Re: New to Linux
--- On Thu, 4/14/11, Marc Shapiro <marcnshap@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 04/12/11 09:15, Patrick Bartek
> wrote:
> > --- On Tue, 4/12/11, rishabh animesh<rishabh.animesh@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> I am new to Linux and Debian. Whats the best way
> to start on things?
> >> Currently I'm a Computer Science student and have
> experience only with
> >> algorithms! Comfortable with C/C++ but willing to
> learn more to help me
> >> get started with the OS mentioned above!
> >
> > The best way? Buy a non-distro specific text on
> Linux, first, to
> > establish a good foundation for additional
> learning. Don't waste your
> > time searching the web for information. There is
> a lot of stuff out there,
> > and it will just overwhelm and confuse you. I
> suggest RUNNING LINUX
> > (O'Reilly, pub.). I think the most current is
> the 5th edition, which
> > although is 5 years old is still a good place to
> start. I have the 3rd
> > Edition which is 12 years old and I still use it as a
> reference. It was
> > the first Linux book I purchased.
>
> That was my first Linux book, as well. But mine is
> the 2nd Edition, copyright 1996.
FWIW: O'Reilly published a Special Edition book LEARNING DEBIAN GNU/LINUX (c. 1999). It was a very good introduction and step-by-step guide to installing and using Debian. I got it for free from the Debian booth at Las Vegas COMDEX 1999. This was the first year Linux had a major presence at COMDEX. Having the Linux people all in one exhibit hall greatly simplified my investigations of making the switch from the Amiga. I still have the book. However, ultimately, I chose Mandrake 7 as my first distro. Debian was not a distro for the noobie, either then or now.
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