Joseph....I'll bet you mean 'Linux Complete' published by
Sybex. It carries a $19.95 price in big characters on the cover
but is usually available for well under $15. I agree with your
assessment of it and the O'Reilly books as well.
Alan
"Joseph S. Gardner" wrote:
>
> Bill Kinsey wrote:
>
> > I have a fairly simple question. I'm very new to linux, mandrake being my
> > first dist. What reading resources would the experts recomend? I'm
> > purchasing Linux for Dummies tomorrow but what else might be of assistance.
>
> I've found Running Linux - 3rd Edition, Linux in a Nutshell - 2nd Edition, &
> Linux Network Administrators Guide by O'Reilly to be pretty good however I
> would stay away from Linux in a Nutshell for a while - VERY in-depth but
> generally way over my head for a newbie/novice. There is another book out
> there but the name escapes me at the present but it is a great general linux
> how-to book, it's about 3 inches thick by 5 in. by 7 in. with an reddish/orange
> cover and runs about $13-U.S. It seems to be merly a reprint of most of the
> "net published" linux how-to's (or a redirect thereof) but it does a wonderful
> job of cross indexing topics and subjects.
>
> Good luck,
> --
> Joseph S. Gardner
> Senior Designer / Technical Support
> Kirby Co., Cleveland, OH
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Linux is like a wigwam...
> No windows, no gates.
> Apache inside
