So i`ve been thinking about what should I(as a Slacker) read. Well first things first, Slackbook and Slackbasics is a good start.
I had readed it both through, and understood them at about 60-70%
(i`m still new in Linux/Slackware, so i don`t really understand much of it sadly), but it was still very useful reading to me. After that, i found a little presentation about installing and the package management in Slackware. That was pretty short but very useful too.
And well, after all this I still don`t understand much of the system. I know how to install, untar things, upgrade packages, some basic commands in shell, but i feel it like it`s not enough, i want to know more! So I`m asking all of you, wich books you prefer for learning more about shell commands, about how the system builds up, and more importantly, about how Slackware works?

$ cd /bin
$ ls | while read filename
do
man ${filename}
done

;-) should keep you going for a few more hours :-D

j/k (well, partially) but it depends a bit, what you want to learn...
As stated so often, using Ubuntu is learning Ubunty, using Slackware is learning Linux. It's pretty much true... With Slackware you learn how the system _really_ works, as there's fewer gears, whistles and gui-things that will do the job for you. There are a bunch of scripts, and if you take some good care, you could read those as well, good learning there.
- how to configure x or y
- scripting basics
- peeking and poking in /dev :-o
- blow things up (... :-o)

I assume you installed Slackware with the HOWtos, check those out, iirc in /usr/doc/ ... (lost me, I don't know the exact location anymore from the top of my head)

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You could look in /usr/doc/Linux-FAQS and /usr/doc/LinuxHOWTOs. There is a lot of information in there that you could at least familiarise yourself with so that you can find detail when you need it.
I would also recommend looking at the scripts in /etc/rc.d to get a feel for what happens when the system is booted and how to enable system services.

There is a sig I remember, "Learning Linux one command a day!". That rang very true to me. (My apologies to the owner of the sig for being to lazy to search and provide proper attribution).

Edit: Have you worked your way through the sticky post at the top of this page? There is loads more information linked in there.

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I've got a very casual (that's a euphemism for lazy ) approach to learning. If something catches my interest, or I have a problem, I'll websearch and/or read the relevant docs.

A meta-link: Slackware links: http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/...s#.22.27.27.27

Some sites/pages I found particularly useful:

• David Woodfall's Homepage: http://www.dawoodfall.net/
• zerouno's file/package search site: http://slak.homelinux.org
• mRgOBLIN's site: http://connie.slackware.com/~mrgoblin/
• Slackware boot procedure: http://www.bilbos-stekkie.com/slack_init/en/index.html
• Dugan Chen's: http://www.vcn.bc.ca/~dugan/setting-up-slackware.html
• alt.os.linux.slackware FAQ: http://l0k1.free.fr/aolsfaq.html
• Slackware® Unofficial Announcement Repository: http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/.../Fixes/HotList
• Alien Bob's site: http://connie.slackware.com/~alien/
• Configuring your network in Slackware: http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/...ckware:network

Another option is to hang out here and watch the questions and answers go by; have fun guessing what the solutions are and see if you are`right; do some experiments and reading up looking for solutions; when you get more confident, offer your solutions (you can always say you are not sure).

As Ramurd wrote "using Ubuntu is learning Ubuntu, using Slackware is learning Linux" so generic GNU/Linux documentation is pretty much Slackware documentation.

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I'm in the process of writing a website full of Slackware-oriented tutorials, and I make the assumption that the reader has NEVER looked at a Linux system before.

http://genek.net/LinuxAdventures/index.html

Thanks for the fast replies!
catkin thanks for the links i will look at it as soon as i can(currently i`m working on setting up KDE4, i have Slackware 12 with KDE3.5 but i want to upgrade).
allend and Ramurd thanks for the tips, i totally forgot that Slackware has a zillion howtos,FAQ-s and manuals. I will spend some time with reading.
brainL good for you , you are the typical lazy/Slacker type. But i want to learn the ins and outs of Slackware, so everything about Slack is a must-read for me

Although it's not Slackware specific The Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition is a very good read and very relevant. Another classic is The Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide from Mendel Cooper.

To learn Unix/Linux in general, independent of any specific "flavour" (speak: Distribution), I still recommend this classic, if you are interested in something in print:
Essential System Administration: Tools and Techniques for Linux and Unix Administration

gargamel

amen XD
this approach hasn't failed me yet ^_^

All of that is good, just remember to supplement it with The Book of The Subgenius

Yep I agree with Jeebizz there

Also anything by Will Self and Phil Dick is good.

And Kurt Vonnegut.

All good suggestions. Although RUTE is way out of date, you could gain a good historical perspective.
LFS(Linux From Scratch) is also a great read. I read each update even though I have never done, nor do I ever intend to do, a "From Scratch" install. very granular information.
Also, something I don't think I've seen mentioned. Go back and read Slackbasics and Slackbook again, and again, until you have a more firm grip. But do keep in mind, Due to certain changes since Ed. 2 of Slackbook, the introduction of HAL and UDEV, and some changes that are happening in the -current branch to name a few, Slackbook is sorely in need of a good update.