new to linux what books do you recommend ?

thosward56 · 02-28-2012, 08:15 PM

new to linux what manuals do you recommend?

frankbell · 02-28-2012, 08:21 PM

You can find a wealth of resources at The Linux Documentation Project.

My most useful references came from there. I know that sometimes nothing beats a book; the ones I found most useful I downloaded as PDFs and printed. I have about five of them in big white binders on my bookcase right now.

Then there's the Slackbook. http://www.slackbook.org/. Slackware oriented, but excellent on the basics, such as file structure, permissions, and the like.

lisle2011 · 02-28-2012, 08:22 PM

If you want the most basic manual use an O Reilly book called "LINUX NETWORK ADMINISTRATORS GUIDE by OLAF KIRCH. The title may sound intimidating but the writer uses plain words and doesn't sidetrack so you get to follow a concept from start to finish. It also works a a flip it open to a particular area and it still reads well. My dimes worth anyway. You should be able to pick up a book second hand for a few dollars.

If I helped at all give me a pat on the back.

chrism01 · 02-28-2012, 10:50 PM

There's lots here www.linuxtopia.org

Satyaveer Arya · 02-29-2012, 05:56 AM

You can download some stuffs from here:

http://www.filecrop.com/learn-linux.pdf.html

or you can check this also:

http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/

trillobyte · 02-29-2012, 07:44 AM

As for myself, these two books are at the top of my list.

The Linux Command Line:

http://switch.dl.sourceforge.net/pro...TLCL-09.12.pdf

Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition:

http://linux.2038bug.com/rute-home.html

Best regards