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You can start by installing Linux distro in your PC. Then try to install things, gather some interest on them and you will know how to use linux soon. This is the way I learnt (learning) linux.
http://tille.garrels.be/training/tldp/. Machtelt Garrels's Intro to Linux. I printed it out and still have it on my bookshelf. If had to pick the one book that helped me the most when I was new, this would be it.
http://www.slackbook.org/. Slackware oriented and in need of updating, but excellent on the basics, such as file structure, permissions, and the like.
You can try safari books online free for 15 days they have tons of linux books and you should be able to save them as pdfs... what distro are you using?
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