Rather than spend a fortune buying books, head over to;
http://www.informit.com/
They currently have in their range three Linux books, which you can read
online, completely free. Go through them and see what you think. They also
do have lots of other books for all sorts of computer related stuff, highly
recommended.
Simon
----- Original Message -----
From: Joseph S. Gardner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie]
ibi wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm so new I haven't even loaded Linux; I've never seen a Linux screen
> and I don't know one command. When you pick yourself up off the floor I
> have one question. I've decided on Mandrake based on the strength of
> support. Where do I go to begin to learn the raw basics? My goal is to
> have a pure Linux box.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Pj
Go to the nearest computer, login to the internet, visit
http://www.cheapbytes.com or http://www.linuxmall.com and pick up a disk.
Just load and have fun. There is no substitute for making mistakes (oops,
I mean experience) 8-). Don't expect to become an expert except for
reinstallation but that's part of the fun. You could spend a fortune
buying books but I wouldn't recommend that yet until you've got an idea
what you want to do with your new-found freedom from M$-ware. Many people
recommend ORieley books but I find them a little intimidating for a novice,
you might wish to consider a Dummies book as a place to start your soon to
be expanding Linux library.
After that start looking at http://www.mandrakeuser.org for good basics. I
have also found good info regarding the file structure at
http://www.pathname.com/fhs/2.0/fhs-toc.html and
http://www.infocom.cqu.edu.au/Units/aut99/85321/Resources/Print_Resources/Te
xtbook/chap4/index.html.
Just a start and I'm sure others will add to this but I gotta go ( go
figure, work actually wants me to DO something other than play here ).
Good luck and feel free to ask questions, that's why every one's here.
Joseph S. Gardner
Senior Designer / Technical Support
Kirby Co., Cleveland, OH
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
