[FADCA] On Things Linux

[Dan Garley]

On Sunday 19 June 2005 14:23, Chuck Hast wrote:
> Folks,
> Just a few things that will help make life a bit easier for those of you
> who are wanting to work with Linux, and want some books to help.
>
> These books are all at Boarders, and they are O'Reilly books
>
> 1. Linux in a Nutshell
>         Very handy to look up commands and to use the common tools
> 2. Linux Pocket Guide
>         This is a VERY handy pocket reference you can carry around with
>         you, and yet it has enough info on each command to do what you
>         need to do.
> 3. Learning the Bash Shell
>         As you get into making the OS work for you shell programming
>         becomes a must, this book is a great starter book and yet has
>         good info for those who have been at it a while.
>
> 4. Tux Magazine    http://www.tuxmagazine.com/xstatic/subs
>        This is the on line magazine that is more of a New Linux user
>         mag, but it also allows you to see if you are interested enough
>         to also purchase the paid sub to Linux Journal
>        TUX has all sort of good info in it that the beginner can use and
>        still enough that even the seasoned user will find it useful and
>        IT IS FREE.


Other free resources that come to mind:
TLDP (The Linux Documentation Project) most "how-to's" can be found there
http://www.tldp.org/

A Website for beginning linux users: http://www.reallylinux.com/

Also, http://linuxresource.com/ has a beginners section at 
http://linuxresource.com/Linux_General/Beginners/index.php

Almost every application has a "man" page (as in "the MANual", type man ls for 
example to get the  info on command ls (ls is like DOS "dir"), man x for 
xwindows  etc.

Also, if u use GOOGLE, enter the google site using /linux such as:
http://www.google.com/linux
That way your searches etc. will be "linux related".  You will know u are 
there as the penguin will then be on the main google page.

There are also "local" linux users groups I

http://www.leap-cf.org/  These are the guys who were handing out the Knoppix 
cd's at hamcation havent been to a mtg. yet, but there is one THURSDAY Jul 21 
2005.
from their page "LEAP is a non-profit organization and Linux user group (LUG) 
that is dedicated to promoting, fostering, and educating the community about 
the Linux operating system. We aim to provide the perfect conduit for those 
who wish to develop skills in the use of the GNU/Linux operating system and 
other Open Source Software (OSS)."

http://florida.linuxusers.org/ is a UF Gainesville group that has monthly 
mtgs, and a few good links on their page.  

Slashdot - News for Nerds is just what you need to stay current on technology 
that interests Linux users. http://slashdot.org/

Linux Gazette http://www.linuxgazette.com/
   "Linux Gazette, a member of the Linux Documentation Project, is an on-line 
WWW publication that is dedicated to two simple ideas: making Linux just a 
little more fun and sharing ideas and discoveries."

Now the gazette and slashdot are not targeted at beginners, but they have good 
current info there.
Dan WH6A