linux starters manual

[Gregory Nowak]

One of the books that I just remembered about that helpped me a lot is from
the NLS. It's: Unix For Dummies 2nd ed. It's on tape. I don't have the RC
number, but just mention the title and they will find it.
Greg


----- Original Message -----
From: Janina Sajka <janina at afb.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 8:01 AM
Subject: Re: linux starters manual


> I have two suggestions:
>
> 1.) RFB&D has at least one good title that I'm aware of. The book is
> "Understanding Unix," and it's available in electronic text. While it's a
> bit old, it's still very useful;
>
> 2.) The Internet is your best friend in learning about linux.You might
> want to start at:
>
> http://www.linux.org
>
> Select 'documentation' and then select 'general information.'
>
> >From there you might want to select 'linux newbie' which will take you
to:
>
> http://www.linuxnewbie.org
>
> where you'll find simplified how-to documents that will explain Linux in
> plainer English.
>
> You can and should also look at the online manuals for linux distributions
> like Redhat which is at:
>
> http://www.redhat.com.
>
>
> Lastly, I want to offer a tip that has helped me a lot.
>
> When I find an article that I want to keep and reread, I save it, but I do
> not save the text. Rather, I retrieve the html and save that. That way, I
> can pull it up in my browser and have access to all of the links. Also, if
> I want, I can go in and clean out all of those garbage links at the
> binning of many html files that most of us just plow through patiently.
>
> Enjoy and explore. Everything you need is available in accessible form
> somewhere, and one source of information will lead you to the next.
>
>
> On Wed, 31 Jan 2001, Jack wrote:
>
> > this has probably come up before but, where can i find a good looong
book
> > that explains just how to get started, why things do what, and how to
> > operate linux in general.
> > thanks
> >
> >
> >
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