technically proficient but just getting into Unix-like systems for the first time. For the technical types among us, a good book after that is "Linux", second edition, written by Kofler and published by Addison-Wesley in 1999. Unfortunately, to be a *great* book it would have to have more coverage of networking - a subject which the author explicitly doesn't go into much. (Which I prefer, as compared to an in-depth but seriously flawed coverage.) Dis-recommendation: We are currently using the Que book "Using Linux" as a supplement to the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. The latter volume is only about 4.5 inches thick, and my wife needed her monitor raised seven inches. -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/