[TriLUG] Linux intro book recommendation?

Dean Price dprice153 at charter.net
Thu Oct 16 14:28:08 EDT 2003


Try these for starters

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=2U9LUQMMEI&isbn=0764524429&itm=14

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=2U9LUQMMEI&isbn=1584502800&itm=2



Dean Price
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<quote who="Christopher L Merrill">
> 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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