On Jan 1, 2004, at 4:35 PM, Craig Brooksby wrote:

> Michael Havens wrote:
>
>> ... I have too much time on my hands this week and can spend it
>> reading, "Doctor Linux" 5th edition, which lead me to this new
>> discovery....
>
> The above posting prompted me to write in.  Apologies if this topic =
has
> already been beat to death.  I am looking for book recommendations.
>
> What kind of book?  I want to learn Linux from the ground up, so I can
> go far beyond where I am today, and also contribute to the discussion
> and "give back".  Is that kind of knowledge something that can be=20
> gotten
> from books?

I stumbled on a book by mark Sobell called "A Practical Guide to Red=20
Hat Linux=AE 8" that proved very useful despite the fact that I've never=20=

even seen a copy of Red Hat Linux 8. Almost everything in the book=20
pretty much applies to any version of Unix. What I found very helpful=20
was the way the author mixes bash, zsh, tcsh and GUI approaches to=20
common tasks, usually presenting at least two ways to accomplish=20
anything. That way you feels like you are learning the OS as opposed to=20=

the shell or GUI du jour.