[TriLUG] Linux intro book recommendation?

[Jon Carnes]

Here here!  I second this sentiment!  Mandrake is at least as easy to
install as Windows, and the layout makes getting started a snap.

Jon Carnes

On Thu, 2003-10-16 at 17:26, Z wrote:
> On Thursday October 16 2003 02:11 pm, Christopher L Merrill 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?
> 
> The problem with a "Linux book" is that it is either distro specific or 
> very generic. So, instead of a book, I suggest sending him a set of 
> freshly burned Mandrake 9.2 CD's and letting him have at it. The 
> installation is so simple and (mostly) intuitive that most casual end 
> users should be able to get it installed and onto the net without much 
> of a fuss. In my opinion, he will have no more or less questions than 
> he would if trying to install Windows.
> 
> Then tell him to sign up on the trilug email list and post any questions 
> there so that he will feel that he is part of a community that cares.
> 
> -- 
> z