On Mon, 2005-10-31 at 11:09 -0500, [KS] wrote: > Hi all, > > This is a little bit off topic but I thought I might get some good > recommendations from subscribers to this list. > > A friend of mine has just installed Linux (err...SUSE) after a few > tries. Now that he has his Linux running, he is curious to start > learning Linux usage. He emailed to know which book is good for learning > Linux. I haven't ever used a beginner's book to learn the basics so I > don't know which one to recommend. Does anyone have some experience in > this regards? Are there books for learning linux worth recommending? > Also it would be perfect if the sale of each copy contributed to the OSS > community. > > He wants a "user oriented" book rather than one focusing on > administration. Also I think it should be a general one rather than for > a specific distribution.
Perhaps it's too obvious but has he read the SUSE User Guide and Administration Guide books? They should be his first step. After that, he'll be in a better position to decide what other books will be usefult to him. Cheers, Dave -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
