Re: (OT) Beginner's Linux book recommendation

From: Ishwar Rattan (ishwar_at_pali.cps.cmich.edu)
Date: 10/31/05

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    Look at 'Linux administration and beginner's guide' (2nd
    Edition), S. Shah, McGraw-Hill is a good starter.

    -ishwar
    On Mon, 31 Oct 2005, Antony Gelberg wrote:

    > John Purser wrote:
    >
    > > One thing I've found to be very helpful is to get a distribution
    > > specific or at least friendly manual to begin with. Trying to use a
    > > RedHat focused manual on Debian was a pain at first. When you're just
    > > learning your way around it's important for things to be where they're
    > > supposed to be especially configuration files.
    >
    > I couldn't agree more. Too many users fail to take advantage of
    > infrastructure provided by distros.
    >
    > > Another good tip is to join the appropriate mailing list. Lots of
    > > friendly penguinistas out there eager to help.
    >
    > Not to mention IRC.
    >
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