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I am discovering that Linux "open source" philosophy is NOT very helpful.
I seems that Internet is plastered with copies of long forgotten original source.
It really does not help if the original is "properly" referenced.
I like to have a solid , reputable printed resource about Linux OS.
Something similar to classic "K@R C programming language" book.
Any suggestions would be welcomed.
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I do own "Linux device drivers" and found it very helpful.
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Originally Posted by AnneRanch
I am discovering that Linux "open source" philosophy is NOT very helpful.
I seems that Internet is plastered with copies of long forgotten original source.
It really does not help if the original is "properly" referenced.
Personally, I have little to no idea what you mean here, and I wouldn't be surprised if I'm far from alone. You may want to give a better description. Perhaps some examples of exactly what you're talking about would help.
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I like to have a solid , reputable printed resource about Linux OS.
Something similar to classic "K@R C programming language" book.
Any suggestions would be welcomed.
Sure, buy a printer.
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I do own "Linux device drivers" and found it very helpful.
Glad to hear it. Personally I've found the "Programming in C" by Stephen Kochan to be very helpful.
The classic is "Linux in a Nutshell", by O'Reilly
"Linux Pocket Guide: Essential Commands", by Daniel J. Barrett
"The Linux Command Line: A Complete Introduction", by William E Shotts Jr
"Wicked Cool Shell Scripts", by David Taylor
"The Linux Bible", by Christopher Negus "Linux Kernel Development", by Robert Love ***** One of my best books
"Embedded Linux Primer", by Christopher Hallinan ***** Another best book and probably my actual first Linux book
You could search Amazon for "Linux", specify 4 stars average review, and look at the 900+ titles. Or you could just buy
UNIX and Linux system administration handbook / Evi Nemeth… 5th ed. Addison-Wesley, 2017.
the printed resources (books) will become obsolete exactly the same way as the mentioned "copies of long forgotten original source".
Ish. I still use O'Reilly's "UNIX in a Nutshell" 2nd edition (1992) on occasion, but it's not at all helpful re: systemd, of course.
Still, I find the regexp, sed, and awk sections still work for me.
IMO one can't go wrong with O'Reilly books. I have "obsolete" copies of HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Perl and Bind, tho I almost never reference them any more. On-line resources and man pages have sufficed for me for several years now. w3schools.com is a great resource.
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the printed resources (books) will become obsolete exactly the same way as the mentioned "copies of long forgotten original source".
I still asert that any printed "manual" for any OS will, likely, be out of date once you find it. I did have (but, sadly, gave away) a "dictionary of C99 and C++" which, at the time I gave it to a colleague I di,kt realise was about to leave the company, actually worked quite well and was valid for a few years. Anything I tried to buy after that wasn't worth it.
All of the comments above are great suggestions. I often look for books on eBay or amazon although they might be dated they are still somewhat relevant. Man or info pages are useful. Various magazines for staying up to date with the changing tech.
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I like to have a solid , reputable printed resource about Linux OS.
website for said OS (Debian.com for example) is generally a good place for documentation.
Wow! Outstanding work there. "I do own "Linux device drivers" and found it very helpful."
Maybe we need to know more about what you want to know. Linux has kind of a lot of parts. Writing a driver may require a lot of knowledge about devices where as building a kernel may not for example.
Code does seem to stay online for a while. Helps to look at if you need it but many current projects have repo's that store any number of versions and code and notes.
The classic is "Linux in a Nutshell", by O'Reilly
"Linux Pocket Guide: Essential Commands", by Daniel J. Barrett
"The Linux Command Line: A Complete Introduction", by William E Shotts Jr
"Wicked Cool Shell Scripts", by David Taylor
"The Linux Bible", by Christopher Negus "Linux Kernel Development", by Robert Love ***** One of my best books
"Embedded Linux Primer", by Christopher Hallinan ***** Another best book and probably my actual first Linux book
Thanks
how refreshing to actaully get an answer instead of a sermon.
I'll take "Linux in a Nutshell" and may report back after few weeks.
I think I have commands pocket book somewhere, but it may be lost...
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"Running Linux" was indispensable in my early days with Linux.
The authors were Matthias Kalle Dalheimer and Matt Welsh and it was published by O'Reilly. I don't know if it is still in print.
The classic is "Linux in a Nutshell", by O'Reilly
"Linux Pocket Guide: Essential Commands", by Daniel J. Barrett
"The Linux Command Line: A Complete Introduction", by William E Shotts Jr
"Wicked Cool Shell Scripts", by David Taylor
"The Linux Bible", by Christopher Negus "Linux Kernel Development", by Robert Love ***** One of my best books
"Embedded Linux Primer", by Christopher Hallinan ***** Another best book and probably my actual first Linux book
I must agree with rtmistler. I found Linux in a Nutshell and Linux Pocket Guide very helpful. Back then I used to take the pocket guide every where! Then I picked a Distro (Opensuse) and purchased the OpenSuse bible.
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