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- limitedmoon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11I am a complete linux newb, these definately have pointed me in the right direction. For the most part, those of you who have any idea at all what you're doing, look somewhere else.
- Phocion55, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10Definitely a good list to get someone started. Glad to see it's not comprised of "How To Turn Your Computer on With Ubuntu" tutorials.
- stinkypyper, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6A great source of information in the Linux Documentation Project at http://tldp.org/. Don't let the ugly design fool you, it's a great site. As for books, the best one I have ever read through to date is Orielly's Essential System Administration. It is the bible at my company. It covers all aspects of administration of *nix systems, with off shoots for any inconsistencies.
- cecil_t, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Best way to learn Linux is, as they said in the article, to load it on a computer and try it. My advice is to load it on your MAIN computer and USE it. I was a distro-whore for years, installing, playing, re-installing, etc. on a spare computer, but I never really learned Linux until I put it on my main computer that I use everyday. That's when you actually find problems and are motivated to fix them enough that you actually learn. *Note: the "problems" I refer to aren't necessarily things breaking or going wrong, it could just be something you don't know how to do or configure, or a program that you don't have and needs to be installed.
- Patented, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Back when I first started out, "The No BS Guide To Linux" by Bob Rankin was the book that got me going... this was back in 98-2000 or so, in addition to the "Redhat Linux Unleashed".
- psylence, on 10/12/2007, -4/+9But how can this be about linux if it doesn't mention Ubuntu? How else do you get the linuxes? I don't get it.
- nixr, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Great resource for those who are new to Linux.
- awhiteflame, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I don't know about other people, but when I use a book to learn something, I just end up referencing certain lines in the book for things to do and I never actually learn it. For me, I learned everything by tinkering, some google, and a wiki entry from time to time.
- Phocion55, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3what is with you trolling Linux comment threads today?
- arachnist, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Huh, i didn't read any of the mentioned books, only some computer magazines.
/* ((linux|*bsd)|windows) dual-boot from early 2001 till september 2004; (linux|*bsd)-only since then */ - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3WOW! really helpfull if been looking to change over for awhile but now I feel like i could do i and have the confidence.
- pasteddata, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2http://tldp.org/
- nocre, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2When learning something new, it's often difficult to restrain from simply referencing the books or, more often with me, the tutorials you have at your disposal. Typically now, I'll maybe work through one exercise of a tutorial or book following along, but any others I just read through to understand the workflow. Then I go at it alone.
Being sat down in front of something with almost absolutely no idea how to work it will definitely ensure you learn it; but it's typically easier to -get started- if you have at least some material with you. - Phocion55, on 10/12/2007, -4/+5seek help
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I started with Slackware in the early 90's and in my very humble opinion if your starting out and really want to learn Linux, load up Slackware on an old box and read http://www.slackbook.org/ .
- archiesteel, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Thank god for the block button. freakfarm, you are dead to me now. I'll never be able to read one of your messages again. I guess most others have done like me. Pretty soon, no one will be able to read your messages, and you'll have to create yourself another user. Do you realize how sad that is?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I had been using UNIX for over a decade when Linux first appeared back in the 90's. To me it was just another flavor of UNIX.
I am not sure what I would tell a newbie about how to start. If there is a Linux Users Group (LUG) near you, that might be the best place to start.
Books are useful but if you want to use a book, make sure that it addresses the distribution and version of Linux that you'll be working with. There can be big differences between distributions. A book that looks at Red Hat may not be helpful if you are using Denedian or Susi Linux. Various versions of Linux use different package management utilities, GUIs and default configurations.
Here is a comparison of distros: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Linux_distributions - Phocion55, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Yep he sure does.....seeing as how all of his worthless comments are buried to death.
- Patented, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The O'Reilly books are great, but considerably "dry" for the newbie, in my experience.
- jcfiala, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1If you don't need hand-holding on how to get linux on your machine - such as if you're playing around with a boot linux like Knoppix or Ubuntu - I think the Linux pocket Reference from O'Reilly is a good choice. It's just the basics of how to do what you need, easy to carry around, and less than threatening in size.
- dotpage, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3To buy Linux books in my humble opinion is a waste of money, since you can download or read online much better content. Or better yet, visit your local LUG(Linux User group) and get help and material.
- Phssthpok, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0No "Running Linux"? No "Linux in a Nutshell"?
Apache? Samba?
This is no Linux 101 list. - nervouskid, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0has neone tried installing the cedega5.1.3 on ubuntu ..
if (yes)
where 2 find free cedega and how to install it
is it working for 1.7ghz celeron with 512mb ram
i need it for my dota and counter strike 1.6
help needed.. plz - Phocion55, on 10/12/2007, -4/+4see above
- nocre, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2 I've never read any of these or any other book regarding Linux. I've just been working with Linux in various ways for a long time.
Installing, confuguring, and populating Gentoo will teach you fast enough. My recommended Distro, though not necessarily if you're new. - psylence, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2freakfarm wins the thread
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