linux starters manual

[Thomas Ward]

I can send you Red Hat 4 Unleashed in text if you want it.
It will give you a great introduction to Linux commands and setup. Although
the book is a bit old it has still some really usible info.
Also the Red Hat 6Unleashed is another great book for using Linux.
The Mandrake users guide has some good info, but I don't recommend it for a
beginner, because most of the info involves using x11 which most of us can't
use anyway.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Gregory Nowak" <romualt at megsinet.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 11:27 AM
Subject: Re: linux starters manual


> 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 -----
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> 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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