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Frank Sweetser <rasmusin@garden.wpi.edu> writes:

>"Nathan D" <nathand@avon.net.au> writes:

>> 
>> 
>> I am a relative newbie to Linux and would like to dive in at the deep end.
>> Red Hat 4.2 has been installed successfully and I have (sort of) connected
>> to the 'net.  I would like to get a book that will tell me all the nitty
>> gritties (and be readable).  I believe O'Reilly have a good variety but not
>> sure where to start. Essential System Administration, Running Linux, Linux
>> Network Administrator's Guide or the Linux Bible?  Others?
>> 

>Running Linux and Linux in a Nutshell are two good ones.  The Linux Bible
>is merely a compilation of all of the HOWTO's and FAQ's which are freely
>available at sunsite.unc.edu/pub/docs, and the LInux Network
>Administrator's Guide is there also.  For networking, you'll probably also
>want to take a loot at the PPP howto.

When I get asked this question my typical response is a list as follows
Unix for Dummies
O'Reilly & Associates book on Emacs or vi (readers choice)
Running Linux
O'Reilly & Associates book on bash or csh (readers choice)
Perl
The Essentials of System Administration

I think these books serve as a good set of guard rails on the often steep
learning curve that is Linux (and Unix in general).  I guess you don't
have to read the O'Reilly books, but they're the only source I've found that
is comprehensible as a newbie, and still a valuable resource for the more
experienced user/admin.

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