[COMP] Re: a show of hands...

Tom_Schmitendorf@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> What are some good resources (web sites or books) for getting started with 
> Unix
> / Linux?  I don't want something specific to a distribution -- I want 
> something
> more general.  Programming is of minor interest, I'm looking for basic 
> projects
> to do with Linux.  You know, setup a firewall, setup a mail server, setup a 
> web
> / ftp server ... basic commands and programs to use.
> 
> How can I get to be a power user?  Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks,
> Tom
> 

I consider O'Reilly publishing http://linux.oreilly.com to be a great
source for Linux newbies. "Running Linux" is a great book to start with,
and it very well good be the only book you'll need to read. I like
actual physical books because you don't have to be at your computer to
read them. HOWTO documents and manual pages could takeover afterwards
with the small stuff they are about the size of short stories or less.
Waldenbooks and Barnes & Noble carries Oreilly books. Oreilly is
becoming increasingly popular on the shelves, and for understandible
reasons. Don't go over board on buying these books though (~$35). Stick
to the basics. I've noticed that they're glorified HOWTOs and man pages
molded together and dished out for user-friendliness (usually the
authors of the HOWTOs give permission to do this or do it themselves),
but they are good first-time books.

-- 

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