Re: debian Linux O'Reilly book
Regarding this:
> > I am thinking of extending my O'Reilly library by buying
> > "Learning debian GNU / Linux". In your opinion, is that a good
> > thing to do when one is in my situation (not new to Linux, but
> > new to debian) and when one only has a dial-up at home?
>
> I do recommend getting a CD for the first install. Getting X over a
> phone line just sucks. I've heard rumors that the O'reilly book has
> Debian 2.1+, as it is a mix between 2.1 and 2.2. I could be mistaken
> though. 2.2 will be released "soon" (few months?) so there will be a
> bit of a change happening. You might want to take that into
> consideration too.
I picked up the Sept printing of this book, and while I've heard
conflicting things about it, I strongly recommend you read the errata
on the O'Reilly web page about this book. Here's the url:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/debian/errata/index.html
I personally can't seem to install the base system from this CD, though
that may be a hardware issue on my side. I want to try installing the
OFFICIAL Debian 2.1 (not the hybrid that comes with the book), but I
haven't had the money to order a couple CDs (pathetically broke
student) nor have I had the time to try to download floppy images from
the T1 at work. Hopefully this weekend I'll get a chance to do
that....
The book itself isn't bad as far as I've gotten, and it covers a
broader range of topics than some of the other *complete* introductory
books (like Linux for Dummies), plus you have O'Reilly's good
reputation behind it. But the book appears to have been written for
2.1 Slink, not the 2.1+ hybrid with which it is packaged.
Hope this helps,
Erik
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