[TriLUG] Book recommendations

Sam Folk-Williams sam.folkwilliams at gmail.com
Tue Jun 28 08:11:54 EDT 2005


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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