Linux Books?
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I just set up my system as a dual boot Windows/Linux system. I know the basics of Unix but need to learn more. What are some good Linux books, both Amateur and expert? Thanks
Joe Q My Blog
man :) info ;P
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IronScheme a R5RS-compliant Scheme on the DLR
The rule of three: "The first time you notice something that might repeat, don't generalize it. The second time the situation occurs, develop in a similar fashion -- possibly even copy/paste -- but don't generalize yet. On the third time, look to generalize the approach." -
I just set up my system as a dual boot Windows/Linux system. I know the basics of Unix but need to learn more. What are some good Linux books, both Amateur and expert? Thanks
Joe Q My Blog
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man :) info ;P
xacc.ide
IronScheme a R5RS-compliant Scheme on the DLR
The rule of three: "The first time you notice something that might repeat, don't generalize it. The second time the situation occurs, develop in a similar fashion -- possibly even copy/paste -- but don't generalize yet. On the third time, look to generalize the approach.":laugh:
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I just set up my system as a dual boot Windows/Linux system. I know the basics of Unix but need to learn more. What are some good Linux books, both Amateur and expert? Thanks
Joe Q My Blog
I would recommend the way I learned linux. Grab a copy of gentoo and install it via the the quick install (which actually is the manual method): http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall.xml[^] There are two main reasons why this is a good tutorial. The first is that you are following all the steps to see what is needed in a linux system from scratch. You will be configuring parts manually and you see a lot of what is going on under the hood. The second reason is that during this install it is almost guaranteed that you will have problems and this is a very good thing because it requires you to look up the problem and possibly solve it yourself or post the question on the forum (gentoo has the best forum of any version of linux I have ever seen). As far as books I never read a single paper linux book but there is a lot of free information available on the web.
John
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I would recommend the way I learned linux. Grab a copy of gentoo and install it via the the quick install (which actually is the manual method): http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall.xml[^] There are two main reasons why this is a good tutorial. The first is that you are following all the steps to see what is needed in a linux system from scratch. You will be configuring parts manually and you see a lot of what is going on under the hood. The second reason is that during this install it is almost guaranteed that you will have problems and this is a very good thing because it requires you to look up the problem and possibly solve it yourself or post the question on the forum (gentoo has the best forum of any version of linux I have ever seen). As far as books I never read a single paper linux book but there is a lot of free information available on the web.
John
I've installed ubuntu but I'm mainly playing with the command line. I learn well by grabing a book and going through it, not necessarily line by line but concept by concept. Is there tutorial only with gentoo? or is it an OS install? Where are good Linux web sites?
Joe Q My Blog
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I just set up my system as a dual boot Windows/Linux system. I know the basics of Unix but need to learn more. What are some good Linux books, both Amateur and expert? Thanks
Joe Q My Blog
The Ultimate Linux Ninja Handbook[^]! Get yours Now!
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I would recommend the way I learned linux. Grab a copy of gentoo and install it via the the quick install (which actually is the manual method): http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall.xml[^] There are two main reasons why this is a good tutorial. The first is that you are following all the steps to see what is needed in a linux system from scratch. You will be configuring parts manually and you see a lot of what is going on under the hood. The second reason is that during this install it is almost guaranteed that you will have problems and this is a very good thing because it requires you to look up the problem and possibly solve it yourself or post the question on the forum (gentoo has the best forum of any version of linux I have ever seen). As far as books I never read a single paper linux book but there is a lot of free information available on the web.
John
Good God man, you probably hang out at BSDM bars too!
¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! VCF Blog
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I just set up my system as a dual boot Windows/Linux system. I know the basics of Unix but need to learn more. What are some good Linux books, both Amateur and expert? Thanks
Joe Q My Blog
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I just set up my system as a dual boot Windows/Linux system. I know the basics of Unix but need to learn more. What are some good Linux books, both Amateur and expert? Thanks
Joe Q My Blog
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I've installed ubuntu but I'm mainly playing with the command line. I learn well by grabing a book and going through it, not necessarily line by line but concept by concept. Is there tutorial only with gentoo? or is it an OS install? Where are good Linux web sites?
Joe Q My Blog
Joe Q wrote:
s there tutorial only with gentoo? or is it an OS install?
Sorry for the late reply. I consider installing the gentoo via the manual method (and not the wizards) a great step in learning linux since you do a lot of this stuff from scratch. This install is the first task I give to the people I hire. If they can get it all up and configured in a few days while trying to familiarize themselves with the 500K lines of code they will be working on I can then move them on to more important tasks... Also the gentoo community is one of the best ones out there. Significantly better than the free support you get at red hat. With that said I know a lot of people recommend ubuntu so I would say you are on a good track. If you are taking that route I recommend getting involved with their forums or signing up to a mailing list (if they have one).
John