The only thing to watch out for in books and even some magazines is
publication date. Material in Linux gets outdated quickly (although the
fundamentals stay the same, but newbies cannot distinguish the difference)
when the mainline distros crank out a new version every six months.
I don't know how many times I have seen someone post a problem related to
installing a distro version that was a year or more old. You cannot easily
sort out problems when the developer has stopped support for it. At the very
least it limits you to what you have on the disk.
You can find many e-books and magazines on the usenet groups. I don't
advocate it, but if you try something then perhaps you would consider buying
a legitimate copy. There is so much garbage out there that you may be
throwing your money away unless you can preview it or have help in choosing.
There are several good usenet applications in the repositories. I like
Klibido best.
Roy
Using Kubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat, 64-bit
Location: Canada
On 12 October 2010 22:54, Joan Leach <jleach...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>
> Take a look at Linux Format Magazine and some others at the local
> bookstore, you may find some you like or some Linux books. I find some
> Linux books in EBook or PDF format.
>
> Have fun,
> Joan in Reno
>
> --- On Tue, 10/12/10, Jerry <bearjerca...@gmail.com<bearjercares%40gmail.com>>
> wrote:
>
> From: Jerry <bearjerca...@gmail.com <bearjercares%40gmail.com>>
> Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Linux Magazines
> To: LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com <LINUX_Newbies%40yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Tuesday, October 12, 2010, 6:32 PM
>
>
>
>
> I currently subscribe to Linux Pro Magazine and get the DVD too.
>
> Although I like it, I'm wondering if anyone knows if it is the best
>
> choice for a non-programmer, non-hacker type? Although I have a
>
> two-year degree in computer networking, I'm not proficient in
>
> programming and hacking, so I'm looking for more of a magazine that an
>
> end-user of Linux would get the most practical benefit out of. Any
>
> ideas on what would be best for me? Thanks, --Jerry
>
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