Best beginners Linux learning & advanced reference books?

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I want to learn more about Linux and how to use/setup for the various flavors of linux. What book(s) are best for getting an introduction (I've got mandrake 8.1 running and just obtained Red Hat 7) and solid background while also being a great complete reference guide?

 

[hobgadling]

"Linux in a Nutshell" and "Running Linux" from O'reilly. The nutshell book is basically a collection of bound man pages, but its sometimes useful to have hard copy of something like that. Running linux is everything else you could need to know, though its a bit outdated at this point. Also, check out www.linuxdoc.org, for every typ of documentation you can imagine.

-Hob

 

[cureless]

The best book, hands down, will-kick-all-other-books-asses is "Unix System Administration Handbook" (3rd edition) by Evi Nemeth et al. (Prentice Hall)

The book has all the information about Unix systems in general. It deals with RedHat, FreeBSD, HP-UX and Solaris. It's a really good book if you want to learn about Unix.

"Running Linux" is supposed to be a good book, I haven't seen it though. "Linux in a nutshell" is a reference of commands good to have around.

cl

 

[|TOAST|]

Hey thanks guys.

Ever heard of "Linux Administration: a Beginner's Guide" Second Edition?

Anybody else out there with any ideas?

Are those books like "Linux for Windows Addicts" and "Linux Command Instant Reference" any good? I guess you could say I'm a Windows addict since I'm new to Unix and Linux (figuring out how to recompile a kernel to fit drivers for hardware on my machine and other stuff like that). I think the command line approach is a must since that is the core of what Linux/Unix is... The GUI's for tthem are completely separate and sometimes "break" and command line stuff is really the only way to fix it or make it work for you anyway.