RE: tlug: Linux/unix Books

[Scott Stone <sstone@example.com>]

On Thu, 7 May 1998, Jonathan Byrne--3Web wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> 差出人 : Sean Bennett <sean@example.com>
> 
> 
> Oh, good, a non-NTT topic :-)
> 
> >I'm just stepping (jumping_falling_crashing...) into the world of
> linux/unix;
> >Does anyone have any recommendations on books to get started and/or books
> to
> 
> 
> I highly recommend O'Reilly's Running Linux.  The first chapters regarding
> installation and supported a hardware are a bit dated (installation is a lot
> easier now, and hardware support is far broader), but they still make good
> background reading.  The book is a wealth of information on Linux, is
> oriented toward beginners, and would have saved me a lot of grief if I'd had
> it when I first dove into Linux/UNIX last fall.  Or is that fell into it
> last dive? :-)
> 
> If you're using a Linux distribution that uses the RPM package format and
> Red Hat tools, the manual that comes with Red Hat 5.0 is a pretty good
> source as well.

I hear there's a new, better book on TurboLinux (all in Japanese) coming
out soon as well.  The perfect companion to your TurboLinux distribution
:) (hehe.. shameless plug).  The 2.0 version should be much easier to FTP
install, although I don't know if that's good or bad for us :)

If you're a beginner, I'd suggest you use TL anyway, though, since it's
the easiest one out there, and you have instant access to native English
tech support through me :)

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Scott M. Stone <sstone@example.com, sstone@example.com>
               <sstone@example.com>
Linux Developer/Systems Administrator for Pacific HiTech, Inc. 
http://www.pht.com		http://armadillo.pht.co.jp
http://www.pht.co.jp	        http://www.turbolinux.com


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