[TriLUG] Book recommendations

[Israel J Pattison]

Tom,

There are two books that I have passed on to newbies with good feedback. One 
was Moving to Linux: Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye by Marcel Gagné. 
This book was recommended to me by Chris DiBona. Here's a link to the 
publisher: http://www.awprofessional.com/title/0321159985

The second book was a part of the Barnes & Noble "In Easy Steps" series 
called Linux in Easy Steps by Mike McGrath. This is a 192 page full-color 
book that got surprisingly good review from my newbie. You can find it on 
the Barnes & Noble website at: 
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=JE4KE5jBm8&isbn=0760757372&itm=1

Good luck!

Israel J. Pattison

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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