Could any of you offer links to any good sites, or the titles/authors of any good books, for learning Linux? If the books are used as texts at your college, could you give me a phone number/link to a (college) book store where you are at where I might get a used copy at a reduced price. I really prefer free web resources, both because I'm thrifty, and they are often more convenient than books.
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And on the eigth day, God realized it was Monday, and created caffeine. And behold, it was very good. - self-quoted
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Hmmm. I know there are a few online books on linux.
Mostly though it's a matter of installing a user-friendly distro (I like Ubuntu) and taking it from there, typically it's easy to google information for any specific problem, and the install guides for distros typically contain a wealth of information.
To be honest I havn't found any general tutorials terribly useful.
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Most major distros have their own forums populated by helpful people. Just follow the usual rules. Their websites usually have specific instructions for installations and FAQs (Except Fedora, but you can find that on the Web elsewhere). Most if not all shell commands have man (manual) entries that you can look at by using the "man" command, e.g. man cp. Also there is the Linux Documentation Project.
Also, don't forget, Google is your friend (usually).(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
(")_(") "Starting the fire from within."
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Gentoo is a linux distribution which you install more or less manually, program by program. This of course takes a lot of time, but they have very well written user-friendly step-by-step tutorials for everything, and by the time you have finished you will have learned a great deal about linux.http://www.hardware-wiki.com - A wiki about computers, with focus on Linux support.
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Gentoo is pretty much Linux From Scratch lite. I don't think it is for newbies and the feint of heart. I agree that the Gentoo Handbook is excellent, but a user still needs to be somewhat experienced to begin with.(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
(")_(") "Starting the fire from within."
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I haven't had a chance to vet this out, but... it appeared on technocrat.net.B♭3
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Newbies shouldn't touch debian - the plain vanilla version anyway. Ubuntu is great, though.(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
(")_(") "Starting the fire from within."
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The fact that we need a thread on a tutorial for an operating system is precisely why it's not going to overtake Windows anytime soon..."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
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Asher - provide the Linux info (and I know you use it for college) or go stuff a Windows Longhorn DVD where it will be uncomfortable for your boyfriend.The worst form of insubordination is being right - Keith D., marine veteran. A dictator will starve to the last civilian - self-quoted
And on the eigth day, God realized it was Monday, and created caffeine. And behold, it was very good. - self-quoted
Klaatu: I'm impatient with stupidity. My people have learned to live without it.
Mr. Harley: I'm afraid my people haven't. I'm very sorry… I wish it were otherwise.
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Originally posted by Asher
The fact that we need a thread on a tutorial for an operating system is precisely why it's not going to overtake Windows anytime soon...
Ah well.
"Windows for Dummies" books.
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Originally posted by Asher
The fact that we need a thread on a tutorial for an operating system is precisely why it's not going to overtake Windows anytime soon...
btw, shawn, the best way to learn is to experiment. Fire it up, search around and when you come to a point where you don't see a way ahead, go and ask.
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For a beginner system, I'd recommend Ubuntu, Beatrix, or Knoppix.
For a mid-level to high-level, I'd recommend Ubuntu, Slackware, or Gentoo.
For a tweaker's system, I'd recommend Slackware or Gentoo.
I'd avoid RedHat, Fedora, Mandriva, or any other RedHat-derived system unless you have to learn it for work--why? RPMs, as a package system, suck (though they were based on a decent idea--it's the implementation, silly), and most upgrades are fraught with lots of pain. Especially if you do a kernel upgrade.B♭3
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Originally posted by Q Cubed
I'd avoid RedHat, Fedora, Mandriva, or any other RedHat-derived system unless you have to learn it for work--why? RPMs, as a package system, suck (though they were based on a decent idea--it's the implementation, silly), and most upgrades are fraught with lots of pain. Especially if you do a kernel upgrade.(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
(")_(") "Starting the fire from within."
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Thanks folks.
Been getting a bunch of parts on sale over the last year, I'm now waiting on a cooling fan before starting the install.The worst form of insubordination is being right - Keith D., marine veteran. A dictator will starve to the last civilian - self-quoted
And on the eigth day, God realized it was Monday, and created caffeine. And behold, it was very good. - self-quoted
Klaatu: I'm impatient with stupidity. My people have learned to live without it.
Mr. Harley: I'm afraid my people haven't. I'm very sorry… I wish it were otherwise.
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