[TriLUG] A short bibliography of useful books for Linux newbies

Magnus chrish at trilug.org
Thu Aug 28 07:27:57 EDT 2003


On Thursday, August 28, 2003, at 01:12  AM, al johnson wrote:

> Let's start with Web sites:
>
> Alphabetical Directory of Linux Commands
> LinuxCommand.org
> Linux Commands and Shell Commands Libraries
> Linux ABCs

Heh, 3 of those 4 don't hint at all at what URL to use.

> Some Useful Linux Commands Now, for the books that can help you get 
> started:
[snip]
> Linux in a Nutshell, 4th Edition

For the newbies, just FYI, the "* in a Nutshell" books by O'Reilly 
Associates (publisher) are reference books.  If you know what command 
you're after but just want to know more depth about how to use it, the 
Nutshell books are good for that.

Also look for "Using Linux" which is a more practical guide to Linux 
for the newbie, and walks you through all of the things you need to 
know right away like how to install, how to get on the Internet, how to 
get email, get on the web, etc.  It tells you about the office apps on 
Linux, how to get your printer working, etc.

--

C. Magnus Hedemark
http://trilug.org/~chrish
"The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink 
what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not." - Mark Twain
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