[CALUG] Best book to learn Linux with.

[william kelly]

if he is a windows user try this


http://theseoconsultant.com/suseblog_img/easiest_linux_guide_ever.pdf

On 8/2/06, william kelly <william.kelly.jr at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> its hard to pick up linux from a book, you really just need to install it
> and break stuff.
>
>
> On 8/2/06, Keith <pdragon at pdragon.net > wrote:
> >
> > When I was getting started with Linux just a few years ago, I found the
> > internet much better than any books for learning the basics getting
> > started
> > (I have an O'Reilly Safari account too, so I have LOTS of books
> > "available"). The best site I found for starting out is The Linux
> > Documentation Project (http://www.tldp.org), especially the Guides (
> > http://www.tldp.org/guides.html). The "Introduction to Linux Hands on
> > Guide"
> > (http://www.tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/html/index.html) is perfect for
> > getting
> > started, then he can move on to the Administrator's Guide and from there
> > any
> > of the other Guides or HowTo's for specific things he needs to learn.
> >
> > Once I got familiar with how *nix systems work in general, I took a
> > crack at
> > "Linux from Scratch" ( http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/) and built my
> > own
> > distribution. Not much else out there that can give you a more hands-on,
> > indepth look at how a linux system works from the ground up. Even if a
> > lot
> > of what's going on is over his head (was for me the first time I did it
> > too)
> > it still gives you a good idea how every linux distro out there works
> > basically.
> >
> > After he gets through that stuff, then maybe it's time to look at some
> > actual physical books, being a little more focused on specific things he
> > may
> > need to know. No reason to spend any money yet with the good ol'
> > internet
> > around. :)
> >
> > Keith
> >
> > On 8/2/06, Kelly Price <strredwolf at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Once again.... yadda yadda yadda.  Got a friend who's staring out,
> > > because his father wants him to train everyone else for a convention.
> > > What book do you recommend for the newbies?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Kelly "STrRedWolf" Price
> > > http://strredwolf.furrynet.com
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