On 1999-09-14 [EMAIL PROTECTED] <Eko Priono> said:
>If only those docs searchible... IIRC there's also a project
>called Linux Documentation Project somewhere (I forgot the
>URL), it translated to many languages and mirrored on many
>Linux websites worldwide.
>A book is also a good start to learn Linux. Empowermentzone
>has a zipped copy of MCP.com 's online book "Redhat Linux
>http://www.empowermentzone.com/redhat3.zip
>Still, there's nothing beats practicing experience to learn
>an OS. ...
The only way I've made sense out of Linux after the initial confusion is to
compile my own notes from what I've read from a couple of books along with
my own experience. I've put together a 40k+ document that's organized in
several important categories that primarily emphasize the console programs
and commands. The books I used were SAMS "Teach Yourself Linux" (it had RH
Linux 5.0 that I installed on my 486 alongside PC DOS) and an older Linux
"Unleashed" edition that contained Slackware 3.0. Although I bought a more
recent version of RH Linux (v.5.2) for my Toshiba notebook, which came with
a RH Linux "Unleashed" publication, I don't like its documentation as well
-- too much X-Window emphasis without the detailed console/administrative
stuff that you really need to know to feel in control.
I can't really recommend my own notes to others, though, since they're
undoubtedly filled with errors and/or they're best suited for my particular
needs and are surely a drop in the bucket to everything else written on the
subject.
Nonetheless, this is my recommendation for learning Linux (any variety):
Pick a book or two on the subject that suits you, study it (them) carefully
and compile your own notes for later reference and practice. To make the
notes more easily searchable, you can code each item with bracketed numerals
(i.e., "[1], [2], [3] ..."), put this in an index at the beginning of your
notes, load the document with an editor with search capabilities, and go to
each desired item with the search feature by entering the bracketed number.
Since Linux is such a community project -- and since programmers are,
generally speaking, not known for enjoying the documentation part of their
art -- it will probably be some time before a single, clearly written book
on the subject gets published. Besides, there's a lot more that needs to be
kept in mind when operating Linux than DOS. This isn't necessarily a bad
thing about it, though, because this careful attention to detail has made it
extremely stable. I guess that's the trade off you have to make for a
highly stable system -- especially with a system that integrates networking
security as well as Linux has done.
>BTW, even widely advertised as easy peasy to learn, learning
>Windows NT thoroughly is no picnic either. Otherwise, courses
>like MCSE will never exist <g>.
And the Red Hat Linux IPO... <g>
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