[TriLUG] Book recommendations

Tom Eisenmenger teisenmenger at charter.net
Tue Jun 28 10:22:32 EDT 2005


Hi Glenn,

Thanks for the link - I wasn't aware of Free Software Magazine so I'm 
currently printing them out for vacation reading.  Looks like a cool 
online mag!

To others:  thanks for the suggestions!  "Unix Power Tools" and "Running 
Linux" seem to be favorites;  anyone read "Linux for Non-Geeks?"

Tom

Glenn Hennessee wrote:

> There is a review on the new, third editon of Unix Power Tools at 
> http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/free_issues/issue_04/book_review-upt/
>
> It does not include a CD like the previous version did.
> glenn
>
>
> Josh Vickery wrote:
>
>> Perhaps someone else will be able to prove me wrong, but I think you
>> will have a tough time finding a good Linux book not geared towards a
>> particular distro.  (cue: RMS)  Linux is just the kernel, it is the
>> job of a distro to make it into an OS.  While there is quite a bit of
>> similarity between Linux distros, that similarity is based on three
>> things--  The GNU toolchain, Unix and the Linux kernel.
>>
>> That said, there a several books out there that give an overview of
>> several of the popular distros, as well as general Unix books.  If you
>> like the command line, you might like Unix Power Tools, it is one of
>> my favorite Unix books. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/upt2/
>>
>> Josh
>>
>> On 6/28/05, Sam Folk-Williams <sam.folkwilliams at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I think the best book ever when you are first learning linux is
>>> Running Linux. It's an Oreilly book. I believe they are do for an
>>> update, but it covers a ton of info across all areas and is very well
>>> written and easy to read and understand...
>>>
>>> On 6/28/05, Tom Eisenmenger <teisenmenger at charter.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I'm looking for some book recommendations for newbies, preferably not
>>>> geared towards a particular distro.  I'd like the book to have a good
>>>> introduction to Linux file structure and directories and a good 
>>>> overview
>>>> of KDE and/or GNOME (I still haven't decided which I prefer).  
>>>> Coverage
>>>> of alternative desktops (IceWM, etc.) would be a bonus as would a 
>>>> series
>>>> of popular "how to's" ("Linux Garage" seems to do this well, I think,
>>>> but I base that claim on a 5-minute perusal in a bookstore).
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> Tom
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