newbie easy question about books

Suspect · 08-07-2002, 02:17 PM

hi, I installed mandrake 8.2 3 weeks ago. So far i'm really screwd
since I don't know any good links or even books for newbies that
will help me get by and understand. If you know any linux books
for newbies or even links that will help a newbie understand his box, feel
free to respond. I'd much prefer links so i don't have to go back and
fourth to my library but book is still good .

neo77777 · 08-07-2002, 02:20 PM

There is a plethora of resources available on line and in your local bookstore (I hope they have computing section and they carry linux/unix books)
there is one book I found out about from someone on these forums
http://www.dsl.org/cookbook/

c0n · 08-07-2002, 02:44 PM

www.google.com/linux helped me out...I'd go there and just type in a subject I wanted to learn or something that I was working on and couldn't figure out myself.

Dutch3 · 08-07-2002, 02:58 PM

I started out using 'Sams Teach yourself Linux in 24hrs'. It took a lot longer

but it gave me a good grounding. Good for newbies....

HTH

Dutch

jglen490 · 08-07-2002, 03:30 PM

Two other good written resources:

Running Linux

Linux In A Nutshell

purpleburple · 08-07-2002, 04:44 PM

go to a bookstore in the computer section ... there's TONS of books on Linux ....

or go to google.com and type in ' Linux tutorial' or 'linux newbie' .... it's easy.

jetblackz · 08-07-2002, 10:27 PM

If you read through www.linuxdoc.org, you can kick trickkid's arse.

Practically everyone's since I suspect nobody has read it through.