Here's how I would supplement what's been said below, regarding books and
one site not mentioned:
Site: Henry White's "Basic Linux Training" http://members/xoom.com/BLT/.
An excellent on-line "class" that is a structured tutorial.
The most basic book I've found: Manual Alberto Ricart, "The Complete
Idiot's Guide to Linux." QUE, 1998. (I hate titles like that) Includes
CD-ROM Caldera OpenLinux 1.3 and StarOffice 4.0. Much better (IMHO) than
"Linux for Dummies."
Mark Sobell, "A Practical Guide to Linux" Addison Wesley 1997. Linus wrote
the forward. Really excellent.
Bill Ball, "Using Limux" QUE 1998. Very good.
The second edition of "Linux in a Nutshell" is just out.
Find them all at http://www.bookpool.com. Great discounts, no sales tax,
and shipping costs are actually shipping costs.
~-----Original Message-----
~From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
~[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Randy Edwards
~Sent: Monday, March 08, 1999 11:45 AM
~To: L. A. Mulieri
~Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
~Subject: Re: new kid
~
~
~ Hi (from a former Northeast Kingdom resident:-).
~
~> I am a newbie NewBie. I'm just at the stage of learning what Linux
~> is and how to get it onto my HD. It would be a great help if you and
~> any other helpful souls could point me to resources like the "HOWTOs or
~
~ My fist suggestion would be to figure out what distribution of Linux you
~want to run. There are many different Linux"es" out there, each
~with its own
~strengths and weaknesses. You might check out some of these URLs:
~
~* Red Hat <http://www.redhat.com> the most popular Linux distribution. A
~commercial solution whose claim to fame is a supposed ease-of-use.
~* Debian <http://www.debian.org> the second-most popular Linux
~distribution.
~A militantly free solution with the most advanced software
~packaging system.
~* Slackware <http://www.slackware.com> Slackware is an older distribution
~which has quite a loyal following. It is also a commercial distribution.
~* SuSE <http://www.suse.com> SuSE is a German distribution (in English, of
~course) which is commercial and appeals to the same people as does Red Hat.
~
~ Read up on their strong and weak points. At each of those sites you'll
~find links for documention and support -- spend a week or so and
~poke around.
~
~ One you decide which distribution to go with, I'd recommend
~spending about
~$25 to buy the distribution on CD with a book. Learning Linux *will be* a
~hair-pulling experience. Having a book handy is worth its weight in gold!
~
~ Sites I'd recommend for shopping include (in order of my preference):
~<http://www.cheapbytes.com>
~<http://www.linuxmall.com>
~<http://www.lsl.com>
~
~ You can find CDs for <$5. But again, I can't recommend
~strongly enough to
~spend a few bucks and get a book related to whatever distribution
~you want to
~go with. You won't regret it.
~
~ But to answer your original question, the Linux Documentation Project is
~hosted at <http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/linux.html>. Enjoy!
~
~--
~ Regards, | Debian GNU/Linux - http://www.debian.org - More software than
~ . | *any* distribution, rock solid reliability, quality control,
~ Randy | seamless upgrades via ftp or CD-ROM, strict filesystem layout
~ | and adherence to standards, and militantly 100% FREE Linux!
~
