Recommended books from members of the LinuxBasics.org Community:
There seem to be a general consensus that O’Reilly books are usually very well done.
Here are some books recommended:
Linux in General
- Running Linux 4th Edition from O’Reilly Press
- a good book, and has been recommended by many time so far.
- Brian Reichert writes about that book:
- Running Linux is the 2nd Linux book I’ve ever read and reading it cover to cover was the single best thing I ever did to get me up to speed enough to change from Windows to Linux. Actually, I’ve read it twice I liked it so much. The best thing about it is it’s still a good reference after you’re done with it. I know of people who have been using Linux for years and years who still look things up in it.
- One of the strengths of it is that it is not distro specific. It attempts to be general enough to apply to most every distro. Which is a nice thing if you haven’t decided on what distro you will be using. And also doesn’t lock you into distro specific tools making you more able to switch distro’s w/o having to relearn a mess of new stuff.
- I have Running Linux and Sobel’s Practical Guide to Linux. I have not read either book entirely, but learned much of what I needed in just half of each.
- Linux in a Nutshell, from O’Reilly Press
- Sam reports that he also has a copy, but uses Linux in a Nutshell a lot more often than Running Linux as a ‘what’s that command and how do I use it’ reference.
- A Practical Guide to Linux® Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming by Mark G. Sobell; Paperback: 1008 pages; Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR (July 1, 2005)
Debian
- The Debian System: Concepts and Techniques; Martin F. Krafft; Paperback: 608 pages; Publisher: No Starch Press; 1 edition (September 1, 2005)
- I would highly recommend this book. Martin did a *fantastic* job on this one and I’ve really enjoyed reading it. I purchased it at my local bookstore on Friday (their only copy - it was still in the back room) and have read almost the whole thing already. It’s much better than the Debian 3.1 GNU/Linux Bible// that Wiley released at about the same time (see below). (http://tinyurl.com/dbcaw)
- Table of Contents can be found at http://www.linux-discount.de/Store/bu99/BU99-12A-DE/de Click on “demo download”.
- For (Debian) beginners: Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 Bible; Benjamin Mako Hill, et al. (Aug 2005)
Advanced
- For those wanting to master permissions, user accounts, etc.:
- Essential System Administration; Aeleen Frisch (Aug 2002)
[Covers numerous UNIX implementations, including Linux]
- For those wanting to learn low-level programming (The Right Way):
- Linux Programming by Example: The Fundamentals; Arnold Robbins; (2004)
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