Re: (OT) Beginner's Linux book recommendation
On Mon, 2005-10-31 at 11:09 -0500, [KS] wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> This is a little bit off topic but I thought I might get some good
> recommendations from subscribers to this list.
>
> A friend of mine has just installed Linux (err...SUSE) after a few
> tries. Now that he has his Linux running, he is curious to start
> learning Linux usage. He emailed to know which book is good for learning
> Linux. I haven't ever used a beginner's book to learn the basics so I
> don't know which one to recommend. Does anyone have some experience in
> this regards? Are there books for learning linux worth recommending?
> Also it would be perfect if the sale of each copy contributed to the OSS
> community.
>
> He wants a "user oriented" book rather than one focusing on
> administration. Also I think it should be a general one rather than for
> a specific distribution.
Perhaps it's too obvious but has he read the SUSE User Guide and
Administration Guide books? They should be his first step. After that,
he'll be in a better position to decide what other books will be usefult
to him.
Cheers, Dave
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