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Don Gould wrote: | bb. Books. | | I have read just about every book in the public library on Linux now. | | I have found most to be very shallow with 3 or less pages on any one | subject. Most are nothing more than a copy of the man pages rewritten | to make less sense than the orginal. | | Very few include real world ilistration.
Thinking about books, and what ones I started with many many years back when I learnt to use linux I would probably have to concede that you're right.
95% of what I learned was on the job when I began a job doing some PHP programming, I had to learn to use linux. I'd used it a little before, dabbled here and there just playing around but there is no replacement for on the job experience. Watching others who know what they're doing, etc.
For a decent book, go have a read of RUTE, which can be found freely online at http://rute.sf.net/ - I beleive from memory we had a large discussion on this list last year which ended up in a few people on this list either ordering or printing copies. (let us not revisit the printing a copy for others debate)
If you were to sit down and read it cover to cover, you'd have a pretty damn good understanding of linux. Its well worded, and has plenty of cross referencing links in the online version so you can jump around to your hearts content.
My suggestion, if you haven't already have a read of it.
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