I realy like a book called: Beginning Linux Programming. It is sold by wrox press, have a look at www.wrox.com. Joop -- Joop Stakenborg PA3ABA -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org . Trouble? e-mail to templin@bucknell.edu .