<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> I haven't really seen any good Linux books to be honest. I think the best source of info I have found for learning Linux is to browse the web and read what people have posted there. As far as Linux Unleashed goes, I got it when RH5.2 was released and I was not impressed with that book at all. It has some good tidbits, but I thought it was a waste of paper.Keep in mind, this is just my opinion, but I like books from the publisher, Que. I have purchased many of their books and was only let down (slightly) by a book on CGI. All of the other books (around a dozen) were everything I could expect in a book and more. Now days, if I am looking for a book and Que has one on the subject, I buy it, no questions asked. I have been looking at another publisher called O'Reilly ( http://www.ora.com ). They look pretty good so far but I haven't seen enough of their work to form a complete opinion. Those are probably your best bets.
Eric
Fred Davis wrote:
As a general reference book I would recommend: Linux Unleashed (Sams
Publishing)This is a very good general reference type book.
Any commands you forgot, any concepts you want to get a general idea
about, this book is for you.
I bought this book when I first started tinkering w/ GNU/Linux, and I used
it every 5 minutes for the first couple days, then every hour, then once
per day, And now I just use it as a reference book.The thing to keep in mind is that this book (like any other reference)
will only provide a general idea of whatever concept you want to learn
about. If you really want to learn anything about a given topic, you will
end up looking at some websites and some HOWTO's dedicated to that topic.-fred
On Mon, 20 Sep 1999, Jim Early wrote:
>
> Good meeting tonight!
>
> Could I get some opinions on what are considered to be good intermediate
> to advanced books on Linux installation and system admin? I realize that
> the books become obsolete quickly, but it's sometimes helpful to have a
> text that presents fundamental concepts (or when your machine is down!).
> One of the freebies tonight, "Linux Unleashed" with a Red Hat 6.0
> distribution, can be had for about $40 - is it worthwhile?
>
> I also use FreeBSD, and I have found the "Complete FreeBSD" book from
> Walnut Creek to be very informative. Anything comparable in the
> Linux world?
>
> Thanks,
>
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