[TriLUG] Linux intro book recommendation?

[Christopher L Merrill]

Thanks for all the recommendations.  I aggregated the suggestions and
forwarded them on to him.  He'll most likely start with either Mandrake
or RedHat (we've already got RH CDs in the office...so he's deciding
if he wants to download & burn the Mandrake CDs)

I'll point him to the list so ya'll can refresh you memories on all the
newbie questions  :)

Chris

I wrote:
> Today my BIL asked me "How hard would it be to get linux running
> on our desktop to replace Win98 and MSOffice."
> 
> I have no problem sending a 'techie' to the right resources to get
> started...but he is not a 'techie'.  Stricly an end-user type.
> I told him he needs to get a good book to explain the key differences
> between the OSes and what to expect.  I was thinking 'book' because
> a website will not help him when he gets stuck halfway through the
> configuration process :>
> 
> What 'Idiot's Guide to Linux' books do y'all recommend?
> 


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