On Mon, Nov 26, 2001 at 08:50:22PM +0530, Ictc-Sprint announced: > Hi > I am planning to write a simple easy to use book on linux. I know there are > plenty of books and online resources. But I want to write a book from a home > user point of view. > > I have thought of the following topics for the book.... > -------------------------------------------------------- > 1. What is Linux > 2. Where is it used > ----Linux in India > 3. Linux Distributions > ----Linux Indian Distribution > 4. Selecting Linux distribution > 5. Installing Linux (RH or Mandrake) > 6. Linux Directory structure > 7. Shell commands (compare DOS and Linux commands) > 8. Editors in Linux > 9. Basic Configuration in Linux > - GUI : X Windows (display) > - Sound > - Printer > - Internet(Browsing, E-Mails, Chatting) > 10. Window Managers in Linux - KDE and GNOME > 11. Program comparision between MS and Linux platforms > 12.Installing and uninstalling software on Linux > 13.User Management in Linux > - Groups, Users > - Permissions etc > ------------------------------------------------------ > Part II Advanced Linux > > 1. Networking in Linux > - Proxy server : squid > - smb server : samba > - web server : apache > - sql server : mysql > 2. Programming in Linux > - c,c++ > - java > - php (with mysql) > 3. Basic System Administration in Linux > 4. Command Reference > 5. Configuration Reference > ------------------------------------------------------- > Please give your suggestions about the project and the topics ....... > > Regards, > Vinod > > hi this is a grrt idea..especially if u make it a bit more india specific (where to get distros in india, peculiarities of hardware in india) u can add the following sections 1) hardware issues (configuring bad hardware..winmodems, gdi printer..SIS 6215C cards ;-) 2) wine and vmware
u can divide the book into 2 volumes..beginners and advanced this seems to be a huge job, and so if u want help, i'm ready to work with u cheers Sayamindu : ####[ Linux One Stanza Tip (LOST) ]########################### Sub : Removing a HUGE file LOST #011 To remove a HUGE file which causes crash of ls & rm commands do: $ cat /dev/null > mybigfile $ rm mybigfile ####<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>#################################### : _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
