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>linux book</H3>
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<p><strong>From P.Sreekanth Reddy
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<p align="right"><strong>Answered By Thomas Adam, Karl-Heinz Herrmann, Mike "Iron" Orr, Chuck Peters
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<P><STRONG>
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Dear sir,
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I am new for Linux operating system in fact i am new to computer field. I know about windows. Please suggest me one good, basic, which eaches easily about linux operating system and a book for operating system concepts.
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thank you, sir
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<P><STRONG>
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P.Sreekanth Reddy
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India.
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> [Thomas Adam]
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Hello,
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This is a very common question among people new to
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Linux. But this question is very broad. There is a
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whole plethora of books to choose from.
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The one which got me started was called "Running
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Linux" which is published by the leading book
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publishers of Linux material --- "O'Reilly". Take a
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look at the following website:
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<blockQuote><BLOCKQuote>
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<A HREF="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/runux3"
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>http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/runux3</A>
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To give you more information.
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If you could perhaps be a little more specific as to
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what you think you will be using Linux for, then maybe
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we here at TAG can tailor our answers to suit your
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needs.
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In the meantime, I hope that helps,
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<IMG SRC="../../gx/dennis/bbub.gif" ALT="(!)"
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HEIGHT="28" WIDTH="50" BORDER="0"
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> [K.-H.]
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this is a rather broad question. Since you say you've some windows experience
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I assume you've got some computer and you probably need "Linux" and some idea
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what to do with it.
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Do you already have a Linux distribution? Did you already install it and want
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help with "what now"? At what step do you need help?
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There are lots of books on Unix in general and Linux specifically. If you are
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looking for downloadable and/or online versions have a look at:
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<blockQuote><BLOCKQuote>
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<A HREF="http://www.linuxdoc.org/guides.html"
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>http://www.linuxdoc.org/guides.html</A>
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especially Linux administrators guide. That one helped me a lot at the
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beginning.
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There are several companies or groups putting together packs (distributions)
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of kernel, OS programs and application programs which can be easily
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installed.
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Some have their own manuals (printed or online) for their specific setup.
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Tell us more and we could help you more on your specific problem....
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<IMG SRC="../../gx/dennis/bbub.gif" ALT="(!)"
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> [Chuck]
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A basic book designed to help Windows users become productive on Linux
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ASAP is Everyday Linux. Its available online at <A HREF="http://EverydayLinux.com"
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>http://EverydayLinux.com</A>.
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I should note I am a bit biased as I know the authors well and I own the
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domain.
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<IMG SRC="../../gx/dennis/bbub.gif" ALT="(!)"
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HEIGHT="28" WIDTH="50" BORDER="0"
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> [Heather]
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One of my local LUGs received a copy of "A 12 Step Guide To Curing Your
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Windows Addiction". It was given away as a door prize at my local LUG,
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but I think it was pretty decent. Since you say you know about Windows,
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it may help more than some books which might assume you have a bit more
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computer knowledge already.
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Way back in the dusty ages when I didn't know UNIX, I learned most of
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the good stuff to get me up to speed in Mark Sobell's books. "A
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Practical Guide To The Linux System" should help you get a little more
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hands-on experience.
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Of course, Jim did co-author a book, "Linux System Administration"
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pubbed under the New Riders imprint... it's split half and half, theory
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and practical matters, but as some of the intended audience are execs
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and other managerial sorts who may not deal with the nuts and bolts,
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maybe it will help you too.
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<IMG SRC="../../gx/dennis/bbub.gif" ALT="(!)"
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> [Iron]
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Go to the new Linux Gazette Knowledge Base
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<A HREF="../../tag/kb.html"
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>http://www.linuxgazette.com/tag/kb.html</A>
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and scroll down to "How can I get help on Linux?" There are a few books
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listed.
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Jim Dennis has also mentioned books in his Answer Gang answers, and the
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"Greetings from Heather Stern" entry (the first entry in each The Answer
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Gang column) also occasionally mentions books. I would point you to a
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specific URL, but searching for "linux books jim dennis" brings up 24 pages
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of entries in the search engine, so it would take a while to evaluate all
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the pages.
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> [Ben]
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You know - I'm just <EM>loving</EM> this. This is exactly how I foresaw this
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resource being used, a simple place we could point querents.
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Major-league case of warmfuzzies here, as I go back to pounding the topic
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list...
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