On Thu, 2004-01-01 at 16:35, 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 gotten
> from books?  
> 
> I have started reading manpages, and that is helping a lot!
> 
> If what I need is Linux summer camp, or distance learning, or just time
> spent in a classroom instead of "books", please advise.  I want to
> figure it all out and get out of the "Newbie" classification.
> 

The Community Colleges can be your best friends here. But since you
asked for Books, here is my list. 

Unix in a Nutshell
(I hear Linux in a Nutshell is even better but I've not tried it). 

Unix Power Tools
(great book for kewl stuff to learn)

Essential System Administration
(too often I ask a question on list only to find out it was in this
book, I'm trying to get in the habit of checking it first). 

LPI Linux Certification in a nutshell 
(I haven't taken the test yet but I feel I can now thanks to this book)
And my favorite. 
http://www.icon.co.za/~psheer/book/rute.html.gz
After you get hooked on the online version you will want your own
hardcopy (hint you can get *all* of these books online from my site)

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Carl Parrish (cparrish@carlparrish.com)
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