From: mike <mike@kevino.org>
To: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Linux for Dummies?
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 19:45:12 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <40035BB8.7020404@kevino.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <40035324.50802@vcss.k12.ca.us>
Dave & Kim Howe wrote:
> Thanks Mike. I'll look into the Nutshell book.
>
> Dave
>
> mike wrote:
>
>> Dave wrote:
>>
>>> Is there a good book out there to get me started with Linux?
>>> Something like Linux for Dummies? I'm an old DOS and Windows guy and
>>> I need to learn the basics. Even all the terminology is new. I'be
>>> been reading the manual that came with SuSE 9.0 and the Net and the
>>> Newsgroups, but I feel like I'm trying to piece it all together in
>>> the dark.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>>>
>> I can suggest LINUX IN A NUTSHELL by O'reilly. I have the 4th edition
>> and it's a great reference for me in book form.
>> The online howto's are a help, also man and info pages but
>> sometimes a little tough to understand for us newbies.
>>
Sorry about that Dave I meant to send the reply to the list.
I think I click too fast :-)
--
Mike
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-01-13 2:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-01-12 23:08 Linux for Dummies? Dave
[not found] ` <40034516.7090104@kevino.org>
[not found] ` <40035324.50802@vcss.k12.ca.us>
2004-01-13 2:45 ` mike [this message]
2004-01-14 7:13 ` Peter
2004-01-15 5:16 ` Dave
2004-01-14 7:17 ` Peter
2004-01-13 14:44 ` Hal MacArgle
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