Good linux book?

Nikon01 · 08-21-2003, 12:52 AM

Well what are all your favorite linux books and whats great about them? I'm in the market for a new book and am a bit of a newb. What would be the best book to learn slack (excluding the one on their site

)?

gargamel237 · 08-21-2003, 12:55 AM

Depends on what I'm doing. Kernel compiles, comic books. Bigger stuff; I like something I can sink my teeth into, something challenging, but fun. Tolstoy perhaps.

Now bathroom books, that's a whole other story...

Nikon01 · 08-21-2003, 01:01 AM

One with the whole kitincaboodle(sp?). One that covers everything and could knock out arnold schwertzinager(sp yet again?).

nephilim · 08-21-2003, 01:38 AM

No book actualy, all is explained by man pages, HOW-TOs and the internet!

zsejk · 08-21-2003, 01:44 AM

For your Unix skills I recommend Sam's "Teach Yourself Unix in 24 hours" (written by Dave Taylor). And it's Schwarzenegger.

Other than that... read "The Joke" by Milan Kundera. It's a really good book.

-zsejk

zsejk · 08-21-2003, 01:47 AM

Ah si si.... here ya go:

Linux: The Complete Reference

-zsejk

Cerbere · 08-21-2003, 02:41 AM

Without question, the LINUX: Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition. Get it online for free or order a 'real' copy at the following link:

http://www.icon.co.za/~psheer/rute-home.html

Even better, read some of it online, then order a copy :-)

BTW be sure to visit The Linux Documentation Project at:

http://www.tldp.org/

for How-To's, FAQs, and (probably most relevant to your question) Guides.

Enjoy!
--- Cerbere

littleking · 08-21-2003, 07:38 AM

i like the "unleashed" books, those seem to be highly informative

amos · 08-21-2003, 09:41 AM

RUTE and the LDP get my vote.

Cheers
Amos

Ekj530 · 08-21-2003, 12:05 PM

Although I would never buy a book with all the online resources out there, I will have to echo the same sentiments as zsejk, that is a great resource. I happened to stumble upon a copy of it in pdf format.

hecresper · 08-21-2003, 12:32 PM

My favorite so far:

http://www.maththinking.com/boat/computerbooks.html

nuzzy · 08-21-2003, 01:40 PM

Linux System Administration by Evi Nemeth rocks!!! It's my Bible for both work and home!

zsejk · 08-21-2003, 11:42 PM

Oh goody!!! I saw O'Reilly's "Linux in a Nutshell" lying about in Barnes & Noble today for only 8 bucks! The catch is that you get an "old" edition (3rd as opposed to the current 4th edition), but the bonus is that you get a kick-ass reference book for really really cheap. So... drag yourself over to the bargain corner at your local Barnes & Noble, and get a ... well, bargain.

-zsejk